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Local Company Develops Way to Fight Poverty
At this moment, 50 million Americans are struggling with hunger. As a result, more food and personal care items are needed to help those in need. “There’s a great need in our country, anywhere from 47 to 50 million people in need,” said Bret Raymond, co-founder and CEO A local company called the Pack Shack…
Fraternity Starts Fund for Janitor
James Morgan has cleaned up fraternity messes for ten years without complaint. “It gives me a freedom to kind of change jobs and keep doing things. And I get along with everybody pretty well,” he said. He is the janitor at the Kappa Sigma house on Dickson St. But it’s not the job that keeps…
Former Police Chief Pleads Not Guilty To Murder
BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (UATV)–Former Gateway police chief Grant Hardin pleaded not guilty in Benton County Circuit Court to capital murder in the death of James Appleton. On Feb. 23, 2017, Appleton, 59, was found dead with a gunshot to the face and head. Hardin, 48, was identified as the alleged shooter by the victim’s nephew,…
Campus Carry Act Soon to Become Law
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)–In the near future, concealed handguns will be legal to carry on college campuses. Firearms will continue to be banned in dorms, and recently the senate voted 22-10 to also ban them from college sporting events. But even with these restrictions, some people still feel uneasy about the change. One student says the best…
Local Organization Finds Unique Way to Fight Food Insecurity
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)–Food insecurity is typically caused by three things, either a lack of transportation or income, or a disability. One organization in Fayetteville is fighting it in a fresh way. The organization Feed Communities, has many initiatives to help food insecure families but there is one that has really rooted itself in the community.…
Local Sherwood Resident Turns Home into Razorback Museum
SHERWOOD, Ark. (UATV)–The heart of Razorback country is almost 200 miles away from Fayetteville, depending on who you ask. Retired Sherwood resident Gayle Holmes will tell you it’s in his town, where his house has absorbed a full-on Razorback museum. “I think the official name I made, set it one time was Holmes Hog Museum,”…
Benefits of Local Honey
Honey bees. When the flowers start blooming, they start buzzing. “Oh this is good to see.” And their honey may be more helpful than you realize. “If you’re eating bee pollen, you’re taking in a little bit of that which is making you ill. If you take that in on a regular basis, just like…
Compassion Fayetteville Hosts Black History Celebration
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — “Everyone is accepted in this city no matter what country they come from, the color of their skin, their religious belief or who they love. We are all one together and we move the city forward together,” Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan said. Inclusion is the main message at this celebration at…
Student Run Company Gives Back
A year ago in an entrepreneurship class, an assignment was given to get in a group and come up with an idea for a company. Flash forward to today, where out of that same class came a company called Boxxyy, a successful company that started with five strangers and one common goal. “What if we…
Bayard Guitars on the Rise
Kelly and Donna Mulhollan perform music all around the country, raising awareness about environmental issues. However, they don’t play on your average Fender guitar. “Bayard has the rare personality traits to make a living as a guitar maker…is just almost impossible,” Mulhollan said. They received the guitar from long time friends, and they bring it…