UAM's Student-Managed Investment Fund posted a 15% return in its first year and now runs as a credit-bearing course. The Walton Family Foundation added grant support this fall at Lukas Walton's recommendation.
Monticello High School's boys golf team finished second at the Class 4A state tournament in Harrison, and Parker Hill earned All-State honors. Warren's Rett McGaha placed fourth individually.
UAM Chancellor Dr. Peggy Doss is among the 2026 Top 100 Women of Arkansas, a statewide honor from the Women's Foundation of Arkansas and Little Rock Soirée.
Warren School District students will be out Friday, Oct. 16, for teacher professional development and Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 19-21, for fall break.
A memorial service for Lincoln County deputy and Star City school resource officer Jeremy Simmons is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Star City High School Arena. Simmons died Oct. 5 in a Highway 425 crash.
UAM's Snowden Waterfowl Center reported an estimated drop of more than 50% in Arkansas wintering mallards from 2016 to 2022. Researchers are studying habitat use in the Arkansas Delta, Deltaplex News reported.
UAM Athletics introduced the Charlotte Award, a weekly player-of-the-week honor named for Charlotte Ruthe Wilkerson. Assistant AD Ryan Tow said the award will begin next week.
