The cross-state agency effort connects the state’s workers, employers, and workforce and education resources in a single online platform called Ready For Life. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the launch of an enhanced version of the state’s online Ready For Life platform.
Sharing New Big Print Books Bull Shoal Library has six cartons of new-to-them large print books thanks to the generosity of libraries in Van Buren, Arkansas. When the Van Buren libraries needed to cull their books to make space for new volumes, they donated their excess books to the Library in Bull Shoals.
Bull Shoals Caverns is a limestone cavern located in Bull Shoals, Arkansas. The caverns were created approximately 350 million years ago, during the Ordovician period and were carved out by water method. Located in Mountain Village 1890.
The Three Rivers Chapter of the Arkansas Archaeological Society (A.A.S.), will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, at the Donald W.
courtesy StatePoint (StatePoint) Health experts say that establishing and maintaining family traditions can boost overall well-being and vitality, especially as we age. “As children become adults and move out of the house or away, the family traditions that bind us can sometimes get lost in the process,” says Aparna Abburi, president of Medicare and CareAllies with Cigna, which provides insurance to hundreds of thousands of older adults through its Medicare plans.
Every small town seems to have a “spot.” The place where everyone goes to hang out. Those spots often become the hub because of the people who run them. Flippin in the 1960’s was no different. Over the years there were several different little cafes, a few I remember on Main Street, but most of them were open only for breakfast and lunch. But in the early and mid-60’s, the Razorback Drive-In became “the” place to be for a lot of us. Opening around 1962, the Razorback was started by Rudy and Wanda “Dude” Johnston, and it sat where Gray’s Diner now is, although it was a different building entirely.
TEXARKANA — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was forced to close all three boat ramps to Mercer Bayou in Miller County near Fouke last weekend in response to the discovery of giant salvinia, a fast-spreading nuisance plant that is not native to the United States.
SEARCY – Harding University’s total enrollment is 4,804, representing a diverse student body from 47 states and more than 50 nations and territories. The University reports a new student enrollment growth of 6.2 percent for Fall 2022 with 920 first time-in-college and transfer students, an increase from 866 in 2021.
LITTLE ROCK - The Office of Skills Development (OSD), the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS), and Forge Institute are hosting the Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Employer Accelerator on Wednesday, September 14, at 10 a.m. to help Arkansas employers solve their challenge of hiring and retaining a talented cyber workforce. Registration for the virtual event is free.
Kerri Nettles, Senior Community and Public Relations Coordinator LITTLE ROCK – Forbes magazine releases its 2022 list of America’s Best Employers for Women, ranking Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield 107th among 400 companies across the nation. “Arkansas Blue Cross is devoted to not only providing our members the best service and care but creating a great place to work, promoting diversity and providing opportunities to succeed,” said Arkansas Blue Cross Executive Vice President and Chief Health Management Officer Alicia Berkemeyer.