LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today joined Arkansas State Police in mourning the death of Little Rock nurse Jennifer Ann Morton, who was killed by illegal immigrant Maynor Yair Sorto-Herrera. Herrera, a Honduras native, was driving drunk in the early morning of September 8th, when he drove his vehicle into Morton, a respiratory therapist in the Infant Toddler U  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Two Arkansas Tech University professors are leading fundraising efforts to establish the Korey Brooke Heath Memorial Scholarship. The lives of professors Dr. Karmen Goodner and Dr. Jeremy Schwehm were touched in distinctly different but equally powerful ways by Heath, who passed away May 29, 2023. A Russellville High School graduate, Heath was a senior nursing student at ATU when brain cancer claimed her l  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Nine students and two faculty members from Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany, arrived at Arkansas Tech University on Monday, Sept. 16, to begin a week filled with cultural immersion and learning. The visit is part of an ongoing student exchange collaboration between THM and ATU. The program was established in 2018. This is the third consecutive year  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A distinguished professor emeritus of public affairs has made a generous donation to create a scholarship for students pursuing a Master of Public Administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Dr. Roby Robertson, founder of the UA Little Rock School of Public Affairs, and his wife Mary Robertson, who retired as the assistant dean of student services in the College of Nursing at UAMS, have gi  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch Dr. Kaethe Hoehling, director of counseling services at University of the Ozarks, has co-authored a recently published article in the "Journal of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress." Hoehling teamed up with four other scholars to write the article, "Women serving in special operations forces: Practical recommendations for mental health providers." "I am proud to   more