LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after a Pulaski County Circuit judge yesterday denied a motion to dismiss Griffin's lawsuit against Family Dollar for violating the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA): "I applaud the court's decision to permit this case to proceed. Family Dollar knew about the prevalent rodent infestation   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: New York Times bestselling author S.A. Cosby will speak at Arkansas Tech University on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as part of the ATU Department of English and World Languages Visiting Author Series. Cosby will speak at 6 p.m. in room 300 of Pendergraft Library and Technology Center, which is located at 305 West Q Street in Russellville. Admission will be free and open to the public. Cosby is the author of "Black  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 20 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Dr. Obadiah M. Njue has been appointed as interim dean and director for the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS) at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, according to Dr. Bruce McGowan, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UAPB and former interim dean for SAFHS. Dr. Yathish Ramena has been appointed to interim assistant dean for Extension and outreach in ad  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy's fourth solar facility and Invenergy's first developed project in Arkansas generates enough electricity to power 61,000 Arkansas homes * * * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Adding to its growing fleet of utility-scale solar generating facilities, Entergy Arkansas has announced the start of commercial operations at Walnut Bend Solar Energy Center. The 100-megawatt solar energy center is located in Lee County to  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Sept. 20 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Murphy Visiting Writer Carmen Maria Machado will read and discuss her work on Wednesday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital Hall at Hendrix College. A reception and book signing in Trieschmann Gallery will follow the reading, and WordsWorth Books of Little Rock will sell Machado's work. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required. Machado is the author of the bestsell  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Historical Research Center announced the opening of "Making a Difference: The M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Collection," a digital collection documenting the career of Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Elders, an emeritus professor of pediatrics and distinguished professor of public health for UAMS, was appointed U.S. surgeon gener  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: As head of Counseling Services at UA Little Rock, Dr. Aresh Assadi has counseled many college students during his 13 years at the university, but there is one question that has often plagued him early on in his career. Why do so few male college students seek counseling when compared to women? "We kept finding that men went to therapy far less than women, usually at a rate of 3 to 1," Assadi said  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 20 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch Duffield Gravel Company of Russellville, which has partnered with University of the Ozarks on the new Wilson Athletic Complex as well as other recent facility projects, will receive the University's 2024 Community Champion Award. The award will be presented during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18, as part of the University's Homecoming 2024 ceremonies. The Communi  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 20 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is pleased to introduce Dr. Eddie L. Branch, Ph.D., as the new Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in the School of Arts & Sciences. An accomplished academic and former Senior Principal Systems Engineer at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Dr. Branch brings over 16 years of experience in higher education and more   more