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The Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock on a sunny day, seen across manicured green hedges and lawn.
The Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock. © Fennell

Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Nominations Close Sept. 30

Division of Arkansas Heritage’s 10th annual Arkansas Food Hall of Fame is taking nominations through Sept. 30 for restaurants, restaurateurs, food events and culinary traditions in all 75 counties, including SEARK.

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A bayou with bare trees standing in calm water in the White River National Wildlife Refuge near St. Charles, Arkansas.
A bayou in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. *

Arkansas Extreme Outdoors Expo Debuts Oct. 3 Outdoors at Hestand Fairgrounds

Arkansas Extreme Outdoors Expo comes outdoors to Hestand Stadium Fairgrounds for the first time Oct. 3 during SEARK District Fair week, sharing the grounds with Extension Homemakers indoor programs.

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Mallards on shallow water at Overflow National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Arkansas.
Mallards at Overflow National Wildlife Refuge. *

AGFC Fishing in the Natural State Educator Workshop Set Oct. 27 at Delta Rivers

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission offers a free six-hour Fishing in the Natural State professional-development workshop for educators at 9 a.m. Oct. 27 at Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff; ages 18+, 18 spots.

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The Pine Bluff Civic Center in Arkansas, a long light-colored building with a colonnade of slender pillars and a tall square tower rising behind it, across a green lawn.
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UAPB SAFHS Students Explore Kenya Agriculture on USDA-Backed Study Abroad

Three UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences students joined a 10-day Kenya study-abroad cohort coordinated with Chuka University; OIPS’ Ta’Yanna Dandridge, a Sara’s Wish Foundation Fellow, participated while earning her education-abroad certification.

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SE Arkansas Weather

7-day · Monticello / SE AR National Weather Service, Little Rock

Monday 48° 0% Partly Cloudy , Monday, October 19: low 48, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Partly Cloudy. Sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:28 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day. Tuesday 79° 51° 0% Sunny , Tuesday, October 20: high 79, low 51, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Sunny. Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:27 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day. Wednesday 82° 51° 0% Sunny , Wednesday, October 21: high 82, low 51, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Sunny. Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:26 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day. Thursday 82° 52° 0% Sunny , Thursday, October 22: high 82, low 52, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Sunny. Sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:25 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day. Friday 81° 54° 0% Sunny , Friday, October 23: high 81, low 54, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Sunny. Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:24 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day. Saturday 80° 54° 0% Sunny , Saturday, October 24: high 80, low 54, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Sunny. Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:23 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day. Sunday 80° 53° 0% Mostly Sunny , Sunday, October 25: high 80, low 53, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Mostly Sunny. Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:22 PM. Opens the weather calendar for this day.

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.