UAM College Rodeo athlete ropes in acting job

UAM College Rodeo athlete ropes in acting job

MONTICELLO, Arkansas — Morgan Harrington, a fifth-year college rodeo competitor and biochemistry graduate student at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has always been a fierce competitor. She has battled the stopwatch as a barrel racer and breakaway roper, winning first-place buckles and trophies by competing against other rodeo riders on the circuit. She is…

Ouachita Society of American Foresters (SAF) Awards Scholarship to UAM Forestry student and Hampton native

Ouachita Society of American Foresters (SAF) Awards Scholarship to UAM Forestry student and Hampton native

MONTICELLO, Arkansas — Evan Beaver, a junior pursuing both the forestry and the wildlife management and conservation options of the Natural Resources Management degree, was presented a $600 check by Ouachita SAF representatives Drs. Michael Blazier and Robert Ficklin. The Ouachita SAF consists of forestry professionals in both Arkansas and Oklahoma, and a deserving student…

Farm Bill listening session draws interest from Southeast Arkansas Farmers and Businesses

Farm Bill listening session draws interest from Southeast Arkansas Farmers and Businesses

MONTICELLO, Arkansas — The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Agriculture auditorium was near capacity on February 21 as farmers, businessmen, bankers, educators, and other stakeholders gathered for a listening session on the 2023 Farm Bill. The session was aimed at giving the public an opportunity to air their views and provide input on what should…

2024 Farm Bill discussion to be held on the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus

2024 Farm Bill discussion to be held on the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus

MONTICELLO, Arkansas — U.S. Senator John Boozman and Representative Bruce Westerman will be making their way to Southeast Arkansas on February 21st, 2023, to discuss the upcoming 2024 Farm Bill. The event, which is being hosted by the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, is open to…

Intermodal Authority board talk railroad crossing

Intermodal Authority board talk railroad crossing

Southeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority board members met Wednesday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. and discussed continuing payments on a railroad crossing and efforts to gain highway improvements in the area. Members present were Chairman John Lipton and board members Bettye Gragg of Monticello, Michael Efird of Drew County and Bob Smalling of…

U of A offers Best Care Training for child care providers

U of A offers Best Care Training for child care providers

Best Care training will give childcare providers an opportunity to enhance their proven childcare program and help meet educational requirements with continuing education. Childcare providers, foster parents, teachers, and police officers are invited to attend. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agents, Hazelene McCray, Drew County, and…

UAM sorority steps in to support two local children battling illness

UAM sorority steps in to support two local children battling illness

“Sigma Serves Children” is one of Tri Sigma’s Philanthropic Initiatives on the national level.  The members of Tri Sigma at UAM put that initiative into real life practice when they heard about local children Andy Boykin and Sophie Mendez, both battling brain tumors. Each member felt personally called to action, and immediately began brainstorming and working to find…

UAM assistant professor travels to Nepal to measure attitudes about endangered animals

UAM assistant professor travels to Nepal to measure attitudes about endangered animals

MONTICELLO, Arkansas – Dr. Elena Rubino, an Assistant Professor of Conservation Social Science at UAM, traveled to Katmandu, Nepal, during the holiday season, but her mission was far from a vacation. She was there to help save two endangered species: the red panda and the Chinese pangolin. She was approached by the Red Panda Network,…

Wide-spread power outage effecting Warren, Hermitage, and Monticello

Wide-spread power outage effecting Warren, Hermitage, and Monticello

A wide-spread power outage occurred Thursday morning, February 2, 2023 due to weather conditions throughout south Arkansas. As the above Entergy outage map shows, customers in Warren, Hermitage, as well as in Monticello are currently without power. Portions of Warren lost power Thursday morning around 8:03 a.m. Entergy is currently estimating power could be restored…

Intermodal Board meets for the first time in the new year

Intermodal Board meets for the first time in the new year

Southeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority board held its first meeting of the year Wednesday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. SEARIFA will hold all meetings this year in Warren. The group alternates its meetings between Warren and Monticello. The board consists of three members each from the cities of Warren and Monticello, and the…

Weevils drop heartbreaker to East Central at home

Weevils drop heartbreaker to East Central at home

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Men’s Basketball team hosted out-of-state, Great American Conference foe East Central University in their eighth conference match-up of the 2022-23 season. The Weevils came out of the evening with a heartbreaking 66-59 loss to the Tigers. Newcomer Isaac Jackson led the way for the Weevils (5-9, 1-7 GAC), posting 19 points in…

UAM: Insights on economics and soil health

UAM: Insights on economics and soil health

MONTICELLO, Arkansas -Renovation, and rejuvenation of UAM Agriculture continues! The University of Arkansas at Monticello will be hosting a Row Crop Symposium on January 21, 2023, from 8:30 am-12 pm at the newly renovated Agriculture Building on Scogin Road. The symposium will include guest speakers Dr. Brian Deaton from UAM, Dr. Hunter Biram from the…

Civil Air Patrol, Arkansas Wing host statewide open house

Civil Air Patrol, Arkansas Wing host statewide open house

Little Rock, Ark. – Local squadrons of Civil Air Patrol’s Arkansas Wing, from across the state will host an  open house this Saturday, January 14th. “We have units in all four corners of the state: Texarkana,  Monticello, Jonesboro, and Rogers, as well as Fort Smith, Mountain Home, and West Memphis. In the  center of the…

Successful UAM Ag Alumni Society Dinner continues growth

Successful UAM Ag Alumni Society Dinner continues growth

MONTICELLO, Arkansas — Last year, the UAM Ag Alumni Society planted the seeds for annual get-togethers of UAM’s agriculture alums with the Inaugural Aggie Comeback weekend. The special homecoming for UAM Ag Alumni and friends has grown like wild weeds. The UAM Aggie Comeback weekend was so successful that the UAM Ag Alumni Society is…

UAM sports prepare to launch spring 2023 campaigns

UAM sports prepare to launch spring 2023 campaigns

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Athletics Department is ready to kick off the 2023 spring semester. With basketball returning from break to continue their seasons, as well as golf opening their spring stretch and both baseball and softball opening their seasons. The UAM Men’s Basketball team comes back from winter break…

UAM lambing season arrives like a storm

UAM lambing season arrives like a storm

MONTICELLO, Arkansas -The UAM sheep fields are experiencing what Associate Professor of Animal Science and Veterinarian Dr. Rocky Lindsey calls a “Lambing Storm.” “Seems like whenever one drops they all start dropping day after day. We’ve had two born overnight, that’s been the case. One or two have been born each day for the last…

Youngest elected mayor, Jaylen Smith of Earle, to speak at Drew County Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

Youngest elected mayor, Jaylen Smith of Earle, to speak at Drew County Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

Plans have been finalized for the Drew County Martin Luther King Jr celebration. There will be an MLK Brunch on Saturday, January 14 at 11 am at the VFW Hut. Tickets are $10. The main speaker is Pastor Jerome Pastor, Drew County NAACP Branch 6042 Legal Redress Committee Chair and Pastor of the Great I…

USDA awards Arkansas Forest Resources Center at UAM $3.7 Million for bottomland hardwood forest development

USDA awards Arkansas Forest Resources Center at UAM $3.7 Million for bottomland hardwood forest development

MONTICELLO, Ark.— On December 16, Dr. Homer Wilkes, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), met with faculty from the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center (AFRC) of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture housed at UAM to award them…

UAM releases 2023 Softball schedule

UAM releases 2023 Softball schedule

MONTICELLO, Ark. – UAM on Friday released its 49-game 2023 softball schedule, which begins on Friday, February 3, when the Blossoms travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to take on Northeastern State University in Game 1 of the annual Mike McGhee/Ronnie Hawkins Classic Tournament. Arkansas-Monticello opens its 2023 season on the road in Hot Springs (Feb. 3-4), with head coach Kyle Lem heading into his fifth season at…

UAM holds fall commencement exercises, Announces Chancellor’s Legacy Award recipients

UAM holds fall commencement exercises, Announces Chancellor’s Legacy Award recipients

MONTICELLO, Ark.— The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) held its fall commencement exercises on Friday, December 9, in the Steelman Field House. Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM, recognized graduates completing academic credentials ranging from master’s degrees to technical certificates during the ceremony. Scott Jones, campus minister for the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship, provided…

UAM to offer new Sports Administration Track and Coaching Track in Health and Physical Education Degree

UAM to offer new Sports Administration Track and Coaching Track in Health and Physical Education Degree

MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) is set to offer a sports administration track and a coaching track in the Bachelor of Science in health and physical education degree beginning in the spring semester of 2023. The Bachelor of Science in health and physical education degree is a 120-hour program of…