State of Arkansas Observes First Johnny Cash Day
03/17/2022 Gathered at the State Capitol are (from left) Shane Broadway, vice president, Arkansas State University System; State Rep. Johnny Rye; Penny Toombs, director, Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and Southern Tenant Farmers Museum; Gov. Asa...
University Police Department to Undergo Accreditation Process
03/16/2022 JONESBORO — A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), will examine all aspects of the Arkansas State University Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support...Birmingham Native and “Reparations Now!” Author Ashley M. Jones Named Poet Laureate of Alabama
[Photo: Ashley M. Jones via Facebook. Credit: Amarr Croskey] Birmingham native Ashley M. Jones was recently named Poet Laureate of Alabama (2022-2026), the youngest and first Black person to hold the position created 91 years ago. “Hopefully, as poet laureate, I can...