Cumberland County's aging schools are in need of repairs. The cost to fix them all? $806M
If local officials were to address every necessary school repair, the price tag would be about $806 million, Cumberland ...
Local students named to Dean’s Lists at institutions in Iowa, Ohio, Maine and Missouri
Anna Hudspeath of Bella Vista and Abigail Thompson of Siloam Springs have been named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for the Fall 2024 semester. This recognition requires the student ...
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State of the State: Addressing healthcare challenges to continue in 2025
The rising cost of health care, lack of access in many rural areas around the state, and the highest maternal mortality rate ...
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Gallery Walk gets underway in downtown HS tonight
Gallery Walk features the opening of new art exhibitions showcased in downtown fine art galleries and studio spaces from 5-9 ...
KNWA News3d
Fort Smith Community Rescue Mission asks for donations as supplies run low
The Fort Smith Community Rescue Mission is running low on some medical supplies. The organization says it’s because of so ...
Board moves forward with ACME Brick master plan; No action on water utility
Fort Smith Board approves ACME Brick master plan in 4-3 vote; Water Utility Advisory Committee proposal fails as no action is ...
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UAMS study finds rural, Medicaid mothers face prenatal care delays in Arkansas
A new study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas or have Medicaid coverage are less likely to get timely or enough ...
UAMS study reveals mothers covered by Medicaid or living in rural areas are less likely to receive prenatal care
A new study from UAMS revealed that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas and/or have Medicaid-covered births are less ...
Fort Smith district selects ‘points of contact’ at elementary in wake of alleged ‘improper restraint’
Two staff members are now administrators in charge at a Fort Smith elementary school in the wake of a mid-January incidents ...
Fort Smith aims for new district leader by spring
The school board will be accepting applications through Feb. 20. The district hopes to select a superintendent by the middle ...
Arkansas Times6d
Subterranean blues: A journey to forbidden caverns on the Buffalo National River
For 16 years, the Buffalo National River has denied explorers access to Arkansas’s longest cave and hundreds of others. Some ...
Fort Smith Board reviews allocations, seeks to protect water, sewer funds
Fort Smith Board reviews cost allocation for budget, and rezoning appeal while exploring new public meeting locations to ...