LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 14 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing several arrests in central Arkansas as a result of coordinated operations between his office, local and federal law enforcement agencies, and private-industry partners: "Over the past month, coordinated 'blitzes' have resulted in 17 arrests in North Little Rock, Little Rock, and Conway of i  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Sept. 14 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * College greeted 340 first-year and transfer students for 2024-25 year * * * Hendrix College's Class of 2028 has 16% more students than the previous year's entering class, with the new matriculants selected from among 3,165 applications submitted -- the highest number of applicants in Hendrix history. Hendrix welcomed 340 new students to campus on Move-in Day, Tuesday, August 20. Following a week of orie  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 13 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch A recent agreement between University of the Ozarks and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has launched the public phase of a fund-raising campaign by the University to build an Olympic-level shooting sports facility in Clarksville. The memorandum of understanding outlines the construction and operation of the facility and was signed earlier this month in Little Rock by Austin Bo  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 14 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: By fan vote, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4) secured a spot in the 2025 Honda Battle of the Bands. Thanks to our fans, M4 will represent Arkansas in this historic event in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Sat. Feb. 1, 2025, as Honda brings the tradition and culture of HBCU schools to the West Coast for the first time. The M4 Band, k  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 14 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced Thursday a 7% increase in new student enrollment, including an extraordinary 39% surge in transfer students for the fall 2024 semester. These gains represent a major achievement flowing from the university's strategic goal of widening and deepening the applicant pool, reaffirming UAPB's commitment to an accessible and a  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 14 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch The University of the Ozarks' entering class of first-time freshmen for the 2024 Fall Semester represents a 10.6 percent increase over last year's incoming class, University officials announced this week. A total of 782 students were enrolled at Ozarks as of the end of business on Sept. 11, the 11th day census "snapshot," required by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education. The total enr  more