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UT Martin, University Of Memphis To Sign Memorandum Of Understanding
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin and the University of Memphis will sign a memorandum of understanding at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, in UT Martin’s Paul Meek Library. The agreement will outline a 3+3 Bachelor Arts/Juris Doctor and 3+3 Bachelor of Science/Juris Doctor degree,...
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JV Bombers blow Hurricane away
Mountain Home’s junior varsity football squad was back in front of the home fans on Monday against the Jonesboro Hurricane. Mountain Home entered the game 1-2 on the campaign. Mountain Home would find themselves trailing by the score of 7-6 after the first stanza. The Bombers would rattle off...
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A-State Announces List of Students Receiving Degrees in August Conferral
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University has announced the list of students who completed degree requirements to receive their diplomas through the August conferral. The list includes graduates from 43 states, territories and D.C., and 16 other countries. Diplomas were awarded at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels,...
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UACCB earns highest-level Caring Campus certification
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville has earned the highest level of certification in a national program that helps college students feel welcome, connected, and supported. UACCB received Gold Caring Campus certification Sept. 14 from the Institute for Evidence-Based Change, according to a release from the college. The...
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BRTC awards scholarships to four students pursuing nursing, automotive careers
Black River Technical College has awarded scholarships to four students pursuing careers in nursing and automotive services. Lauren Chester of Pocahontas received the Candy Emporium Scholarship in Memory of Marty Powers. She is a 2025 Pocahontas High School graduate studying nursing. Corey Stutts of Paragould received the Keith Ward Memorial...
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A-State’s Zhang Receives NSF Award to Advance Cleaner Waste-to-Energy Technologies
Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – Arkansas State University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award totaling $177,108 to support research aimed at making waste-to-energy systems more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Given the highly competitive nature of federal funding, Dr. Chiqian Zhang, assistant professor of civil engineering,...
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Google is helping build better futures for West Memphis kids
When Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center project in West Memphis last October, I expected opportunities to focus on construction and economic development. What I didn’t expect was for their team to come to my office the very next morning and ask the question every educator in the state dreams of hearing: “What’s on your wish list?”
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Memphis Schools Lost More Than 2,000 Students This Year
Memphis-Shelby County Schools continues to lose students year over year, with more than 2,000 fewer enrolled in the district this year, compared to last August. At an August 25 board meeting, Executive Director of Accountability Bill White said just over 101,000 students were registered in MSCS by the end of the first month of classes. That’s a 2.2 percent decrease from last year’s count, at 103,280 students.
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Valley View High School dismisses students early
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Valley View High School dismissed high school students early Thursday, Sept. 17, due to a power outage. The school district said on Facebook that this only applies to high school students and the outage was a result of construction-related issues. Buses started transporting students at 9:30...
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We Didn’t Cut the Film Room, We Moved It: How Keith Grabowski Rebuilt Bay High’s Film Study Around the School Day
Keith Grabowski, offensive coordinator and QB coach at Bay High School, explains on One Play at a Time how a recorded, player-paced film room replaced the traditional group session once school started, and why research on video feedback, retrieval, and formative assessment backs up why it may be working better than 20 kids in a room ever did.
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Practicum team from Clinton School aids workforce development in Newport
The Newport Economic Development Commission has been awarded a practicum team of graduate students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. This marks the sixth time the commission has worked with the school. The long-running Delta Arts Festival was created as a result of the very first interaction between the two organizations.
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Student-Involved Political Debates Come to A-State in October
JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State University’s ASU-TV will host three political debates in October for candidates seeking state and federal office. The debates will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1; Thursday, Oct. 8; and Thursday, Oct. 22. The Oct. 1 debate will focus on the Arkansas House...
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Last member of Memphis State Eight to release new memoir
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 60 years after eight students integrated Memphis State University, the last surviving member, Bertha Rogers Looney, is sharing her story. It was September 18th, 1959, when she and seven other students blazed a trail for thousands. Bertha has a new memoir detailing the sacrifices for the Memphis State Eight. “Reminded […]
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NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy accepting applicants
The Delta Center for Economic Development at Arkansas State University has opened applications for the next cohort of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy, a year-long leadership development program designed to strengthen leadership capacity and collaboration across the 17-county Northeast Arkansas region. The Academy brings together emerging and established...
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Community celebrates progress on new Wynne High School
WYNNE, Ark. — Three years after a tornado destroyed Wynne High School, people are finally getting a chance to check out the “new campus.” Tuesday, the district held a topping-off ceremony as construction continues. “One of the things we wanted to do was have a safe and secure school. A 21st-century school, but one that’s […]
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Valley View High School Students Dismissing Early Due to Power Outage
Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Valley View High School students are being dismissed early due to a power outage. According to an update from the district posted on social media, high school students are being dismissed due to “construction-related issues” that resulted in a power outage.
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K8 HS athletes sign to play college sports (2026-2027)
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Some of the best standouts in K8 high school sports are heading to the next level. We’ll update this page over the coming days and months with athletes that have signed to play college sports. If you know of any upcoming signings, feel free to...