Viola High School graduate has new elementary school named after her in Texas

Marilyn Hampton recently had a Texas school named after her. Photos credited to Eva D. Coleman / Aubrey ISD. A Viola High School graduate has received a huge honor by having a new elementary school named after her in Texas. The Aubrey, Texas Independent School District is naming their new school the Marilyn Hampton Elementary School in honor of their longtime custodian. Hampton is a 1968 graduate of Viola.

Norfork High School students take first place in AGFC culinary competition

The second annual Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) Generation Conservation Summit took place last week at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Bank OZK Arena. Jovee Webster, Adelynn Lubbock and Phineas Bitting from Norfork High School won the culinary division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Generation Conservation Summit sponsored by Buc-ees.

Arkansas Tech Students Earn NASM Scholarships

Four Arkansas Tech University students were selected to receive a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) scholarship that will allow them to pursue the NASM personal training certification at no cost. ATU students Nabilah Dunn of Spring, Texas, Kyle Jones of Alma, Alyson Greathouse of Russellville and Anna Winkfield of...

Two Black River Tech nursing students receive Leave A Legacy scholarships

Two nursing students at Black River Technical College are receiving scholarships designed to help ease the cost of becoming licensed nurses. BRTC has awarded the Leave A Legacy Scholarship to Ashlee Taber of Jonesboro and Carleigh Smith of Lafe. Taber is a 2022 graduate of Nettleton High School, while Smith...

ASUMH names new dean, adds two workforce development positions

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has restructured the leadership of its School of Technology and Health Sciences, naming a nurse practitioner with a doctorate as dean and creating two workforce development posts aimed at local employers. Dr. Jess Camp is the new dean of technology and health sciences and director of...

Latest ASM High School Football Poll results places Mountain Home 5th in 6A

The Mountain Home Bombers have been ranked in 5th place in the latest Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll with Sheridan leading the division. Overall in the state Conway is first and Shiloh Christian has taken second. Below is the complete poll, including the Overall Top 10, the top...

Moore appointed chancellor at ASU Mid-South

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Arkansas State University System President Todd Shields today announced the selection of Dr. Derek Moore to become the next chancellor at ASU Mid-South in West Memphis. Moore is the former president of New Mexico Junior College in Lea County and has more than 25 years’...

Nettleton Tops 5A East Conference in Offensive Shootout Win Over Wynne

Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – In a hard-fought 42-39 victory over the Wynne Yellowjackets, the Nettleton Raiders secured a tie with Harding Academy for the 5A East conference crown in their regular season finale. The win sends the Raiders into the playoffs as the number two seed in the division.

Wynne, Cross County students earn awards at GenCon Summit

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Students from the Wynne and Cross County school districts brought home awards from the annual Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Generation Conservation (GenCon) Summit in Hot Springs. Wynne Junior High School won second overall in the middle school division and received first place in...

Jonesboro foundation awards $75,000 in classroom grants to 44 teachers

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Jonesboro Public Schools Foundation surprised 44 teachers Friday with $75,000 in approved classroom grants. The foundation received 93 requests and funded 44. Carmen Teague, the drama and theater teacher at Douglas MacArthur High School, is one of the grant recipients. She said she has wanted...

Wynne High School inducts new National Honor Society members

WYNNE — Wynne High School held an induction ceremony this week for students selected to join its National Honor Society chapter. Officers for the Wynne High School chapter include Blair Huddleston, president; Genevieve Campbell, vice president; Ryder Miller, secretary; and Kinley Wampler, senior representative. The guest speaker was Londyn...

Chalkbeat reporter examines teacher retention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Chalkbeat Tennessee reporter Bri Hatch joins Action News 5 to discuss why teachers are leaving Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the impact on students and efforts to retain educators.

Championship Coach Charlie Strong to return home as Batesville High’s ‘Hometown Hero’

BATESVILLE, Ark. — Long before he was roaming sidelines in big-time college football and leading programs to championship titles, Charlie Strong was a Batesville Pioneer standard-bearer. On Friday, Nov. 6, the championship coach is coming back to where it all began. The Batesville School District will honor Strong as...

PHS rolls through first round

The Perryville Pirates finished the regular season on the soccer pitch with a 8-0 mercy rule win over the Kennett Indians, and followed it up with a final win on the road and a win in the first round of the district playoff, again against Kennett. The first three goals...

A-State’s new chancellor Dr. Calvin White Jr. has a full agenda

Dr. Calvin White Jr. is a historian by training but he’s very focused on the future. A native of Stuttgart, this son of the Delta now serves as the new chancellor of Arkansas State University’s flagship campus in Jonesboro. He brings nearly 20 years of successive academic leadership experience and scholarly distinction to A-State.

Mountain Home NJROTC cadets visit National Cold War Center

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain Home High School NJROTC cadets traveled to Blytheville on Oct. 21, for a tour of the National Cold War Center, where they learned more about the history of the U.S. military and the role Arkansas played during the Cold War. The trip gave...

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Paisley Rea Crowned 2027 Miss Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Paisley Rea, a junior communication sciences and disorders major from Benton, Arkansas, was crowned the 2027 Miss Arkansas State University Wednesday night during the annual scholarship pageant at the Fowler Center on the Arkansas State University campus. Rea earned the title...

8 Arkansas districts get grants to tie vendor pay to student results

Eight school districts in Arkansas have been awarded grants to help them implement outcomes-based contracts to improve student outcomes. School districts from Jonesboro to Harrison to West Fork received $10,000 grants to design and implement an OBC for the 2027-28 school year. Meghan Busbey is the senior director of programs at Forward Arkansas. She says one example of an outcomes-based contract is a tutoring provider for a school district.