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Walmart Opening in Fort Smith
Walmart will open a new Neighborhood Market in Fort Smith this week.The store at 8600 U.S. 71 opens to the public on Wednesday. The grand opening is at 7:30 a.m.The company says it will create about 95 jobs. The store will offer a full-service pharmacy and grocery pickup program.
Food Truck Festival
Due to the attendance last year at the Food Truck festival they brought more trucks to feed all the people.
Springdale College Fair
College fair helping students in the Northwest Arkansas find colleges in Springdale.
Student Documentary Films Premiere
Three new documentary films produced by students in the Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism will premiere in a showcase screening at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in Kimpel Hall Room 102. The films are: Maker: The Art of Terry Borman profiles a Fayetteville craftsman who makes violins that are played by some of the…
University Recreation to Host Annual Fitober Event
University Recreation will celebrate National Walking Month with their annual “Fitober” event that will begin Wednesday, Oct. 1, and end Friday, Oct. 31. Fitober is a special event where participants will log any daily activity that is done on foot. Participants may walk, jog, skip, or even hop miles the entire month of October to…
‘Arkansas Reads’ Program Delivers Books to Delta Elementary School
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Reads program sponsored by the University of Arkansas delivered more than 5,000 books to C.B. Partee Elementary in Brinkley on Monday, Sept. 21. The school welcomed the books with a celebratory event that included the school’s principal Linda Hamilton, the Brinkley superintendent of schools Dr. Arthur Tucker, and the city’s…
House Speaker Resigns
Republican House Speaker John Boehner announced on Friday that he would resign from his seat in congress at the end of October. “This morning, I woke up and I said my prayers and I decided that today’s the day I am going to do this,” Boehner announced on Friday afternoon. Boehner has been under fire…
Club Hockey Returns to UATV October 2nd and 3rd
HOCKEY TEASE University of Arkansas Club Hockey returns to UATV October 2nd and 3rd as the Division 1 ACHA Hockey Club hosts their first ever WCHL series. The Hockey Club will take on the University of Colorado Hockey Club at the Jones Center in Springdale on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd. Puck drop…
Arkansas Leads Nation in Obesity
This month Arkansas was named the leader in the nation for adult obesity. The report from Trust for America’s Health 36 percent of the state’s adult population is obese. Dr. Sabrina Trudo is a professor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. She believes society plays a factor in the rising numbers. “We value speed…
Craig Holt Will Speak on “The Way to Success” Oct. 3rd
Craig Holt will be speaking on “The Way to Success” for the first Real Leadership Workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Walker Hall H.L. Hembree III Room 203. Admission is free to all students. Craig Holt is a business systems expert and current vice president of Qualis Health Co.His expertise encompasses IT planning,…