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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…
U.S. Cup mountain bike race organizers hope to tackle representation, anti-trans legislation in Arkansas
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Just a few weeks after Experience Fayetteville expressed their concern over the potential for athletes to boycott sporting events due to recent legislation limiting access to healthcare and sports for members of the transgender community, the U.S. Cup Olympic mountain bike qualifier is feeling those very effects. The…
U.S. Cup mountain bike race organizers hope to tackle representation, anti-trans legislation in Arkansas
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Just a few weeks after Experience Fayetteville expressed their concern over the potential for athletes to boycott sporting events due to recent legislation limiting access to healthcare and sports for members of the transgender community, the U.S. Cup Olympic mountain bike qualifier is feeling those very effects. The…
U.S. Cup mountain bike race organizers hope to tackle representation, anti-trans legislation in Arkansas
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Just a few weeks after Experience Fayetteville expressed their concern over the potential for athletes to boycott sporting events due to recent legislation limiting access to healthcare and sports for members of the transgender community, the U.S. Cup Olympic mountain bike qualifier is feeling those very effects. The…