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White Hall School’s Superintendent, Gary Williams on the decision to hire Mitchell

Thursday, July 13 by Alex Bivens

On Monday, the White Hall School District named Jason Mitchell as the interim head football coach for this year, replacing Coach Ryan Mallett who died while swimming in Florida last month. On Wednesday, White Hall School District Superintendent Gary Williams was a guest on the... Read More.

UAMS graduate schools rankings improve nationally

Monday, June 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country. The UAMS College of Medicine continued to... Read More.

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Poyen Schools looking to improve on student peformance

Friday, January 27 by Ray King

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.

Sanders orders hiring freeze, bans critical race theory in schools

Wednesday, January 11 by Ray King

- On the day that she was inaugurated as the 47th Governor of the State of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed multiple executive orders, including one instituting an immediate freeze on government hiring and promotions in The Natural State and another banning Critical Race... Read More.

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Fordyce Schools to dismiss early due to water issues

Tuesday, November 8 by Staff

The Fordyce School District will dismiss early today (Tuesday, November 8) due to issues with city water system. The District announced their schools will dismiss at 11 a.m. due to the water issues via a message on social media: Due to circumstances beyond our control... Read More.

Watson Chapel student arrested following false hoax texts of threats towards school

Wednesday, September 28 by Greg

At approximately 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Jefferson County Sheriff's Criminal Investigators booked in Renesha Washington, 18-year-of-age, on probable cause for three (3) felony counts of violation of A.C.A § 5-71-210 Communicating a False Alarm. This arrest stems from an ongoing investigation into several... Read More.

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False report of a bomb leads to “Code Black” at Watson Chapel Schools

Friday, September 23 by Staff

According to the Pine Bluff Police Department a series of text messages were received by the 911 call center in Pine Bluff at about 2:20 p.m. with a person reporting that police and ambulances were needed at Watson Chapel High School. The texter reported that... Read More.

Community Members and PBSD Choose 5 Strategies to Improve Schools

Wednesday, September 7 by Staff

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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Arkansas lawmakers urge schools to use funds for bonuses

Friday, July 22 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday took back the authority they gave for the state to distribute about $460 million in remaining federal COVID-19 relief funds to school districts, saying they want schools to use the money for teacher and staff... Read More.

Multiple Deltaplex schools districts needing substitute teachers

Thursday, July 7 by Staff

Several area school districts are looking ahead at the start of school with teacher and substitute teacher shortages looming over them. Pine Bluff, Sheridan, Watson Chapel, Star City, Stuttgart, Dumas and the Cleveland County schools in Rison all contract out with ESS for hiring... Read More.

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Project Lead the Way names Star City Schools Distinguished District

Friday, June 10 by Ray King

The Star City School District has been named as one of 13 school districts across the country as a “Project: Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished District.” According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, PLTW is a nonprofit organization that serves millions of PreK -12 students and... Read More.

Contraband sweep conducted at Sheridan schools

Wednesday, May 11 by Ray King

Law enforcement officers from Sheridan, Grant County Jefferson County and the Arkansas State Police cooperated on a search for contraband at Sheridan High School and Junior High School last week. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Sheridan Police Department, Jefferson... Read More.

Stories tagged with: schools

White Hall School’s Superintendent, Gary Williams on the decision to hire Mitchell

UAMS graduate schools rankings improve nationally

Poyen Schools looking to improve on student peformance

Sanders orders hiring freeze, bans critical race theory in schools

Fordyce Schools to dismiss early due to water issues

Watson Chapel student arrested following false hoax texts of threats towards school

False report of a bomb leads to “Code Black” at Watson Chapel Schools

Community Members and PBSD Choose 5 Strategies to Improve Schools

Arkansas lawmakers urge schools to use funds for bonuses

Multiple Deltaplex schools districts needing substitute teachers

Project Lead the Way names Star City Schools Distinguished District

Contraband sweep conducted at Sheridan schools

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