UAM’s Collegiate Academy, piloted with Drew Central High School in fall 2026, lets qualifying sophomores take no-cost college courses on the Monticello campus toward an associate degree before graduation.
Emily Davis of UAM College of Technology–Crossett was named Top Performing Career Coach of Region 5 at the 2026 Arkansas CTE Summer Conference; she works with Crossett and Drew Central students.
UAM College of Technology–McGehee Adult Education / WAGE lists free open-entry centers across Southeast Arkansas including Dumas, Hamburg, Lake Village, McGehee, Monticello, Star City, Crossett and Eudora.
EPA awarded Pine Bluff a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant—the only Arkansas award in that round—to assess downtown sites including the Saenger Theatre, Hotel Pines and former bus terminal and prepare cleanup and revitalization plans.
AGFC opened a ~730-acre Arkansas River island plus ~10 acres at Wargo Landing under Trusten Holder WMA, restoring boat access near Arkansas City when the river gauge hits 16 feet and expanding SEARK public hunting and fishing.
AGFC’s April 2026 regulations package creates new non-motorized boat-only access areas on portions of George H. Dunklin Bayou Meto WMA (plus Black River and Shirey Bay), aiming to cut crowding for the 2026–27 waterfowl season.
Warren ABC Preschool was recognized among Southeast Arkansas’s top five Pre-K programs for 2026 CLASS observation scores alongside Hamburg, Drew Central, Monticello and Hermitage.
