Henderson State University

Comebacks are nothing new for Arkadelphia’s Henderson State University. The Henderson story chronicles one of the state’s most resilient institutions of higher learning. Impending insolvency and declining enrollment in the 2010s placed the school’s future in doubt before the Arkansas …

Helping Students Answer Important Questions In Arkansas, one would be hard pressed to find a base of alumni and supporters as dedicated to their school as those of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. One of the oldest institutions of higher …

Little Rock’s Wright Lindsey Jennings has added Adam Fogleman, former attorney for Pulaski County, to the firm. Fogleman started as Pulaski County attorney since 2015. At WLJ, he will offer strategic guidance to firm clients in the municipal and public …

Jacksonville may not come off as “bright and shiny” as do other communities that help make up the greater Little Rock metro. The working-class city that brought Arkansas the Little Rock Air Force Base and the forerunner of Arkansas Children’s, …

From humble beginnings to a lifelong promise of service, Karen Garcia, board member at the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission, leads with a helping hand and a servant heart. As the director representing District 5, Garcia has spent her …

Ricky Tompkins, Ed.D., has been named chancellor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. The UA system board unanimously approved UA System President Jay Silveria’s recommendation. Tompkins, currently the vice president for technical education and workforce development at North Arkansas College, …

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Enrollment (Fall ‘23):  32,140, Charles Robinson, chancellor   Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Enrollment (Fall ‘23): 14,032 Todd Shields, chancellor   University of Central Arkansas, Conway Enrollment (Fall ‘23): 9,790 Houston Davis, president   Arkansas Tech University, Russellville Enrollment …

While only officially announced in 2023 and launched March 2024, the new Aviation Academy at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway is several years in the making. “We talked about an aviation program at UCA for probably a decade, …

Community Service Awards Rising Star: Sarah Hutzel Sarah Hutzel is Hot Springs through and through. It is hard to find an area of the city that has not been touched by Hutzel, who was honored as a Rising Star by …

Feature image: Paul Shuffield said local stores like his — Shuffield Music Co. in Arkadelphia, above — can provide invaluable face-to-face interaction. (Photo provided) Local music stores have become a rare sight since the era of online shopping began, becoming …