Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund opened Fall 2026 awards of $400–$1,600 for Bradley County applicants through Sept. 1, after awarding $4,800 to three Warren students earlier in 2026.
For a third year, the Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation granted $25,000 to ASPSF to fund scholarships and wraparound support for single parents across 19 Delta counties including Bradley, Drew, Desha and Jefferson.
Pine Bluff received a $75,000 African American Mayors Association grant with the American Beverage Foundation to fund YEAH8’s From the Garden to the Kitchen youth wellness program.
Destination Transformation of Dumas advanced its ninth-grade mentoring pilot for Marvell-Elaine High students with Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation support, adding workshops and a Little Rock civic tour.
Pine Bluff City Council voted 6–2 to support the Urban Renewal Agency and reappropriate $860,000 as a match toward finishing the long-delayed go-kart track with Go Forward Pine Bluff funds.
McGehee’s annual Owlfest homecoming festival is locked for Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, with vendor and arts applications open plus the Owlfest UAM 5K.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff hosts Alabama State at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, for Homecoming at Simmons Bank Field, capping a week themed “A Different ROAR!”
