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NWA activists reflect on anniversary of George's Floyd death and progress made in Arkansas Share Updated: 9:41 PM CDT May 25, 2021 Share Updated: 9:41 PM CDT May 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript YEAR AGO. THERE WERE PROTESTS BEING HERE HELD HERE AT THE BENTONVILLE SQUARE AND ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND THE RIVER VALYLE LOCAL LEADERS IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMNIMUTY. SAY THOSE PROTESTSPA SRKED CONVERSATIONS, BUT NOW A YEAR LATER THEYAY S IT’S TIME TO ACT ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE CANNOT HAVE ANOTHER GEORGE FLOYD. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO EXPERNCIEE WHAT ...

Leroy Pond Drive will be renamed Nolan Richardson Drive on April 16 after the Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to honor the only UA basketball coach to have led the Razorbacks to a national championship. On March 16, city council members voted 8-0 to rename the street, which runs along the south side of Bud Walton Arena, and was chosen because of its proximity to the arena. Bud Walton houses Nolan Richardson Court, which was dedicated in October 2019 after the UA Board of Trustees voted to honor the former head basketball coach. Richardson was named the winningest basketball coach ...

Fayetteville City Council votes to rename city street after Coach Nolan Richardson Share Updated: 9:54 PM CDT Mar 17, 2021 Share Updated: 9:54 PM CDT Mar 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TODAY AND WELCOME BACK TODAY. I WAS HONORED TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE LEGENDARY NOLAN RICHARDSON ON THE MORNING AFTER THE STREET OUTSIDE OF BUD WALTON ARENA WAS CHANGED TO NOLAN RICHARD. AND DRIVE TELL YOU WHAT IT WASN’T 40 MINUTES OF HELL. IN TIME WITH COACH TODAY MORE LIKE HOG WILD HEAVEN FOR ME. WE ALL KNEW NOLAN COULD COACH AND IN BUT WHO KNEW THAT HE DID IMPRESSIO...

Fayetteville street could be renamed to honor former Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson Share Updated: 9:36 PM CST Mar 9, 2021 Share Updated: 9:36 PM CST Mar 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FORMER COACH NOLAN RICHARDSON ALREADY HAS A BASKETBALL COURT NAMED AFTER HIM BUT PRETTY SOON. HE COULD HAVE AN ENTIRE. STREET NAMED AFTER HIM AS WELL. COACH NOLAN RICHARDSON MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN COACH AT A MAJOR UNIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER D. ANDRE JONES SAYS RICHARDSON STILL MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY TO THIS DAY....

Fayetteville mayor talks COVID-19, new FPD HQ in State of the City Address Share Updated: 9:33 PM CST Jan 26, 2021 Share Updated: 9:33 PM CST Jan 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CITY’S GOALS FOR 2021. TONIGHT MAYOR. JORDAN GOT A CHANCE TO LAY OUT. THE CITY’S PLANS FOR 2021. HE SPOKE ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM COVID-19 TO THE NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS THE STATE OF THE CITY IS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING YEARS YET STATE OF OUR CITY IS SOUND AS MAYOR JORDAN REFLECTED ON 20/20 MUCH OF HIS ADDRESS FOCUSED ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE ...