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Ashdown Student Named Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholar Ashdown High School Senior Robin Roy was named an Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholar for Little River County this year. In order to even be considered for the honor, a minimum composite score of 32 in the ACT must be made AND either a 3.50 academic grade point average or selection as a National Achievement Finalist or National Merit Finalist. “This is a scholarship program to promote academic excellence and to encourage the state’s most talented graduates to enroll in Arkansas post-secondary educational institutio...

News No Comments The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate honored three of its staff members for excellence in the areas of service to the university, community service, and personal growth. Heather Reed, director of student retention initiatives, has received the Ben Fry Service to UA Little Rock Award. Additionally, Kelly Rigby, project coordinator, has received the Staff Achievement Award for Community Service. Tina Medlock, director of communications at William H. Bowen School of Law, has received the Staff Achievement Award for Personal Growth. “The Staff Senate are very...

Diamond Chef cooking competition goes virtual Diamond Chef cooking competition goes virtual After two cancellations, UA Pulaski Technical College foundation’s annual Diamond Chef Arkansas fundraising cooking competition is going forward virtually as “Diamond Chef: On Demand” at 6 p.m. April 22. Originally scheduled for April of 2020, Diamond Chef was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for October. When October came around, it was postponed again for safety precautions. This year’s event will be co-hosted by writer and professional wine educator Lorri Hambuch...

Eighth Circuit Strikes Down Arkansas’s Anti-BDS Law The Arkansas state capitol building in Little Rock. (F McGady, https://tinyurl.com/4z4wrfmv; CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Feb. 12 ruled that an Arkansas law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel violates the First Amendment. In a 2-1 panel decision, the majority ruled that the Arkansas law was written so broadly that it would also apply to vendors that support or promote a boycott of Israel—even if they did not engage in a b...

Big news today from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Arkansas Times, and the First Amendment, have prevailed in a lawsuit challenging the state law that prevents state business with those who won’t pledge not to boycott Israel. Advertisement A federal district court had dismissed our challenge, but the 8th Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, sent the case back to the district court. The Times, represented by the ACLU, asked for an injunction against the law. We had never editorialized about Israel or the boycott but objected to being forced to sign a pledge about editorial content as a ...