By: Phoebe Harris FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Miss America Competition began on the boardwalk of Atlantic City in 1921. Since 1921, Miss America has been one of the country’s most recognizable household names, and the organization serves as the number one provider of scholarship assistance for young women in the nation. The 2023…
By: Emma Rasmussen FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- Several places are offering free Thanksgiving meals for anyone in need. Both Thrive Real Estate and the Salvation Army of Northwest Arkansas will both be having meals in Bentonville. Thrive will have a drive thru meal service from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the Salvation Army will host…
By: Jolea Richardson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- The University Police Department will host a drug takeback event this weekend, Oct. 28. They will accept any excess drugs and needles, no questions asked. Community Outreach and Involvement Liaison Corporal Allen Porter said that this event gives people a chance to properly dispose of any unneeded drugs. “I…
By: Alex Altman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Strategic Partnerships Coordinator Peyton Stewman said The Children’s Safety Center of Washington County uses this month to not only spread awareness, but to make people more comfortable talking about the subject. “We want people to feel comfortable. It’s something that we…
By: Shelby Mills FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- True Color Tulip Farm is an attraction in Northwest Arkansas that employs inclusively to support those who may have a hard time finding a job. For neurodiverse adults such as Jackson Trombley, getting the opportunity to gain work experience just means more. Trombley said, “I work here because I…
By: Autumn Klein SPRINGDALE, Ark. (UATV) – One in three Arkansans currently live with a disability, according to the CDC. According to the United Spinal Association, only two adaptive sports programs exist in the state. That is why when Sean Kent moved to Arkansas in 2018, he made it a goal to make a change.…
By: Tanner Shotwell FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Walton Family Foundation has donated $3.6 million to help grow the Arkansas Teachers Corps. The Arkansas Teachers Corps. mission is to “…recruit, train, license and support committed Arkansans as empowered teachers facilitating excellent, equitable education every day.” The program is a partnership with the U of A…
By Lauren Spencer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Razorback Regional Greenway is a project that has been years in the making. The regional greenway project has been a goal of the Walton Family Foundation and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission since the ’90s and early 2000s. The full length of the Razorback Greenway was…
By: Lauren Spencer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a State Board of Election Commissioners (SBEC) decision to deny certification of the constitutional amendment legalizing the use of marijuana on September 22. On August 3, the SBEC denied certification of the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. They…
By: Camryn Johnson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – In the seven weeks since February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has continued to impact citizens of the country. As millions of Ukrainian residents flee their homeland, food insecurity has become a threat not seen since the likes of World War I and II. As…