Danny Shameer

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Recent stories by Danny Shameer

Proposed closure of south Arkansas’ Sparkman High School will get hearing this week The state Board of Education will conduct a hearing Thursday on whether to allow the Harmony Grove School District to close Sparkman High School and transfer the seventh-through-12th-grade students to... July 11, 2022

Stop the Violence gives 3 people civic honors The Arkansas Stop the Violence organization honored three people at First Baptist Church in Sweet Home on Sunday for their efforts mentoring young people in Pulaski County.Benny Johnson, president and... June 28, 2022

Six incoming UA freshmen named Bodenhamer Fellows Six incoming freshmen have been named Bodenhamer Fellows at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.The Bodenhamer Fellowship is one of the most prestigious scholarships UA offers to undergraduates, ... June 7, 2022

Metroplan opens comment period for proposed regional trails network in Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline counties Metroplan is accepting comment from the public on its "Central Arkansas Regional Greenways" plan.The plan envisions paved bicycle and pedestrian paths and trails that would connect many citi... June 1, 2022

Garland County judge calls for setback regulations Dense residential developments in Garland County's unincorporated area underscore the need for a scheme regulating the distance between property lines and building lines, County Judge Darryl Mahon... May 6, 2022

Hendrix College to honor legacy of John Churchill Hendrix College will honor the legacy of the late John Hugh Churchill with the construction of the Churchill Memorial Plaza on campus and establishment of an endowed scholarship fund in memory of Chur... May 2, 2022

Federal authorities: Paycheck Protection Program loan used to buy boat, motor and trailer TEXARKANA -- A superseding indictment filed in an opioid distribution conspiracy case accuses owners and operators of Lansdell Family Clinics of health care and wire fraud involving pandemic relief fu... April 27, 2022

Arkansas 911 Board gives Miller County 60 days to form plan with Texarkana TEXARKANA -- A decision by the Arkansas 911 Board to streamline Public Safety Answering Points, or 911 centers, could provide Miller County and the city of Texarkana with a joint emergency dispatch ce... April 26, 2022

UAPB alum to speak to grads Ruth Jones -- associate manager for the human exploration development and operations office at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. -- will be the main speaker at the University of Ar... April 25, 2022

3 Arkansas undergraduates awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships Three students who are working on undergraduate degrees at higher education institutions in Arkansas have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2022, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Educ... April 24, 2022