Childhood Obesity: How One Arkansas School Fights It
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Read moreMedia Specialist Visits A-State in Speaker Series
Speaker talks students through career, college experience
Read moreA-State Board Considers Weapons Policy
Concealed carry start date on the horizon
Read moreDelta Writing Project Impacts Thousands
Teachers learn revolutionary classroom methods
Read moreTrump Puts DACA in Doubt
Area “dreamers” could be at risk
Read moreNEARK Schools Prepare for Solar Eclipse
Not all students will see it.
Read moreA-State Dedicates ‘The Circle’
Apartment complex honors pioneering black faculty
Read moreImmigration Ban Sparks Concern
Rally advocates civil rights, social justice and civic integration
Read moreStudents’ Sweat Equity Benefits City, Habitat
by Austin Hayslip Courtesy of A-State Department of Media After a year working with Habitat for Humanity, Jonesboro High School students are getting their hands dirty. ASU TV’s Austin Hayslip reports. “I loved it, I love the whole idea of working with your classmates to work for a common goal, and that being building a house for a Jonesboro citizen,”
Read moreStop When the School Bus Stops
JONESBORO, Ark. – Every day thousands of area school children board school buses. However, many drivers do not stop when the school bus stops. Jonesboro Police Department’s public information officer Paul Holmes said the city issued 23 citations in the past 12 months to drivers caught passing stopped school buses. He said the penalties often shock drivers. According to Arkansas
Read morePLWC Helps Paragould Students Start Year
by Todd Kelley Community Journalist The Paragould Light Water and Cable (PLWC) Company’s Volunteerism committee provided food and school supplies donated by employees to help area students start the 2016 school year. PLWC’s Environmental Services manager Lisa Ellington along with committee members Michael Sims and Greg Adams delivered 108 backpacks and various food items to both Greene County Tech and Paragould
Read moreAState President Hosts Town Hall on Jonesboro Campus
by Tucker Crain Delta Digital News Service JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch addressed the Jonesboro campus in an open town hall following the resignation of chancellor, Tim Hudson. “There is not going to be any formal presentation taking place, instead, I want us to have a conversation. This is going to be very laid back,”
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