Stuttgart News and Announcements

AmericanTowns Heroes: Kori Brown and iroK: Helping Families Make Ends Meet

Kori Brown's iroK foundation has love at the center of its mission. Love in the form of a helping hand to make ends meet when a medical crisis zaps a family's resources. ...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Cort and Christian Biked Cross Country to Bring Clean Water to Haiti

If you’ve been following the progress in Haiti you know that only a small percentage of the monies pledged or donated have come through and that the country is still struggling...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Patti Steele Works to Make the Children's Center a Warm and Welcoming Environment

Since the founding of the Tuscaloosa Children's Center in 1988, Patti Steele has worked to make the center a safe and welcoming place for children. Ms. Steele was part of the...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Carlo Garcia is Living Philanthropic Every Day

You might think that with so many ways to donate to your favorite charities these days (on the web, through text messages, etc.), it would be easy for non-profits and charities to...

Vesper Choir to present Handel’s Messiah

Pine Bluff, AR- The Department of Music at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will present the Vesper Choir in their 57th annual performance of Messiah by George...

HAPE to celebrate World AIDS Day

Pine Bluff, AR- The HIV/AIDS Peer Educators (HAPE) at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will celebrate World AIDS DAY, Wednesday December 1 at noon in the L.A....

Debate team enjoys continued success

Jackson, TN- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) debate team, also known as the George “Doc” Jones Forensic Association participated in the “Bulldog...

North Little Rock Site to host open house

Little Rock, AR- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff-North Little Rock site will host an open house Sunday, December 5 from 4-6 pm. The UAPB-NLR site is located 1333 Main...

Fraternity sleeps out for the homeless

Pine Bluff, AR- In recognition of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, the Beta Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Arkansas at...

Students travel to vocal competition

Hammond, LA- Six students of Dr. Heidi Gordon, Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) competed at the regional National Association of...

89 Reasons to be Thankful: Student/Campus Organizations, Departments donate to help those in need

Tisha D. Arnold | Public Information Baskets, boxes, crates and bins full of food for needy families during the Thanksgiving holiday were collected at the annual Thanksgiving...

Effort seeks to diversify cyber-security field

From news.mst.edu In an effort to increase the number of women and minorities in the field of cyber-security, Missouri University of Science and Technology is working with the...

Nutritious Sweet Potatoes Aren’t Just for Holidays Anymore

Carol Sanders, writer/editor|School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences PINE BLUFF, AR – Usually popular during the holidays, sweet potatoes are on their way to...

Child Development Associate (CDA) Course to be Offered Online for First Time

Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences PINE BLUFF, AR—The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will again offer the Child Development...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Building Schools to Remember Students

For a parent, losing a child is the worst tragedy imaginable. Not something you can easily come to terms with, it can help to know you are not alone. When the Park City 5 women...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Lucile Blackburn Delivers Love

The majority of her life has been spent serving her family, neighbors and community. Read more about Lucile Blackburn: Delivers meals (and love) to members of the...

This Year, You Can Vote Twice!

On Election Day, you get to vote for the choices on the ballot – like them or not. But this year, through AmericanTowns, you can vote twice. Simply tell us which important...

Challenging black stereotypes through drama

Pine Bluff, AR- The three plays for the John McLinn Ross Players’ 2010-2011 Image Season were selected to reveal the core truths behind superficial facades as well as...

Campus Police, Highway Safety Dept. collaborate for a winning combination

Pine Bluff, AR- The Campus Police Department at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will collaborate with the Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office to promote...

Weed and Seed features UAPB in National Online Magazine

[Pine Bluff, Arkansas] – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is featured in the fall edition of the Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) online national...

Bill Cosby to Tape OBKB Webisodes at UAPB November 16 And 17: Public Is Welcome To Attend

Pine Bluff, AR- Bill Cosby will be taping his new web-only series, OBKB, in Pine Bluff before an audience at the John McLinn Ross Auditorium of the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts...

International Education Week Scheduled

Pine Bluff, AR- The office of International Programs at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host International Education Week November 15-20, 2010. In observance...

Shop for the Xbox 360 Kinect in the Stuttgart, Arkansas area for Christmas

Panicked over a last minute gift, but still don’t know what to get? If the person on your list is anything like millions of Christmas wishfuls across America, including...

Learning Unlimited: Library to dedicate equipment to help visually impaired

Pine Bluff, AR- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony/Dedication of equipment for visually impaired students and community...

Faculty, Students to present at Arts & Science Center

Pine Bluff, AR- Dr. Martin Matute, an assistant biology professor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will discuss ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”...

Student Awarded Robinson Scholarship

Pine Bluff, AR- Sulaymaan Muhammad, a junior Mathematics major, has been awarded the Roosevelt and Alberta Robinson Scholarship.  Muhammad is a Park Forest, Illinois native with...

Incubator to host Open House

Pine Bluff, AR- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Business Support Incubator and Office Complex located in downtown Pine Bluff at 615 South Main Street, will host an...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Mimi Turns Clicks Into Kibble for Our Furry Friends

Have you ever received an email from a friend asking you to visit a website, so that monies could be donated to a cause? Chances are you got to the website and were so overwhelmed...

Celebrate Valentine's Day in Stuttgart - Find Stuttgart area shops and restaurants for gifts and dining

On February 14 sweethearts in Stuttgart will join millions across America in a centuries’ old tradition of exchanging valentines, but this holiday as we now understand it has...

AmericanTowns Heroes: My Brother's Keeper: Helping the Homeless Keep Warm

Flo Wheatley's story started nearly 30 years ago when she met a homeless man who helped her and her son. It was when Flo and her son Leonard were resting after one of...

Eatery opens at the Business Incubator Today

Pine Bluff, AR- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is proud to announce the addition of Tastesetter Eatery to the UAPB Business Support Incubator (UAPB-BSI) and...

UAPB Student featured in JET Insider

Kimberly Bell, a sophomore Textile/Apparel Design major at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB),  is featured in the JET Insider enewsletter. Check out what she has to...

Alumnus publishes second book

Pine Bluff, AR- Dr. Sederick C. Rice, a 1994 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), recently published his second book untitled, “Four Tubas, a Guitar,...

Books given away at UAPB

Students grab books that were given away at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Monday in conjunction with the Delta Classic for Literacy Week. Sponsored by the...

UAPB to participate in Honda Challenge

LOS ANGELES — The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will compete in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the first-ever academic quiz competition for students at...

ARE-ON Lighting Ceremony Planned

Pine Bluff, AR- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) students will be able to learn in High Definition (HD) thanks to the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network...

To Irrigate or Not to Irrigate

Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences PINE BLUFF, AR. – Farmers frequently believe, and in most cases rightly so, that irrigation is the...

Final census numbers are in

Figures for county disappointing with 69 percent of residents accounted for

Homecoming Reunions

Several classes are holding reunions and enjoying festivities of homecoming this weekend.

5 things to do this Weekend

SPD warns of abduction attempt

The Stuttgart Police Department is asking all residents to be warned that Thursday afternoon two individuals tried unsuccessfully to abduct a child in the 1700 block of S. Buerkle.

Deer leaps into Stuttgart home

Two Stuttgart women find themselves in a situation they never dreamed would happen

Schools in state hold flu clinics

Flu shots for school children in grades K-12 began this week

Scholars group to form in Stuttgart

PCCUA to host first meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26 in Room 140 of American Association of University Women.

Law to conduct UALR concert

Local art center director to lead percussion ensemble in LR

An earthquake? Now what?

How to protect yourself when the ground under you is rumbling

Competitive bids waived

Needed repairs to landfill loader to be completed faster

County 4-H Clubs reorganize

Nature center site of free rabbit hunting seminar Oct. 19

Keith Sutton of Alexander, one of the country’s best-known outdoor writers, will be the featured speaker for a special rabbit-hunting seminar sponsored by the...

Packaging company saves the day

Evergreen Packaging has saved the day, at least for the annual Boo on the Bayou, scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 through 30.