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Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Arkansas CDFIs
Arkansas Business
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July 7, 2025
Darrin Williams is the CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc., one of the United States’ oldest and largest community development financial institutions. (Karen E. Segrave) When Helena-West Helena’s water system failed in 2023, Communities Unlimited was one...
Keep Arkansas Beautiful picks up 250 African Elephants worth of trash in 2024, according to impact report
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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July 7, 2025
LITTLE ROCK -- Keep Arkansas Beautiful has had another successful year cleaning up trash in the state, picking up the weight equivalent of 250 African Elephants worth of litter across the state, according to statistics presented to the Arkansas...
French Hill addresses legislation plans and international concerns
Pulaski Times - Arkansas
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July 7, 2025
French Hill, a U.S. Congressman representing Arkansas’ 2nd district since 2015, recently shared insights on various topics through his social media platform. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1956 and a Vanderbilt University alumnus, Hill has been...
Arkansas reports state’s 7th-largest budget surplus ever in fiscal 2025
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 6, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Arkansas' general revenue surplus of $367.9 million in fiscal 2025 that ended Monday ranks as the seventh-largest in a fiscal year, according to Arkansas...
WATCH | ASMSA students honored for salt tolerance study at 2025 Arkansas Soybean Science Challenge
The Sentinel-Record - Arkansas
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July 6, 2025
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts students Bianca Navarro and Nora Medlock won the 2025 Arkansas Soybean Science Challenge Honorable Mention Award at the Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair, held April 4 at the...
Whirlpool posts 2024 report on Fort Smith pollution monitoring
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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July 6, 2025
The 2024 annual report from the engineering firm hired by Whirlpool to monitor cancer-causing pollution at the former Whirlpool site in Fort Smith indicates the presence of harmful chemicals remain, but there is “no unacceptable risk to human...
ARKANSAS A-Z: Extinct state birds — Passenger pigeon, Bachman’s warbler
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 5, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. While the ivory-billed woodpecker has attracted a lot of attention in the 21st century due to reported sightings, it was not been the only Arkansas-dwelling bird...
Little Rock resident's natural yard project clashes with city regulations
KATV 7 - Arkansas
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Michael Howell's yard is drawing attention from both social media and his neighbors, but not all of it is positive. Howell's yard, which stands taller than those of his neighbors, is part of a project to create a natural...
Arkansas extension stays ahead of the curve, keeping foreign objects from beef production
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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As beef production experts have raised concerns over foreign objects, from buckshot to vaccination needles, being discovered in slaughtered cattle in some areas of the country, Arkansas facilities have remained above the fray. Maggie Justice,...
Keep Arkansas Beautiful picks up 1,366 tons of trash in 2024, officials say
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 6, 2025
Keep Arkansas Beautiful has had another successful year cleaning up trash in the state, picking up the weight equivalent of 250 African Elephants worth of litter across the state, according to statistics presented to the Arkansas Highway...
'Nowhere to be found': Disaster workers slam Trump's 'slow-walking' after flood
Raw Story
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July 8, 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Donald Trump had made disaster assistance available to Texas to assist recovery efforts from last week's deadly flooding — but sources say not much has been done to help. The...
Art, environment, conservation all part of new AMFA exhibit
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 5, 2025
The Earth and how we have treated it takes center stage in the latest exhibit at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. “The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability: Works from the Bank of America Collection” assembles 89 photographs,...
AGFC fish attractors unlock offshore fishing code
Saline River News - Arkansas
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July 8, 2025
Article submitted ARKADELPHIA — As the summer sun drives most creatures to shady areas for a little cooler environment, fish are on the move to find comfort in the deepest cover where they can comfortably live. The Arkansas Game and Fish...
Founder of planned whites-only Arkansas community insists his ideas don't make him a supremacist
Daily Mail
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July 5, 2025
The founder of a whites-only community under construction in Arkansas has claimed in an exclusive interview with Daily Mail that he’s no supremacist after his plan sparked outrage. 'The communities that many of us grew up in have changed in our...
Celebrate National Culinary Arts Month in July
Deltaplex Media - Arkansas
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July 8, 2025
July is National Culinary Arts Month, Dr. W. Jinnings Burruss Jr., assistant professor of food service and restaurant management for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Human Sciences, said. The month is a prime...
Arkansas Times welcomes a new reporter to focus on equity and marginalized communites
Arkansas Times
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July 3, 2025
Journalist Arielle Robinson has arrived in Arkansas by way of Louisiana, ready to dig in on equity issues including homelessness, social justice and policing. “My goals for my new job are to make meaningful connections with and explore the stories...
Little Rock School Board authorizes Stephens Inc. to apply for $76M in bonds for improvements, additions
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 30, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. The Little Rock School Board is making strides toward issuing second-lien bonds to raise over $76 million for building and equipping new school facilities as well...
Vacant gas station to be demolished after vote from Little Rock officials
KTHV - Arkansas
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July 2, 2025
The property on Markham Street will officially be demolished after being described as an eyesore and safety hazard from community members. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A vacant Little Rock gas station that has been described as an eyesore and a safety...
Benton student promotes Arkansas rice industry
The Saline Courier - Arkansas
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Benton High School Student, Sadie Robbins is currently participating in the Arkansas Rice Rep Program. The program selects high school students to learn about and promote the state’s rice industry through education, outreach, and monthly...
Arkansas Queer Men’s Social Club creates safe space for connection without alcohol
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 3, 2025
Founding a social club not only addressed Paul Whannel's personal needs, but also the needs of an underserved community he was trying to engage with: queer men in Arkansas. "I was searching for community," Whannel of Little Rock said about...