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Dickson Street Celebrates Mardi Gras with “bead crawl”
By: Shelby Mills FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The first Dickson Street bead crawl will take place from February 26 to March 1. Numerous bars plan to participate including, Infusion, Bugsy’s, Sideways, The Piano Bar, Ryleigh’s, Club Rush, and Pedal Pub. The annual Fat Saturday Parade of Fools is canceled because of COVID-19, but the bead…
Rebranding Fayetteville Trails
By: Shelby Mills FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Fayetteville has more than 50 miles of trails that are used every day by cyclists, runners, and others. This means trails are always needing maintenance and improvements to keep up with the active community. Fayetteville officials have decided that the public trails should have a name for themselves…
Student media empowers campus program
By Yael Even: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On Friday, Feb. 11, Empower joined student journalists in the UATV studio for a control room workshop followed by a guest speaker. Empower is a post-secondary transitional program that provides students with a neurodivergent background a non-degree seeking college experience. Students in Empower will receive a university-recognized certificate of program…
Cyclo-cross World Cup returning to Fayetteville
Photo courtesy: RAW Cycling Magazine By: Mason Choate After making a stop in Fayetteville during the 2021-22 season, the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup will return to the Natural State in 2022. According to the Cyclo-cross Fayetteville website, Cyclo-cross is one of the fastest growing cycling disciplines in the world and it features a looped course…
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…