MONTICELLO, Ark.—On March 30, Johnny Key, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced in an ADE Commissioner’s Memo that the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has partnered with six universities in Arkansas, including the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), to offer Special Education Resource Teacher Academies. The UAM partnership is…
WARREN, Ark. – The Arkansas Press Association has confirmed salineriverchronicle.com’s earlier reporting that Warren’s hard-copy newspaper, The Eagle Democrat, is in the process of completing a deal to be sold to Smith Newspapers, Inc., the company which owns the Advance-Monticellonian. In a Facebook post, the Arkansas Press Association says that a “verbal agreement has been…
Monticello, Arkansas – Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour. The MEE started its tour at the WAA Headquarters in Maine and will be in Monticello on April 10, 2022, from noon to 4:30 p.m. for a scheduled event that is both…
MONTICELLO, Ark.—The UAM Wind Symphony has been named a national semi-finalist in three categories for the American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. The UAM Wind Symphony is a 2022 national semi-finalist for the American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music in the College/University Ensemble division and a…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the Arkansas State Library (ASL); $2.4 million of the funds were set aside for direct aid to public libraries. The Southeast Arkansas Regional Library in conjunction with instructors, Cathy Edmonds & Nelwyn Birch, will…
MONTICELLO, Arkansas — UAM Natural Resources graduate student Cassandra Hug won first place in the 68th Annual Southern Hardwood Forest Research Group poster contest on March 22nd. The contest was held this year online via Microsoft Teams. “This was the first time attending,” said Hug. The meeting is for people from various state agencies, organizations,…
MONTICELLO, Ark.—The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has suspended the search committee to fill the institution’s director of athletics position. William “Hud” Jackson will serve as the director of athletics and continue in his role as the head football coach at UAM. Jackson has served as the UAM interim director of athletics since July…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Austin Booth, at last week’s commission meeting, held at the University of Arkansas Monticello, shared some recent highlights of AGFC’s wildlife management, fisheries and education efforts. “AGFC private lands biologists conducted 69 site visits during the last month,” Booth said. “These 69 landowners represented over 44,000…
WARREN, Ark. – Former Lumberjack Great Marty Davis, a 1981 graduate of Warren High School was inducted in the Lumberjack Sports Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a football player and for his career as a coach. Mr Davis went to Arkansas Tech, where he graduated in 1986. He began his coaching career at…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – On Friday, March 18, Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, R-Hermitage, visited the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) campus to view progress on renovations to the Agriculture Building, which began in February 2022. Wardlaw was instrumental in gathering supplemental funding to renovate the Agriculture Building, helping to secure $250,000 from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. “With…
WARREN, Ark. – Multiple South Arkansas counties, including Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln, and Calhoun, are currently under a flood watch from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon as the potential for excessive rainfall is in the forecast. According to the National Weather Service, most of Bradley, Cleveland, and Calhoun Counties could receive between three to four…
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) are pleased to announce that applications for the Foresters for the Future scholarship are now being accepted. The scholarship will provide $4,000 per semester, for four years, to an incoming freshman pursuing a forestry degree at UAM’s…
MONTICELLO, Ark.— Seungyeon Lee, associate professor of psychology at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has been elected to serve a three-year term as president on the board of directors of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA). Lee joined the UAM School of Social and Behavioral Science faculty in 2014. She earned a Doctor of…
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Arkansas-Monticello baseball team took down #5 ranked Southern Arkansas in a mid-week slugfest. The Weevils may not have been the first team to score, but took down the Muleriders with what may be their most impressive offensive showing of the year. UAM outscored the SAU 19-14 to win the match. After…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – UAM continues to grow. As in, “Grow more trees.” The Arkansas Forestry Division and UAM- College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources added ten trees to campus Monday, March 15. Trees don’t last forever. Sometimes drought, wind, or disease can take a tree from us. This month, UAM emeritus and campus volunteer…
MONTICELLO, Ark.—The University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund has announced that Terry Alexander of Texarkana, Arkansas, will join its board of directors. In 1980, Alexander became the first African American to graduate from the UAM School of Forestry, earning a Bachelor of Science in natural resource management degree. He was inducted into the UAM…
Seark Miracle League Spring season is right around the corner. Registration is now open, click the registration link at www.searkmiracleleague.com Spring ball is free of charge to all athletes this year. “Miracle League removes the barriers that keep children with mental and physical disabilities off the baseball field and lets them experience the joy of…
RISON, Ark. – The seventh annual Historic Highway 35 Junk Hunk officially kicked off Thursday, March 10, 2022 as vendors opened for business during the early morning hours, welcoming shoppers from across Arkansas for the uniquely Southern Arkansas event. The massive yard sale experience extends 93.2 miles south from Benton to Grapevine, Sheridan, Rison, and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In communities with limited access to food or grocery stores, it can be difficult to create a nutritious meal on a tight budget. Four Arkansas teams tested this skill — and emerged victorious — at the Mid-South 4-H Food Pantry Competition on Saturday, Feb. 26 as part of the 2022 Mid-South Farm…
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that 49 Arkansas entities achieved recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of their commitments to effective urban forest management in 2021. Forty-six Arkansas communities were recognized through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA® program. Two Arkansas colleges achieved recognition through…
