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Philip Tew Receives $70,000 Grant from Arkansas Biosciences Institute
07/27/2021 JONESBORO — Dr. Philip Tew, associate professor of finance and director of the Scarlet to Black financial literacy program at Arkansas State University, has received a $70,000 grant from the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) for a program titled...
Arkansas Delegation Urges Support for USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Counties Impacted by Storms
WASHINGTON—Arkansas’s congressional delegation is voicing its support for the request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 18 counties impacted by flooding, high winds, hail, tornadoes and other storm damage.U.S....
New York Artist Tanda Francis and Others Turn Plywood from Black Lives Matter Protests into Public Art
New York’s worthless studios, a not-for-profit space for artists, organized The Plywood Protection Project last summer in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, with the intention of making public art that paid tribute to the racial justice movement....
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 AT 5:00 P.M.
The agenda for the Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. is posted on our calendar. Original article source: https://www.jonesboro.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1285 | Article may or may not reflect the views of KLEK 102.5 FM or...
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 AT 5:30 P.M.
The agenda for the City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. is posted on our calendar. Original article source: https://www.jonesboro.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1284 | Article may or may not reflect the views of KLEK 102.5 FM or The Voice...
Mountain Biking Lessons
Did you know that Jonesboro now has a National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) team that competes with other teams across the state?!? If you have an outdoorsy loving 6th-12th grader that loves riding bikes, this may be something for them to Original...
Red Wolves Unveil 2021 Volleyball Schedule
Story Links JONESBORO, Ark. (7/29/21) – With the third season under head coach Santiago Restrepo less than a month away, Arkansas State unveiled its 2021 volleyball schedule on Thursday. A-State opens the season at home for the second straight season, hosting Missouri...
Stars and Stripes: Senate committee advances bill extending mammogram access to female vets
WASHINGTON — The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin conducting mammograms at younger ages for female veterans.The Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments bill,...
BREAKING: Boozman Bill Broadening Access to Mammograms for Women Veterans Advances in Senate
WASHINGTON– The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that would expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mammogram screening eligibility.Boozman’s Supporting Expanded Review for...
ALERT: Boozman to Oppose Gun Control Advocate as ATF Director
MEMOTO: Arkansas’s Second Amendment Supporters FROM: Senator John Boozman RE: Opposition to David Chipman’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Date: July 28, 2021...
ABCA Honors A-State Baseball for Team Academic Excellence
Story Links JONESBORO, Ark. (7/28/21) – After the Arkansas State baseball team registered a 3.39 grade-point average for the 2020-21 academic year, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) honored the program once again with one of its Team Academic Excellence...
A-State’s Hanson on Ray Guy Award Watch List
Football 7/28/2021 1:43:00 PM Story Links JONESBORO, Ark. (7/28/21) – Arkansas State redshirt freshman punter Ryan Hanson has been named to the Ray Guy Preseason Award Watch List, the Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday. Hanson completed his first season...