Poyen Schools looking to improve on student peformance

Schools in the Poyen School District are looking to make improvements after receiving state-issued report cards of their performance. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the Elementary School received a B white Poyen High School received a C for the 2021-2022 school year. Elementary School Principal... Read More.

Community Members and PBSD Choose 5 Strategies to Improve Schools

Pine Bluff School District (PBSD) and community members have identified five priority strategies to expand learning opportunities for students, create safer learning environments, improve school facilities, increase the number of excellent teachers and leaders, and build community trust in the district. Each of the strategies... Read More.
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Mainline receives $30K to improve oral health in Lincoln County

Mainline Health Systems, Inc. recently received $30,000 from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to help purchase supplies and equipment to establish a fully functional dental clinic in the Star City School District. Mainline Health Systems, Inc. currently operates three dental clinics throughout Southeast Arkansas.... Read More.
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Star City firm gets grant to improve internet access

A Star City company has been awarded a more than $483,000 grant to improve internet access in Lincoln County. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, City Wireless Internet received grant funds of $483,837.82 from the Arkansas Rural Connect Grant program. The company, owned by Donnie... Read More.
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Desha County gets grant to improve internet service

A more than $2.5 million grant from the Arkansas Rural Connect program will help to improve high speed internet service in Desha County, according to the McGehee-Dermott Times-News newspaper. In a Sept. 23 story, the newspaper reported that the county will partner with Aristotle Unified... Read More.

UAMS joins program to improve orthopaedic care

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now a partner site in a nationwide effort to improve care for orthopaedic conditions by using statistics on outcomes that can help monitor a response to surgery and maybe help determine if... Read More.