UAM’s campus-within-a-campus bachelor’s pathways now span nine Arkansas community colleges, with $3,000-per-semester scholarships and programs in education, business, CIS, nursing and interdisciplinary studies.
Helena’s King Biscuit Blues Festival runs Oct. 8–10, 2026, with Bobby Rush, Candice Ivory, John Primer, Sean “Mack” McDonald and Delta-connected acts on multiple downtown stages.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asks Felsenthal and Overflow NWR visitors to observe a refuge-wide burn ban covering Ashley, Bradley and Union counties until further notice—no campfires.
Felsenthal NWR 2026–27 deer: archery Sept. 26–Jan. 31; alternative firearm Oct. 17–21; modern gun Nov. 14–17. Doe no longer required before a buck; refuge is AGFC Tier 2 CWD zone.
Pine Bluff unveiled an Arkansas250 historic marker Aug. 24, 2026, at Saracen Landing / Lake Saracen Walking Trail documenting the Quapaw Treaty of 1824 and Chief Saracen’s legacy.
Grant County Chamber’s Timberfest fills downtown Sheridan Oct. 2–3, 2026, with lumberjack contests, a 5K, parade, pageant, vendors and more; online registration opened July 15.
Organizers set Oct. 17, 2026, for the Levon Helm Down Home Jubilee in Marvell near Helena–West Helena; lineup still forming at the boyhood-home site on Carruth Avenue.
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