Good morning, Fayetteville.

A ribbon-cutting Sunday opened the first phase of Underwood Park at 2837 N.

Deane Solomon Road (about 58 acres on the former Razorback Golf Course) with natural playgrounds, pickleball and basketball courts, pavilions, restrooms, paths, and parking. Future phases will add disc golf, a dog park, and kayak access.

Officials opened Mile 41 of the Razorback Greenway with a ribbon-cutting Oct.

20 in Bella Vista, adding a one-mile paved link from Sugar Creek Center under U.S. 71 to the Bluebird Trailhead. Planners aim to extend the Greenway to the Missouri line, and Fayetteville and Johnson received federal grants for new trail connections.

U of A Libraries Special Collections will spotlight composer Florence Price with a pop-up exhibit at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center during the Florence Price International Piano Competition Friday and Saturday, will sponsor the $1,000 grand prize, and will host Michael Clark's lecture at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 in Mullins Library room 449.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded $1.25 million for a five-year university project called Partners for Authentic Learning and Language to train 36 master's students from high-poverty Arkansas communities in early childhood special education, speech-language pathology and applied behavior analysis who will complete shared practicums across the state.

Open enrollment for 2027 marketplace plans began Sunday, and people should shop now as insurers have proposed 2027 rate increases ranging from 3.1% to 15.9%.

Arkansas enrollment fell 14.4% to 131,018 as of Oct. 1 after enhanced federal subsidies expired, leaving many facing higher premiums and shifted costs to bronze and gold plans.

Arkansas lost to SEC-leading Florida in Gainesville on Sunday, dropping a straight-set match 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 to start a three-match road trip; Arkansas fell to 11-11, 3-8 while Parker Duncan had a match-high 14 kills.

Arkansas lost 34-10 to No. 23 Missouri on Halloween night at Razorback Stadium, allowing 211 rushing yards, committing four turnovers, and suffering its 11th straight home loss to a Power Four opponent.

Arkansas released its 2026-27 women's basketball roster today, publishing player bios that spotlight veterans and newcomers (including JUCO standout Beautiful Waheed and freshman Whitley Rogers) and give stats and role notes ahead of the season at Bud Walton Arena.

Five-star point guard Cayden Daughtry (a consensus No. 4 overall recruit) called his official visit to Arkansas great after spending the weekend in Fayetteville with coach John Calipari during the Arkansas vs. Missouri game and homecoming; he left shortly before noon.

Arkansas will open its season at 6:30 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena against LSU New Orleans, with the game streaming on SEC Network+ and radio coverage on Razorback Sports Network (KQSM-FM 92.1).

Arkansas lost 3-0 to Kentucky on Sunday, costing the Razorbacks an SEC Tournament first-round bye; they will be the No. 5 seed and will face No. 12 Florida at approximately 7 p.m. on Nov.

8 in Pensacola.

Arkansas added guard Jianna Morris (Sherwood native), who graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana Tech after the 2025-26 season and will be the Razorbacks' projected starting point guard this season, bringing three years of Division I starts and 160 career 3-pointers.