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ARKADELPHIA – Enrollment continues to grow at Ouachita Baptist University, where a Fall 2022 headcount of 1,784 is the university’s highest in 56 years. Total enrollment, up 17.6 percent since 2016, includes a cohort of 445 first-time freshmen that has distinguished itself academically.

Little Rock – When Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan took office in 2015, one of the first things he did was conduct an in-depth review of the investment policies of the state, to become fully knowledgeable of the types of investments that were allowed under law. “We’re limited in the types of investments that we can make, and for good reason.

Mclaughlin, Jody Thomas: Booking Date: 09-18-2022 - 6:29 p.m.; Charges: THEFT OF PROPERTY FELONY; CRIMINAL TRESPASS Ribolzi, Matthew Robert: Booking Date: 09-18-2022 - 12:38 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY; FAILURE TO COMPLY; DRIVING ON SUSPENDED DL; NO LIABILITY INSURANCE Mccutcheon, Rebecca Jean: Booking Date: 09-16-2022 - 1:49 a.m.; Charges: POSS SCH I OR II CONT SUB METH OR COCAI; POSSOF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Dill, Mary: Booking Date: 0914-2022 - 1:59 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Simmons, Daniel Ryan: Booking Date: 09-14-2022 - 12:41 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO REGISTER FAILURE TO COMPLY Kidder, Madison Delaina: Booking Date: 09-14-2022 - 11:13 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC White, Dustan W: Booking Date: 09-13-2022 - 5:08 p.m.; Charges: BOND REVOCATION; BOND REVOCATION; FAILURE TO APPEAR; THEFT BY RECEIVING; POSS SCHED SUB; POSS SCHED CONT SUB; FICTICIOUS TAGS; DRIVING ON SUSPENDED NO LIABILITY INSURANCE; THEFT OF PROPERTY; REVOCATION UNCLASSIFIED OFFENSE; DELIVER OF METH COCAINE; PROXIMITY ENHANCED PENALITY Released: Mccutcheon, Rebecca Jean: Release Date: 09-18-2022 - 2:15 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-16-2022 - 1:49 a.m.; Charges: POSS SCH I OR II CONT SUB METH OR COCAI; POSSOF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Smith, Keith Richard: Release Date: 09-17-2022 - 7:00 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-17-2022 - 1:48 p.m.; Charges: ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE; DISORDERLY CONDUCT Higgins, Jamie Michelle: Release Date: 09-16-2022 - 6:15 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-16-2022 - 5:40 p.m.; Charges: DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT; OPEN CONTAINER; POS OF DRUG PARA Freeman, Issac A: Release Date: 09-16-2022 - 5:20 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-16-2022 - 3:09 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR; FAILURE TO PAY Amerson, Kennith W: Release Date: 09-16-2022 - 2:04 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-15-2022 - 8:15 a.m.; Charges: BODY ATTACHMENT FOR NON-SUPPORT Lepri, Richard William: Release Date: 09-14-2022 - 11:00 a.m.; Booking Date: 08-15-2022 - 10:34 a.m.; Charges: SERVING COURT ORDERED JAIL TIME; FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Gauthier, Laura Anne: Release Date: 09-14-2022 - 2:15 a.m.; Booking Date: 09-14-2022 - 1:07 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY MISDEMEANOR Gier, Jacob S: Release Date: 09-13-2022 - 8:40 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-13-2022 - 8:07 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Capps, Andrew Floyed: Release Date: 09-13-2022 - 2:36 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-11-2022 - 11:45 p.m.; Charges: TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; POSS SCH VI CONT SUB; HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCY; POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA; DRINKING ON THE HIGHWAY Sizemore, Brandon Winn: Release Date: 09-13-2022 - 1:45 p.m.; Booking Date: 08-04-2022 11:29 p.m.; Charges: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT; FAILURE TO PAY Olson, Erik: Release Date: 0913-2022 - 11:43 a.m.; Booking Date: 06-15-2022 - 3:06 a.m.; Charges: COMMUNICATING A FALSE ALARM; POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSONS; WHITE WARRANT Sanders, Shane Robert: Release Date: 09-13-2022 - 9:28 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-13-2022 - 7:52 p.m.; Charges: 309 STATE INMATE Jones, Jennifer Nichole: Release Date: 09-12-2022 - 6:30 p.m.; Booking Date: 08-18-2022 - 7:43 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR; COMTEMPT Struckle, Christopher: Release Date: 09-12-2022 - 5:59 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-07-2022 - 11:54 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR .

WASHINGTON––U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced the Supporting Our Seniors Act to create a National Advisory Commission on long-term care services for seniors and individuals in need of care and long-term support.

HOT SPRINGS — During its first three decades, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has provided students from across the state an opportunity to live in a community of learning at a public, residential high school that delivers college-level coursework in multiple disciplines. As ASMSA prepares to enter its fourth decade, the search for the Classes of 2025 and 2026 has officially begun. While recent searches have focused on two early-entry admissions pathways for sophomores and an expanded arts curriculum focus, this year’s admissions cycle leans into a long-term strength of previous class searches — supporting the next generation of young women in STEM.