May 22, 2008 | KFSM-TV Fort Smith
Grocery Grab winners get their food
Congratulations to all the winners of our first Grocery Grab. A special thanks to the wonderful folks at HARPS Food Stores who pulled this promotion together and worked with 5NEWS to make it happen.
FEMA Still Assessing Damage In River Valley, Northwest Arkansas
No counties in Northwest Arkansas or the River Valley have been declared a disaster area yet, but FEMA has been in several counties in the area over the past couple of weeks and will have a decision made in the ... via KHOG-TV Fort Smith
“I want as many people as I can to come out and do the march to show how big global warming and the earth is important to us.”
A North Little Rock teenager is calling on all other Arkansas teens to help make this state a better place to live in the future. via ArkansasMatters
UAMS Graduate Schools Among Best in Nation
“These programs continue to produce new health care professionals and deliver standard-setting care that is improving the health of Arkansans.”
Four University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences programs are featured in the latest U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," which hit newsstands this month. via ArkansasMatters
Arkansas Leads Country in Homeless Rate
“We need people to not look at whether the person standing on the corner with a beer bottle wrapped in a paper bag and carrying his clothes in a plastic bag not to judge whether that person needs help or not, we just need to act”
After being awakened by chickens in their living quarters, the contestants must pluck what once clucked, then cook them for the evening's family-style dinner service. via FOX16.com
Forum discusses finding a balance of work, family
“Hopefully we'll see other states begin to emulate that”
Finding a balance between work and family has different meanings depending on the workplace. via Benton County Daily Record
Women's shelters full, across NWA and River Valley
“We dream of the day when there's no more domestic violence.”
Women's shelters across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley are often filled to capacity, leaving lives in danger, when there's nowhere to go. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith
Jonesboro man remembers his service in U.S. Capitol
“The president just gave a major speech on Vietnam and then met with us. That picture with me in the white coat went all over the world.”
Before the removal and restoration of the Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol in 1993, there were a number of names scratched inside by intrepid explorers who'd made their way up the dome to the ... via Log Cabin Democrat
Bug history could provide glimpse of warmer globe life
A scientist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D. C., outlined research on the history of insects on plants Thursday night during a lecture at the University of Arkansas. via Northwest Arkansas Times
Polk County Family Dog Infected With Rabies
A Polk County family's dog has been confirmed to be infected with rabies. The family, living on Highway 71 near Hatfield, says the dog became ill around April 1st or 2nd and was aggressive and biting. via KTHV-TV
Preschool program looking for applicants
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette LITTLE ROCK - Local school districts are recruiting for the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program for the 2008-09 school year. via Arkansas Online
Senior activity centers to honor volunteers
The Central Arkansas Development Council Bryant Senior Activity Center will honor its volunteers at an appreciation ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2. The ceremony will be held at the CADC Bryant Senior ... via Arkansas Online
NWA task force ends fugitive's run
After 14 years on the run, Bobby Alton Blanchard is now behind bars, and the Northwest Arkansas Sex Offender and Violent Crime Task Force made it happen. via The Herald-Leader
Senate makes history in Little Rock
For the first time in its history, the Arkansas Senate scheduled hearings to decide a disputed election. via Herald Leader
Ozark Folk Center hires new craft director
“I fell in love with the Ozark Folk Center on my first visit”
Jeannett Larson has been selected as the new director of crafts at the Ozark Folk Center. via Arkansas Online
“It is great for schools, colleges/universities, festivals, special events, museums and libraries, and because it is a mobile gallery, it is a wonderful way to introduce audiences to art in their own communities”
The Arkansas Arts Center's Artmobile, a mobile gallery more than 40 feet long containing original works of art from the Arts Center's permanent collection, will be at Arkansas State University-Beebe's ... via Arkansas Online
Arkansas Sculpture Show & Sale
If you head out to the Rivermarket this weekend, you'll find plenty of gorgeous sculptures-all created by Arkansas Artists. via KTHV-TV Little Rock
Free Rape Prevention Seminar April 5
News Release from Krav Maga Worldwide Official Training Centers: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. via KTHV-TV Little Rock
Heavy flooding threatens damage to Northwest Arkansas residents and businesses
“I don't know what we'll do after this, if it floods this whole blooming place. I don't know; we may just dump it, how's that? Let the fish eat it!”
Flooding all over Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley has led to everything from street closings to home evacuations. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith
“Arranged chronologically, these records document in detail the activities of the first lady, including meetings, trips, speaking engagements and social activities for the eight years of the Clinton administration”
The National Archives on Wednesday released more than 11,000 pages of Sen. Hillary Clinton's schedule when she was first lady. via ArkansasMatters