grant – Page 8 – Deltaplex News

UAMS gets grant to study drugs involved in cancer

Monday, March 31 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Kevin Raney, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study unusual DNA structures called quadruplexes, which may act like natural drugs by binding... Read More.

Mainline Health Systems, Inc. (MHSI) Receives Grant Funding from Blue & You Foundation to Promote Infant Safety and Wellbeing

Monday, March 24 by Luke Matheson

Mainline Health Systems, Inc. is thrilled to announce that it has received grant funding from the Blue & You Foundation to support the purchase of sleep sacks for infants, promoting a safe sleep environment and reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The... Read More.

Loading advertisement…

UAPB Small Farm Program Awarded Grant to Train Beginning Farmers

Thursday, March 20 by Alex Bivens

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Small Farm Program was recently awarded a Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), according to Dr. Henry English, head of the UAPB program. The... Read More.

Grant County jury finds 32-year-old Billy Bagwell guilty of rape

Tuesday, March 18 by Luke Matheson

32-year-old Billy Bagwell was found guilty of Rape on March, 13 by a Grant County Jury, and sentenced to 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. More information is provided in the press release from the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office: On Thursday, March 13, 2025,... Read More.

Loading advertisement…

Grant County sales tax collection tops $3 million in 2024

Thursday, March 6 by Ray King

A report from the Grant County Treasurer’s Office showed that the county’s one-cent sales tax exceeded $3 million last year. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, Grant County Treasurer Tim Stuckey said the collection figure for 2024 was $3,116,469, continuing a long string of tax... Read More.

Grant County appropriates money for road work

Thursday, February 27 by Ray King

At its recent meeting, the Grant County Quorum Court approved legislation allocating funds for additional work on county roads. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the court approved an additional $1.2 million which County Judge Randy Pruitt said will allow the county to pave 10... Read More.

Loading advertisement…

Grant county man sentenced to prison for 2 counts of manslaughter

Monday, February 17 by Luke Matheson

Teresa Howell, Prosecuting Attorney for the Seventh Judicial District, announced on February 13, 2025, a Grant County jury convicted 34-year-old Blake Allen Wimberly of two (2) counts of Manslaughter, each a Class C felony punishable up to a maximum of 10 years in the... Read More.

Grant county man sentenced to 15 years on battery charge as habitual offender

Monday, February 3 by Luke Matheson

On January 31, 2025, a Grant County jury convicted 30-year-old Kevin White of Battery in the Second Degree, a Class D felony. Officers and detectives with the Sheridan Police Department investigated the attack at the Sheridan Detention Center and submitted the file for prosecution. The... Read More.

Loading advertisement…

Grant County man sentenced to 50 years for rape

Thursday, January 30 by Luke Matheson

On Monday, January 27, 2025, in accordance with the wishes of the victims’ family, Donald Robinson, a 35-year-old Grant County resident, entered negotiated pleas of guilty to thirteen (13) counts of Rape, each a Class Y felony. In accordance with the plea agreement, Circuit Judge... Read More.

Grant County Library to get increased space in former bank

Monday, January 27 by Ray King

The Grant County library will be moving to a larger space after the county bought the former U.S. Bank building downtown. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the purchase was approved during a special Quorum Court meeting in July, paying $600,000 for the building at... Read More.

Loading advertisement…

$5 million bond set for Jefferson County man accused of killing 1 and injuring another

Friday, January 24 by Luke Matheson

UPDATE: A $5 million bond was set for 42-year-old Jason Rucker of Jefferson County after a Grant County judge found probable cause to charge him with First Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault on a family or household member. Rucker is accused of killing 46-year-old Chasity Taylor... Read More.

Grant County man sentenced to prison on drug charges

Tuesday, January 21 by Luke Matheson

On Friday, January 17, 2025, a Grant County jury found Michael Jason Harp guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class C felony, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class D felony, according to a press release from the Grant County Prosecutor’s office. The State’s case... Read More.

Stories tagged with: grant

UAMS gets grant to study drugs involved in cancer

Mainline Health Systems, Inc. (MHSI) Receives Grant Funding from Blue & You Foundation to Promote Infant Safety and Wellbeing

UAPB Small Farm Program Awarded Grant to Train Beginning Farmers

Grant County jury finds 32-year-old Billy Bagwell guilty of rape

Grant County sales tax collection tops $3 million in 2024

Grant County appropriates money for road work

Grant county man sentenced to prison for 2 counts of manslaughter

Grant county man sentenced to 15 years on battery charge as habitual offender

Grant County man sentenced to 50 years for rape

Grant County Library to get increased space in former bank

$5 million bond set for Jefferson County man accused of killing 1 and injuring another

Grant County man sentenced to prison on drug charges

Current Weather