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Rogers concert series announces 2022 lineup
By: Ella Marshall ROGERS, Ark.- Coming off a successful series last year, the city of Rogers is hoping to build off that with this year’s Railyard Live lineup. This comes after a push in recent years to make Northwest Arkansas a top attraction for live music and entertainment. Artists such as Cate Brothers, Honeyjack, Boom!…
Student-run business offers Valentine’s Day solution
By: Yael Even FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – With Valentine’s Day around the corner, a student-run business called Forever Red is selling festive boxes for the third year in a row. The boxes are available for purchase on the Forever Red e-commerce website for $19.99. They include candy, snacks, chocolate rose, Valentine’s teddy bear, a heart-shaped balloon,…
Fort Smith man arrested for murder of one-year-old
By: Ben Sawyers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Fort Smith Police have arrested Jared Ball, 32, for the first-degree murder of a one-year-old child. Thursday, Jan. 20, police responded to a call regarding a one-year-old not breathing. According to police, officers found Ball with two other minors at the scene. Before officers arrived, the child was transported…
City of Fayetteville brings back vaccination incentive program
By: Elena Thompson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Fayetteville City Council passed a resolution for a vaccine incentive program offering $100 to individuals who become fully vaccinated from Jan. 18 through March 18. Citizens are required to become fully vaccinated during the three-month period, meaning they have to complete the two-dose Pfizer series, the two-dose Moderna series or…
Giving Tuesday highlights need among local nonprofits
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) –The Giving Tuesday tradition started in New York in 2012, with the simple goal of encouraging people to do good. From there it quickly grew into the worldwide event it is known as today. In 2015 Mayor Lioneld Jordan officially declared each Tuesday after Thanksgiving as Giving Tuesday in…
Students feeling the effects of climbing gas prices
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — As the country continue to traverse the economic uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, financial instability has been a struggle for many. Coupling the pandemic with recent increases in gas prices places a burden on students at the University of Arkansas. “As a student who works, having finances be…
NWA businesses struggling to hire amid national labor shortage
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Businesses across the country are struggling for staff amid a nationwide labor shortage, and local employers in Northwest Arkansas are no exception. Many stores and restaurants, including those that have called NWA home for years like Eureka Pizza, are on the hunt for help as business grows but…
Spring Has Sprung And So Have Tulips!
By: Hailey Middleton FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The True Colors Farm by PerspectAbility is Northwest Arkansas’s first You-Pick Tulip farm. Over the weekend PerspectAbility hosted a soft opening with several varieties of tulips available for purchase. The non-profit organization charges a $5 entry fee and $2 per stem for any prospective community members. Before the…
Income-Accessible E-Scooter options in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The City of Fayetteville announced that Spin and VeoRide, the city’s two E-Scooter vendors are now offering discounted prices to qualifying low-income riders. The companies say they hope to make scooter trips more affordable for Fayetteville residents who might otherwise have to rely on walking or public transportation. Each company charges…
U of A students compete with SEC schools to stock food pantry shelves
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – University of Arkansas students are battling it out with students across the SEC, but this time it isn’t on the court or the field. The Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry is competing against pantries at Ole Miss, Georgia, Mizzou, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Auburn to…