Highway 15 South Volunteer Fire Department in Pine Bluff is among six Arkansas departments awarded $10,000 under the 2026 State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program with the National Volunteer Fire Council.
Southeast Arkansas Regional Library dedicated a permanent ADA-compliant StoryWalk at the Monticello Branch walking path, funded by an ALA Libraries Transforming Communities grant with Friends of the Library support.
Addison Helms of Hermitage School District won the Bradley County Spelling Bee co-hosted with Warren, advancing to the Arkansas Spelling Bee; Avery Ledbetter took second and Nevaeh Frazier third.
Bradley County’s student art contest, directed by Sandra Gatling, displayed Warren and Hermitage high-school work at the SEAR Warren Branch with an April 11 open house judged by Mary Julia Moore.
Monticello’s Advertising and Promotion Commission approved $7,500 for the Sept. 18–19 Monticello Rodeo, including $6,500 in added prize money to attract more contestants after crowds topped 500 per night last year.
Days after Kingsland City Council backed a grant application for a Heritage Park amphitheater, Kickstart Kingsland postponed the amphitheater, the Sept. 26 Get Rhythm Music Festival and related pageant until further notice, with sponsor refunds planned.
The City of Crossett received a $1 million EPA Brownfields grant to begin cleanup of the former Crossett Municipal Building on Main Street and advance environmental assessments on other city properties.
