DR. JOHNNY MOOREPhilander Smith College today announced its board of trustees had chosen Dr. Johnny Moore as president, to succeed Dr. Walter Kimbrough, who's moving to lead Dillard University in New Orleans. A native of Old Washington, Ark. and a 1980... »
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Bank added Dean Chambliss and Johnny McGraw to its board of directors. Chambliss is a life-long resident of Jefferson County and the owner of H&D Farms, farming 2,000 acres of row crops in Jefferson County. He is... »
I'll be out of pocket this afternoon to attend our ceremony at UALR for the 2012 Arkansas Times Academic All-Star Team. It's our 18th gathering of 20 of the top high school seniors in Arkansas. This week's cover story provides small profiles on each wi... »
PAYBACK: Rep. Nate Bell proposes repayment of scholarships when degrees aren't earned.Good catch by Michael Cook, following Facebook posts by Rep. Nate Bell, a Tea Party Republican from Mena. He notes Bell's idea to force students who receive lottery s... »
Forest Heights Middle School serves students in grades six through eight. Students are not required to wear uniforms. Eighty-five percent of the teachers are fully certified. Forty-one percent of the teaching staff holds a bachelors degree. Fifty... »
Glad I posted my early line early with its prediction about the inevitable resolution of the dispute between the state and the teacher and non-certified staff unions in the Pulaski County Special School District if the unions didn't bend to Education D... »
TOM COTTON: His resume gets a workout from critic.I wrote yesterday about Mike Huckabee's endorsement of Beth Anne Rankin in the Republican primary race for 4th District Congress over Tom Cotton and John Cowart. He took aim at Cotton, who decamped Arka... »
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday approved an amended freshman assessment and placement policy that allows public higher-education institutions to replace college algebra as a graduation requirement for most students. »
