ASMSA will face another JPR hearing, legislator says
There will be at least one more meeting of the Legislature's Joint Performance Review Committee regarding allegations raised against the Arkansas School for Ma…
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Lakeside students named state finalists
Lakeside High School was recently named among six schools in Arkansas receiving national recognition for "inspiring change in their local communities through S…
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Art meets tech at inaugural Digital Art Show
Hot Springs Junior Academy held its inaugural Digital Art Show Tuesday with over 120 student artists' pieces on display.
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LH band headed to nationals
The Lake Hamilton High School marching band, the Power Band of Arkansas, won its second consecutive 6A state championship Tuesday at the Arkansas Activities As…
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Stroke Zone to emphasize signs, symptoms at HS-LS game
LifeNet EMS, National Park Medical Center, and CHI St. Vincent Hospital will set up a Stroke Zone during the Hot Springs-Lakeside football game Friday at Hot S…
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'Humor therapy' can help save lives
Using "humor therapy" to help prevent suicides was one of several potential methods offered Monday by the executive director of Suicide Prevention Allies.
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NPC SGA smashes pumpkins, biases
Trick-or-treating, donning costumes and pumpkin carving are all common Halloween customs, but National Park College's Student Government Association has a diff…
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Local teacher semifinalist for Grammy Museum award
Lakeside Middle School music specialist, choir director and drama specialist Amber Moss was recently named among the 25 semifinalists for the seventh annual Mu…
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Pumpkin Light Night expected to draw up to 1,500
The Hot Springs School District will hold its fifth annual Pumpkin Light Night from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in Joe Reese Stadium at Hot Springs World Class High Schoo…
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Utilities, security to continue until June 30 at ACTI
The upkeep of Arkansas Career Training Institute facilities, including electrical service and security, will continue until June 30, 2020, Arkansas Rehabilitat…
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Area Agency on Aging celebrates 40 years
The Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas Inc. will host an open house Thursday in celebration of its 40th anniversary of being a nonprofit organizatio…
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HSPSEF awards 1st grants
The Hot Springs Public Schools Education Foundation made its inaugural presentation of $4,950 in grants Tuesday to 12 Hot Springs School District groups and cl…
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Three schools receive nearly $73K through ADE program
Park Magnet IB World School, Lakeside Intermediate School and Lakeside Primary School recently received funds from the Arkansas Department of Education's Arkan…
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HSU wants to 'strengthen ties' with Hot Springs, acting president says
Acting Henderson State University President Elaine Kneebone told college alumni on Friday that its Hot Springs location would not be affected if HSU becomes pa…
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AETN to air Lakeside student films on Sunday
Arkansas Educational Television Network will show 14 student films from across the state, including three Lakeside School District student films, in its "Stude…
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ARS to host disability employment awareness event
National Disability Employment Awareness Month is set to be celebrated in Hot Springs at 10 a.m. Thursday in the lobby of the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa …
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Garland County Reads to kick off Tuesday
The fourth annual Garland County Reads initiative is set to hold its kickoff event of the 2019-20 school year Tuesday with revelry and reading "to celebrate li…
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National Park College librarian receives state award
National Park College Library Director Lynn Valetutti was awarded the President's Award from the Arkansas Library Association during its Sept. 29 annual confer…
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NPC holds grand opening, VIP reception of Student Commons
National Park College hosted a grand opening of its newly completed Student Commons Building Thursday with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette senior editor Rex Nelson d…
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LH superintendent named to ATRS Board of Trustees
PEARCY -- Lake Hamilton School District Superintendent Shawn Higginbotham recently became the first educator from Garland County to be appointed to the Arkansa…
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Shackelford to be featured at WLC luncheon
Former Little Rock Mayor Lottie Shackelford will be the featured speaker at the fourth annual Women's Leadership Council Luncheon on Oct. 10.
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YAC starts learning about 'responsible grantmaking'
The local chapter of the Youth Advisory Council recently held its first meeting of the 2019-20 school year and will soon begin the process of learning the art …
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NPC sees increased enrollment
National Park College's 2019 fall semester has seen an overall increase in enrollment with only a few areas remaining steady or decreasing.
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ARS says ACTI will stay functional until at least Dec. 31
The boilers for the Arkansas Career Training Institute complex will not be shut off Tuesday and will remain functional until at least Dec. 31, Arkansas Rehabil…
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Langston holds third annual Citizenship Bee
Langston Leadership Academy fourth-grade students learned what it took to pass the U.S. citizenship test Thursday afternoon by competing in the third annual Ci…
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Former NBA player addresses Innovation Summit
Former Razorback and NBA player turned educator Ronnie Brewer Jr. took the stage Tuesday to explain the magnitude of the impact teachers have on students and h…
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Summit tries 'lighting a fire' to 'transform learning'
The fifth annual Education Innovation Summit kicked off Monday with a keynote address from blogger, speaker, author and school administrator A.J. Juliani to fi…
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Lakeside late addition to third cohort of PLC
Lakeside High School was recently added to the third cohort of the Professional Learning Communities at Work process that was announced this spring, a school o…
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Better Dads Back to School Bash set for Saturday
The Better Dads Back to School Bash, presented by the Difference Makers of Hot Springs, is set to take place Saturday to fill the need of "a special event for …
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Mountain Pine alumni donate $20K to school
MOUNTAIN PINE -- Mountain Pine High School alumni Ryan Guthrie, Class of 1996, and Eric Oliver, Class of 1997, each gave $10,000 to the school district on Wedn…
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Complete Count Committee prepares for 2020 census
The first Hot Springs Local Complete Count Committee recently hosted its official kickoff outreach training meeting at the Garland County Library in preparatio…
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Cheerleaders' MAGA-style banner stirs controversy
The Lake Hamilton School District says it has given a verbal directive against banners at athletic events that mention or reference "political or controversial…
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Local groups observe National Suicide Prevention Week, Month
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will hold its fourth annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Oct. 12 to raise funds and awareness for menta…
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Applications open for Mid-America scholarship
Mid-America Science Museum began accepting applications Wednesday for its self-funded, fifth annual Mid-America Science Scholarship.
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Fountain Lake School Board appoints new member
FOUNTAIN LAKE -- Bryan Lambert was appointed to a vacant position on the Fountain Lake School Board during a special-called meeting Thursday evening.
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Police investigate gun brought on Lakeside campus
The Hot Springs Police Department said Friday it is investigating the case of a Lakeside High School employee who self-reported that they brought a firearm ont…
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Cozart named VIP Experience winner
Bruce Cozart Construction Company Inc. was named the winner Tuesday morning of the VIP Ultimate Game Day Experience offered by the Lake Hamilton School Distric…
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NPC Board of Trustees holds first meeting in new building
The National Park College Board of Trustees put the school's recently completed Student Commons building to use Wednesday and held its first meeting within its…
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HS Lions Club dissolves, makes final contribution
The Hot Springs Lions Club, which was founded in 1919 and celebrated its 100th anniversary just this year, recently dissolved its membership.
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Opioid epidemic author addresses AAC Conference
The opiate epidemic is "the deadliest drug scourge in the history of our country," a noted author and journalist told members of the Arkansas Association of Co…
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LH offers VIP 'Game Day Experience'
PEARCY -- The Lake Hamilton School District athletic department is offering the opportunity for local businesses and organizations to bid on a "VIP Ultimate Ga…
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ASMSA welcomes first sophomores; Lakeside construction plan on track
Under a scorching sun and soaring temperatures, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts and Lakeside School District welcomed students back…
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Online public school enrollment on the rise
For most students, returning to the classroom means sitting in a brick-and-mortar building, but for an increasing number, heading back to school means logging …
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'Superheroes' assemble to welcome back J'ville students
JESSIEVILLE -- Jessieville School District students were surprised by the school's first teacher flash mob during a first day of school assembly in the Jessiev…
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Inaugural state Tattoo Fiesta kicks off Friday
The inaugural Arkansas Tattoo Fiesta Convention begins Friday at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa with "some of the nation's best tattoo artists" in attend…
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BACK TO SCHOOL 'Family Feud,' Flippen and fun rev up educators
Monday's annual Garland County Professional Development Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center featured "Family Feud" style games between school distr…
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President's resignation to have no 'direct impact' at HSU-Hot Springs
Classes at Henderson State University-Hot Springs are set to start as normal in the fall and the resignation of former HSU president Glen Jones will likely not…
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Stuff the Bus to take advantage of tax-free weekend
Volunteers from Mountain Pine, Lake Hamilton, Cutter Morning Star, Lakeside, Hot Springs, Jessieville and Fountain Lake School District will gather at all thre…
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NPC camp teaches young students nuts and bolts of manufacturing
National Park College's Young Manufacturers Academy Camp kicked off today with students eager to learn the nuts and bolts of the manufacturing industry.
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Hot Springs School District focused on Langston
The Hot Springs School District is focused on finishing Langston Elementary Leadership Academy before the start of the new school year as it juggles a number o…
