UAMS get $1 million to support cancer institute designation

LITTLE ROCK — The Schueck/McCarty family has pledged $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to support its efforts in achieving National Cancer Institute Designation. The family is passionate about UAMS achieving NCI Designation and sees... Read More.
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Medicaid work requirement gets support

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas should be able to set work requirements for some of its Medicaid recipients, including the use of Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance for low-income people, 18 states told the U.S. Supreme Court this week. Arkansas’ work requirement for... Read More.

Arkansas National Guard to provide support in DC

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard announced Thursday it is sending 500 soldiers and airmen to Washington to assist with security for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The guard said Gov. Asa Hutchinson approved the deployment, which will begin on Jan. 17. The... Read More.
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UAM gets grant for visual arts support

The University of Arkansas at Monticello has received a $50,000 grant to support visual arts, according to the McGehee Dermott Times-News. In its Sept. 30 edition, the newspaper said the grant came from the Windgate Foundation and will provide some of the first funding for... Read More.
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Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr thankful for Quorum Court support

By Ray King Committees of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday recommended approval of two appropriation ordinances for the sheriff’s office totaling more than $368,000. On Wednesday, Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., said he was thankful for the support. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show,... Read More.
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Panel votes in support of closing Pine Bluff charter school

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas panel overseeing charter schools has recommended the closure of a publicly funded charter school in Pine Bluff amid concerns over the school’s finances and academic performance. The state’s Charter Authorizing Panel voted in support Wednesday of closing Southeast... Read More.