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Former Westside principal penalized after testing positive for meth; superintendent responds
Former Westside teacher, student say former principal deserves greater discipline By Region 8 Newsdesk | March 14, 2021 at 11:36 AM CDT - Updated March 15 at 6:58 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The superintendent of Westside Consolidated Schools denies any âcover-upâ following the Arkansas Board of Educationâs decision to penalize a former principal who it says tested positive for drugs while on the job.
According to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the Education Board levied a $500 fine and suspended Michael Grahamâs license for one year.
Graham was suspended then resignedrather than be fired from his job last September after school officials reportedly âpresented security video and other evidence dating back to early 2020 that tied him to a âprobable methamphetamine lab dump siteâ behind the school.â
March 12, 2021 at 4:47pm
Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art has hired Lauren Haynes away from her post as curator of contemporary art and director of artist initiatives at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Haynes will step into the role of senior curator at the Durham, North Carolina museum on June 7. Her hiring follows the promotion of Nasher chief curator Trevor Schoonmaker to director of the institution.
“I am thrilled that Lauren is joining our team,” Schoonmaker said in a statement, noting that he first met Haynes in 2008 at “Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool” at the Studio Museum of Harlem, where she worked from 2006. Haynes, who holds a BA in art history with a minor in African American studies from Oberlin College, established herself as an associate curator there with exhibitions such as “Stanley Whitney: Dance the Orange” (2015) and “Alma Thomas” (2016), which she co-organized with S
Courtesy / Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
Last month, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs welcomed a new resident. His name is Rambo the spotted hyena and he was rescued from southern Arkansas after the person who owned him suddenly passed away. Animal Curator Emily McCormack says Rambo is settling in well with the tigers and lions that are now his new neighbors. You can see photos and videos of Rambo here.