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Football Preview: Parking and Passes
by Chloe Matthews and Chris Zahn FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Saturday marks the beginning of football season on the Hill with a newly renovated stadium, new parking policies, and new student access passes. Parking: Each game day, student and faculty parking lots are used to accommodate the tens of thousands of fans who come to see…
Fayetteville Teen Charged After Breaking and Entering
By Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville Police Department released new information Tuesday about a burglary at The Vue apartment complex off Stadium Drive and MLK Jr. Blvd. Police charged Michael Irvin, an 18 year old Fayetteville resident, with two counts of Residential Burglary, Voyeurism, and Theft of Property. An anonymous source identified Irvin…
Career Fair Scheduled to Help PROMISE Employees
By: Bradley Bullock FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A career fair has been scheduled for workers finishing up their fifth year in the PROMISE program. Employers from across the state will gather Thursday, May 10, at the Marriott of Little Rock to speak with PROMISE employees and accept job applications. PROMISE is a research program that was…
Lewis Park Set to Close
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Twenty-seven acres of land near the University of Arkansas are up for sale. Back in 1993, the University of Arkansas Agriculture Department and the city of Fayetteville brokered a 25 year lease deal. A lease which ends this June. Anticipating the ending of the lease, the city created a…
Grammy Award Winner Comes to Rogers
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The music scene heats up this summer as a Grammy Award Winning artist gets booked to take center stage at the Walmart Amphitheater. Janet Jackson performs her State of the World tour on July 13, in Rogers. Jackson has won five Grammy Awards, one BET Ultimate Icon Award, and…
Local Crossfitter Does Not Let Age Stand in His Way
By: Seth Campbell FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Crossfit started out as a way for Jody Hendrix to stay in shape. “It’s a marriage of cardiovascular training and strength training for overall general fitness. And once I started I was hooked,” said Hendrix about Crossfit. The constantly varied workouts have now given him a bigger goal. “I finished…
Police Arrest Campus Bicycle Bandit
By: Hannah Bagley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas police arrested a man charged with six misdemeanors of theft of bicycles across campus. Student and faculty bikes have been reported as stolen since March. The culprit, Rusty Joe Long, 31, was identified after police found many of the missing bikes being sold online. Long will…
Arkansas Ranks Among Worst States For Broadband Internet Access
By: Katie Davila FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Arkansas is ranked among the worst states in the country for access to broadband internet connectivity. “Broadband and internet access in general is important because its the gateway to economic opportunity, rather than people trying to get to Netflix, because to access jobs or financial information you need to be…
Open Mouth Reading Series Comes to Fayetteville
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The University Libraries and Open Mouth Reading Series will host the fourth annual Earth Day M.F.A. Poetry Reading at 2 p.m. April 22. The event is set to take place at the Mount Sequoya Gardens park and it is open to the public. Admission to the event is free. The…
Komen Ozark Helps Those Fight Breast Cancer
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Komen Ozark facility helps those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. This center assigns patients to navigators who help those who don’t have the proper insurance to cover treatment. 75% of the money raised by the Komen Ozark centers stays in the Northwest Arkansas area and is mostly…