by Seark Today | Jan 22, 2022 | News
The number of active covid-19 cases in Arkansas have surpassed 100,000, meaning more than three percent of the state’s population has the virus, and the number of hospitalizations have increased to a new record of 1,658, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced...
by National Weather Service | Jan 20, 2022 | News
Dangerous wind chill values of around zero to -5 are possible over much of northern Arkansas Thursday morning. Elsewhere, wind chill values will fall into the lower to mid teens in central and southern Arkansas. Cold air will remain for Friday morning as lows...
by Seark Today | Jan 20, 2022 | News
The University of Arkansas at Monticello recently named area students to the Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists. Selection to the Chancellor’s List requires a grade point average of 4.0 on at least 12 semester hours of course credit. The...
by Seark Today | Jan 16, 2022 | News
A Hamburg man was killed Saturday morning in a single vehicle accident on U.S. 82 in rural Ashley County, according to State Police. James Randall Rial, 71, was fatally injured around 8:59 a.m. when the 2003 Toyota he was driving crossed into the oncoming lane and ran...
by Seark Today | Jan 14, 2022 | News
A Desha County man has been arrested for allegedly shooting two persons in Dumas Thursday night following a domestic disturbance, according to State Police. Jason Jenkins, 36, of Dumas died at a local hospital and Robert Washington, 35, of Dumas, was treated...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Jan 14, 2022 | News
During his balanced budget presentation to the state’s Joint Budget Committee on Jan. 11, Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed $841,000 funding for the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. “We have $841,000 in...
by UAM Athletics | Jan 12, 2022 | News, Sports
The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team has been picked fourth in the 2022 Great American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Arkansas-Monticello concluded the 2021 season with a 22-18 record and a 19-14 finish in the GAC. The Weevils were...
by Seark Today | Jan 12, 2022 | News
Arkansas has received its first shipment of Covid-19 rapid at-home test kits, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday. Last month, Hutchinson directed the Arkansas Department of Health to acquire 1.5 million rapid at-home tests to be available for free to Arkansans. The...
by Seark Today | Jan 12, 2022 | News, Politics
James Slaughter, a 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force officer, has announced his intent to run for Drew County Sheriff, according to a news release announcing his candidacy. Slaughter said he is “excited to bring new ideas to the Sheriff’s...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Jan 11, 2022 | Events, News
UAM Jazz One, the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s premier jazz ensemble, recently performed at the 2021 Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference in Chicago. Led by UAM’s director of jazz studies and instructor of music, Jason...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Jan 10, 2022 | News
The Drew County Farm Bureau and Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation are making sure that recently retired agriculture professors Drs. Bob Stark and Paul Francis, from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, aren’t forgotten. Both organizations have endowed...
by Seark Today | Jan 7, 2022 | News
Two people were killed in Drew County Thursday night when their vehicle left the roadway, entered a steep embankment, overturned and landing in a ditch full of water, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary report. Drew Anthony Thomas, 22, of...
by Seark Today | Jan 6, 2022 | News
State Police are investigating a Thursday morning accident in Drew County where a 10-year-old child was struck by a southbound vehicle on U.S. 425 North while attempting to cross the highway to board a northbound Drew Central school bus, according to a news...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Jan 6, 2022 | News
Mark Spencer, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello since 2005, has been named associate vice chancellor for Program Development, Assessment, and Distance Learning. He began serving in his new position on Jan. 1....
by News Release | Jan 4, 2022 | Events, News
The new year will usher in a show by New Orleans-based Tuba Skinny, hosted by the Southeast Concert Association at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Fine Arts Center on January 22. Show time is 7 p.m. Formed in in 2009, Tuba Skinny has evolved from...
by Seark Today | Jan 4, 2022 | News
A Rison woman was killed and a Rison man was injured in a single-vehicle accident Sunday on U.S. 63 in Cleveland County. Stephen Vonnie Clark, 60, was traveling north on U.S. 63 when the 2019 Jeep he was driving ran off the right side of the highway and hit a...
by Seark Today | Jan 4, 2022 | Events, News
Lake Chicot State Park will host a eagle watch boat tour on Lake Chicot on Friday, Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Step aboard a 24-foot boat with a park interpreter to explore what makes Lake Chicot State Park a great place for an eagle. This gently gliding lake...
by Seark Today | Dec 31, 2021 | News
A man hunting in Drew County this week found what he believed to human skeletal remains, according to a news release from the Drew County Sheriff’s Office. The remains, found Monday along a shooting lane in a wooded area where the man hunts, appeared to be...
by Seark Today | Dec 31, 2021 | News
Arkansas on Thursday saw its largest single day increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The 4,978 new cases are attributed to the the fast-spreading omicron variant. Hutchinson said he has directed the...
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by News Release | Dec 29, 2021 | Events, News
Arkansas State Parks will offer guided hikes at many locations and encourage self-guided walks and hikes throughout the first weekend of 2022, January 1 and 2, for those who would like to explore on their own. All participants are eligible to receive a free...
by News Release | Dec 20, 2021 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson this week signed three executive orders providing recommendations for use of federal infrastructure funds, aligning audits in certain executive branch agencies, and creating the Energy Resources Council to improve coordination and planning...
by Seark Today | Dec 18, 2021 | News
A Cleveland County woman died Friday when the van she was driving was struck by a train. According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary report, Nahdyne R. Estes, 63, of New Edinburg, failed to stop at a railroad crossing on Maple Street in Kingsland and the...
by Matthew Pelkki & Nana Tan | Dec 17, 2021 | News
2021 has been a rollercoaster. Softwood lumber prices have seen at least four wide swings in prices, both up and down, since the pandemic started in 2020. And that roller coaster hasn’t stopped in 2021. With each new wave of COVID-19, the demand for lumber and...
by News Release | Dec 15, 2021 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday discussed the Community and Employment Supports Medicaid waiver that provides services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Hutchinson said the waiver serves more than 5,000 Arkansans, but for many...
by Seark Today | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Sports
The Arkansas Athletic Association recently approved high school football conference reclassifications. The 4A-8 and 3A-6 classifications, which include Southeast Arkansas schools, will each have one change. McGehee will be moving up in classification, joining the...
by U of A System Division of Agriculture | Dec 14, 2021 | News
As the year winds down, taxpayers can prepare early for the 2022 tax filing season. Laura Hendrix, associate professor of family and consumer science for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, said getting a head start on the process offers several...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Randy S. Risher’s company, Risher Fitness Management Inc., recently appeared on The Top Workplace 2021 List published by the Houston Chronicle. Risher is a 1989 University of Arkansas at Monticello graduate and president of The Risher Companies, which he began in...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Dec 13, 2021 | News
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded a $150,000 grant to the University of Arkansas at Monticello to provide funding for the Nursing Simulation: Healthcare Across the Lifespan program. The grant will be used to upgrade newborn, infant,...
by U of A System Division of Agriculture | Dec 10, 2021 | News
What started with a plan to move on in five years turned into a three-decade love affair between Professor Paul B. Francis and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Francis is retiring after 34 years at UAM and 37 years as an agricultural educator and soil...
by News Release | Dec 10, 2021 | News
Legislation providing the largest state income tax reduction in state history has now been signed into law. Act 1 and Act 2 are identical pieces of legislation passed by the 93rd General Assembly in the special session held this week. These acts will reduce the...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Dec 7, 2021 | News
The June 2021 graduates of the Practical Nursing Technical Certificate Program at the UAM College of Technology-Crossett recently achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses. The NCLEX-PN exam is an...
by News Release | Dec 1, 2021 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that a special session to discuss a proposed tax reduction bill and other issues will begin on December 7. “I spoke today with both the Speaker of the House and Senate Pro Tem and they confirmed that we have more than a...
