The Harrison School Board held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, approving the budgets for the 2024-25 school year. more

KINGSTON — The Jasper School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting Monday night, Sept. 16, at the Kingston School campus. Traditionally, the board conducts business at the start of the school year by visiting the remote campuses. The board will hold its next regular meeting at the Oark School campus on Oct. 21. Regular monthly meetings are conducted on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., usually in the Jasper School Library. more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, Sept. 11, The U.S. Department of Education announced additional details of the subsequent beta testing period ahead of making the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available to all students and contributors on or before Dec. 1. Starting on Sept. 11, high schools, community-based organizations (CBOs), institutions of higher education and state entities can submit the interest form to participate in subsequent stages of the testing period, including Beta 2 (launching in mid-October), Beta 3 (early November), and Beta 4 (mid-November). more

September is Library Card Signup Month – Stop by the library and signup for a library card and be entered for a prize. Prizes will be given for Children (ages 5 to 11), Teenagers (ages 12 to 18), and Adults more

JONESBORO – For the past 20 years, the research scientists at Arkansas Biosciences Institute have been working diligently to find answers as their work guides them where medicine and agriculture meet. more

RUSSELLVILLE — Nine students and two faculty members from Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany, arrived at Arkansas Tech University on Monday, Sept. 16, to begin a week filled with cultural immersion and learning. more

JONESBORO — A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at Arkansas State University at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, for the Windgate Hall of Art and Innovation. The event will take place south of the Fine Arts Center at the future home of the new addition to campus. more

North Arkansas College fall enrollment has set a record as the highest in the last decade. This semester’s headcount totals 2,090 students, surpassing the second highest enrollment period in 2014 by 84 students. more

North Arkansas College Vice President of Finance and Administration Richard Stipe reported the site work on the school's Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Innovation (CRMI) has moved into the final stage of dirt work. Crews have now completed removing rock and are adding dirt in preparation for the start of the building construction. Next steps include digging water and sewer lines. more

According to an affidavit filed in Boone County Circuit Court this week, a maintenance man working at Harrison Middle School is being charged with possession of meth or cocaine — less than 2 grams, a Class D Felony. The charge comes after a drug stash, believed to belong to 55 year-old Joseph Christie, was found on school property and reported to police. more

Just as the kindergarten students are getting into the swing of going to school, a special week was full of excitement. more

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division (Forestry Division) is accepting applications for the 2024 Shade Trees on Playgrounds (STOP) program through September 27, 2024. Arkansas schools needing additional shade on playgrounds can find the STOP program application and guidelines at https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/forestry/urban-community-forestry/stop-program/ more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Wednesday, South Carolina’s highest court ruled that a law allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates the constitution. more

JASPER — It’s back to school as the Jasper Alumni School Reunion is to be held on Saturday, Oct. 5. more

EVERTON — Kalyn You, of Everton, has been named a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship. You and other semifinalists from across the nation — all members of the Class of 2025, will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. more

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University fall enrollment soared 12% over last year to an all-time record of 16,687 students, Chancellor Todd Shields announced today. more

September is Library Card Signup Month – Stop by the library and signup for a library card and be entered for a prize. Prizes will be given for Children (ages 5 to 11), Teenagers (ages 12 to 18), and Adults more

JASPER — It’s back to school as the Jasper Alumni School Reunion is to be held on Saturday, Oct. 5. more

FAYETTEVILLE — For the fourth-consecutive year, the University of Arkansas has set an overall enrollment record with 33,610 students beginning the fall semester. The new record, which includes undergraduate, graduate and law students, includes an increase of more than 1,500 students. more

PORTLAND, Maine — A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that required Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is appealing a ruling upholding a requirement that all participating facilities abide by a state antidiscrimination law. more