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Exxon oil spill affects arkansas'residents
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Wednesday visited the Mayflower neighborhood where Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Pegasus pipeline ruptured, causing a major oil spill and forcing the evacuation of area residents.
McDaniel has launched an investigation into the cause and impact of the spill. Today, in the Attorney General's weekly Consumer Alert, McDaniel wanted to update Arkansans about what the Attorney General's Office knows about the spill and inform consumers about how they .... |
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Arkansas Senator Joyce Elliott pushes for undocumented students higher education
LITTLE ROCK, AR- A state lawmaker makes another push for in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants.
Last week, Colorado became the 13th state to write a law to allow undocumented students to have in-state college tuition.
Other states that have laws that extend in-state tuition to undocumented students are Texas, California, New York, Illinois, Utah and Massachusetts.
Arkansas State Senator Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, has tried to do the same in the past and hopes this.... |
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Easter Hunt at the Clinton Presidential Center and Burns Park
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Make plans to join the family fun at both the Clinton Presidential Center and Burns park in North Little Rock for their 2013 Easter Family celebrations.
The Clinton Presidential Center will host the Easter Family Festival on Saturday, March 23 and Burns Park will have its hunt a week later on Saturday, March 30.
Both are free family events, filled with Easter Bunny activities, games and prices.
The Clinton Presidential center will kick off with the arrival of the Ea.... |
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McDaniel sues two washington County businesses
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed two consumer-protection lawsuits against Washington County businesses accused of advertising assistance that the businesses cannot legally provide to those seeking immigration help in Northwest Arkansas.
Specifically, the Attorney General’s lawsuits claim that GYS Investments LLC and Sonia’s Tax Services, both of Springdale, offer to process applications for permanent residency under a federal law that does not exist.
The tw.... |
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Follow the sparkle across this year’s Trail of Holiday Lights in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Participate in a festive parade. Lace up your ice skates for a twirl around the rink. Cozy up with loved ones while sipping apple cider and admiring holiday light displays. Sing along with your favorite Christmas carols. Find something special for that special someone on your Christmas list.
Wherever the sparkle leads you, make sure to share your favorite photos of holiday light displays on the official Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights Facebook page or with the Instagram .... |
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Arkansans ready to celebrate diversity at the Walk for CommUNITY.
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Organizers expect that closed to a 1,000 Arkansans will gather at the Little Rock River Market Pavilions on Sunday, Nov. 4th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to celebrate the states' diverse community at the 13th annual Walk for CommUNITY.
Over 50 teams representing businesses, schools, community organizations, families, neighborhoods and churches have formed to participate in the Walk, and teams are still forming.
At 3:00 p.m., there will be rally celebrating diversi.... |
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Eliecer Palacios broke ground at his third McDonald’s in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Owner and operator Eliecer Palacios broke ground on a new MidTown McDonald’s restaurant on Friday, June 29th.
The new location at 104 South University will be one of only 5 “Tribute” stores built in the U.S. and will feature the latest in McDonald’s innovations.
“We are extremely excited to bring the newest evolution of the McDonald’s brand to the booming MidTown area. We started working on this project in 2010. With the assistance of multiple entities of McDonald’s .... |
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Spanish Radio Station raises a record $156,000 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital
SPRINGDALE, AR - During the past weekend Hispanic radio listeners in northern Arkansas raised a record-setting $156,087 in pledges and donations to benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Radio listeners at station KSEC 95.7 FM responded to the three day Spanish language radiothon that took place on-air and at the station’s studio in Springdale.
This is the third year that KSEC-FM, also known as “La Zeta” in the Hispanic community, partners with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and A.... |
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Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock receives new Consul
LITTLE ROCK, AR - On Monday April 2 David Manuel Preciado Juarez officially joined the Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock, as its new Consul. Preciado Juarez is the second official with this title in Arkansas. His predecessor, Consul Andres Chao Ebergenyi was transferred to Colorado.
The new Consul arrival coincides with the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock on April 27, 2007.
¡Hola! Arkansas had the opportunity to meet the new consul in his off.... |
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Clinton Presidential Center to celebrate largest Easter hunt in the state
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Clinton Presidential Center will host the largest Easter Family Festival in the state on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
The free event will kick off with the arrival of the Easter Bunny on a fire truck, and the Easter egg hunt on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center. The outdoor festival with food, craft activities, a petting zoo, pony rides and entertainment will follow the egg hunt for children of all ages.
“Each year on the day after Easter, the White Hou.... |
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Katherina Yancy featured panelist at UALR Racial Attitudes Conference
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Race and the Arkansas media was the focus of the 9th Annual Conference on Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County on Thursday, March 15, presented by the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.
This year's conference, "Arkansas Media, Race and Ethnicity: Accountability, Responsibility, and Opportunity," included a media panel discussion where professionals in media talked about news reporting as it relates to raci.... |
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Camp iRock is accepting applications
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) is now accepting applications for Camp iRock 2012, to be held June 3-9 at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center seven miles west of Little Rock.
Camp iRock is a free, week-long experience that takes advantage of interactive dialogue, workshops, and exercises to promote physical activity, healthy lifestyles and self-confidence in young girls.
The application process begins today and the deadline for applications is April 2,.... |
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ACH: A Century of Care
LITTLE ROCK, AR – This past week, Arkansas Children's Hospital celebrated its 100th birthday. Founded as an orphanage in 1912, ACH has grown to become one of the nation's largest pediatric hospitals. Its doctors, nurses and other dedicated staff members care for more than 10,000 inpatient admissions and over 1,200 newborns each year.
Over its century of growth and service, ACH has repeatedly been the setting for many remarkable feats in the medical field.
In 2007, neonatologists at Chi.... |
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Arkansas has $1.4 million for appliance rebates available
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), today announced that The Arkansas ENERGY STAR® Appliance Rebate Program will immediately re-open with $1.4 million in funds. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The rebate for ENERGY STAR® rated refrigerators is $275, the rebate for ENERGY STAR® clothes washers is $225, and the rebate on ENERGY STAR® wa.... |
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Arkansans help Honduran get new arm
LITTLE ROCK, AR - A young Honduran man now has a new lease on life thanks to the generosity of a Little Rock congregation, a local surgeon, and a local company that fitted him with a new arm among others.
On Saturday, February 18 the 26-year-old who is grateful for the help he has found here in the Natural State got to try out his new limb.
Picking things up is something Jesus Garcia hasn't been able to do for the past six years. A tragic train accident in Honduras left him without h.... |
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