The Boone County Leadership Institute and the Youth Leadership Academy  recently held their agriculture session. These leadership programs provide numerous opportunities for young people to connect with the local businesses from all sectors, learning more about the local business community. more

PINE BLUFF — Applications are now being accepted for AgDiscovery, a residential career and science exploration program for teens, Dr. Christopher C. Mathis Jr., AgDiscovery program director, said. more

Dave Pratt, an authority on sustainable agriculture and profitable ranching, has been named the 2024 King Visiting Scholar by the Department of Animal Science in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. more

RUSSELLVILLE — Arkansas Tech University benefactor Jimmy Ferguson will provide the spring 2024 ATU School of Business Distinguished Lecture Series address. more

SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Dr. Don Tosh, professor of mathematics at Evangel University, recently gave his 500th blood donation to the American Red Cross. The majority of these donations were achieved through apheresis, a process in which the blood is centrifuged, platelets are removed, and red blood cells are returned to the donor. more

CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas conferred nearly 500 undergraduate and more than 180 graduate degrees and certificates through the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and Graduate School. more

Harrison High School hosted a "Day of Opportunities" for area students on Friday. This is the fourth year the school has hosted this event. Businesses and students connected throughout the day to discuss job and higher education opportunities in the community. Each year, the event has grown — seeing more and more businesses and students participate. more

RUSSELLVILLE — Arkansas Tech University is home to the No. 1-ranked college robotics team in the United States and the No. 2-ranked college robotics team in the world. more

A “Day of Opportunities” will be held at Harrison High School on Friday, March 1, 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. The event will take place on the mezzanine level of Goblin Arena. more

LITTLE ROCK — When you’re planning your community garden this year, save space for some soybeans. They’re good for your health and your wallet. more

North Arkansas College’s annual Visiting Poet Series is excited to host Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, the Arkansas Poet Laureate, on March 5, 2024, in the South Campus library, located in the Learning Resource Center. more

DEER — The Deer/Mt. Judea School District Board of Education approved sending interested school staff members to take emergency response training this summer. Last month, the board met via internet with Kurt Banta, owner of Emergency Response Training LLC, based in Gentry, about creating a district-wide security department and securing training for commissioned school security officers (CSSO). At the end of that meeting the board named Superintendent Bill Mazaur the department manager, but wanted to meet with Banta again to ask some additional questions, basically concerning cost, when it met at its regular meeting that was held Feb. 20. more

Tim Saul and his son Kevin have been working on the Restoration Life Church Fellowship Hall They have completed a large portion of the work and it looks very good. more

DEER — In an effort to attract new students to its schools and programs, the Deer/Mt. Judea School District Board of Education has elected to try digital advertising. more

ADH produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity in the state. The report also compares activities in Arkansas to the U.S. ADH receives reports of only a fraction of COVID-19 cases and flu cases since it only requires reports of flu hospitalizations, deaths, and outbreaks. RSV is not a reportable disease in Arkansas. Therefore, it is important to understand that the information in the weekly update is representative of the timing and location of activity, but it does not reflect the overall disease burden. It is presumed that there are many more people actually affected than the report shows. Clinicians and policymakers may find the report helpful in terms of communicating to colleagues and patients about the current status of viral respiratory diseases in the state and nationwide. more

The Harrison Art League is sponsoring the 2024 Ozark Mountain Student Art Show at the Boone County Library. There are 136 art pieces by public school students from fifteen local schools. This show is held in conjunction with the Ozarks Unlimited Resources Educational Cooperative which serves schools in a three-county area. more

MONTICELLO — UA—Monticello's Rocky Lindsey has been awarded the Arkansas Veterinarian of the Year for 2023. The presentation was made in Hot Springs at the winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association (VMA) in early February. more

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is now accepting applications for Summer@ASMSA camps. more

This is the first in a series of articles celebrating the rich history and 50th Anniversary of North Arkansas College more