Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 1st of October.
Good morning, Fayetteville.
The Natural State Council of Scouting America will honor the Hunt family on Oct.
13 at Rogers Convention Center for their decades-long business leadership and community service across Arkansas.
Restore Humanity, a Fayetteville-based nonprofit, marks 20 years of supporting children in Kenya with an orphanage, school, and health care plus outreach.
The annual Winetopia fundraiser runs Oct. 16, 7-10 p.m. at The Barn of The Stonebreaker on Markham Hill, offering tastings and local cuisine.
Chill With the Hills is a family-friendly fundraiser to benefit 7Hills Homeless Center taking place Sunday, Oct.
4 from 1-4 p.m. at Elks Lodge on N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville (featuring pony rides, a petting zoo, nerf gun wars, a video game truck, barbecue, and auctions).
Dot's Nashville Hot Chicken will permanently close its outlet at 2229 E.
Huntsville Road on Oct. 24 after nearly a decade of serving Fayetteville—starting as a food truck and later expanding to a brick-and-mortar location. Owner Russell Ingram thanked customers for their support.
Local artist Brittany Phillips hosts an art show and sale at Iris Art Haus (95 S.
Church Avenue) from Friday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 4. The free event offers set hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Fayetteville nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation donated $15 million to Crystal Bridges to offer free temporary exhibition admission to visitors ages 25 and under, veterans, active-duty and SNAP recipients.
The museum also named its gallery in recognition of the gift.
Central High School graduate Kate Spradley, a forensic anthropologist and University of Arkansas alum, has been awarded the MacArthur genius grant of $800,000 over five years for her work with Operation Identification that helps repatriate unidentified remains found near the border. Her award highlights local talent and community ties.
U of A Poultry Science and CEPS earned national recognition at the PSA Annual Meeting (July 10–13) and World’s Poultry Congress (July 13–17) in Toronto.
Faculty, staff and students were honored for achievements in research, teaching and service that drive innovations in poultry science.
Today, Pat Walker Health Center offers trivalent flu vaccines that protect against three strains (influenza A H3N2, influenza A H1N1, and influenza B Victoria) for everyone 6 months and older.
Appointments can be scheduled by calling 479-575-4451 or through the online Patient Portal.
Fayetteville will host the 38th Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival on Oct.
2-3 at the University of Arkansas’ Agri Park course + nearby routes; new executive director former Arkansas All-American Danny Green will guide the event that supports public high school cross country programs.
University of Arkansas held a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday morning for its remodeled sports nutrition center at the Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center as the facility now offers made-to-order options and a phone app for personalized meal plans for nearly 460 student-athletes.
Football players Shelton Lewis and CJ Brown held a media conference Wednesday to preview the Razorbacks’ trip to Texas A&M — giving local fans insight into team strategy.
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