Sites providing disaster aid
The state of Arkansas, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration are providing face-to-face help for residents affected by the March 14-15 and April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Arkansas.
In southeast Arkansas, help will be available at the McGehee Municipal Complex, 901 Holly St., McGehee; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 30 to July 2.
Updates were provided for Crittenden, Desha, Greene and Sharp counties, according to a news release.
For details, visit fema.gov/disaster/4865 or fema.gov/disaster/4873, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the link under “In-person Survivor Assistance.”
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Westerman sets mobile office hours
The office of U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., announced mobile office hours in the 4th Congressional District. Staff will be available to assist constituents with casework matters related to passports, Veterans Affairs, Social Security, Internal Revenue Service and other federal agency issues, according to a news release.
Southeast Arkansas sites include:
JUNE 30
Bradley County Courthouse — 10 a.m. to noon, 101 E. Cedar St., Warren; and Cleveland County Courthouse — 2-4 p.m., 20 Magnolia St., Rison;
JULY 1
Drew County Courthouse — 2-4 p.m., 210 S. Main St., Monticello.
ASU names spring graduates
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro named 2025 spring graduates, according to a news release. Undergraduates with a 4.0 grade point average graduated Summa Cum Laude. Those with a GPA of 3.8-3.99 graduated Magna Cum Laude, and those with a GPA of 3.6-3.79 graduated Cum Laude.
Southeast Arkansas graduates, hometowns, degrees, majors and honors include:
PINE BLUFF — McKenzie Allmond, Certificate Program, Addiction Studies; Phyllis M. Cage, Certificate Program, Curriculum Director; Valenya Franks, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration; Keith Xavier Peterson, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration; Lutonya Baker-Rauls, Master of Science, Strategic Communications; Keidra Phillips Burrell, Master of Science, Early Childhood Services; Tenika L. Carroll, Master of Science, Early Childhood Services; Antwinette Eshmelek-Malakyah, Master of Science, Early Childhood Services; Alice Livingston, Master of Science, Higher Education; Frances Armanell Rodgers, Master of Science, Higher Education; Cornelius D. Christopher, Master of Science-Education, Educational Leadership; Mckenzie Dominique Allmond, Master of Social Work, Social Work; Madysen Alaya Jackson, Master of Social Work, Social Work; Jennifer Leigh Howington, Specialist in Education, Educational Leadership; Eric Flemister, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Akera Boyd-Hunter, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Mary-Keaton Render, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work;
WHITE HALL — William Peyton Ursery, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration; Chana Patrice Boyland, Master of Science, Early Childhood Services; Jason Edward Mitchell, Master of Science-Education, Educational Leadership; Sherrie D. Stevens, Master of Science-Education, Educational Leadership; Bryan D. Thurman, Bachelor of Science, Engineering Management Systems;
DEWITT — Ashtyn Brooke Beck, Certificate Program, Play Therapy; Ashtyn Brooke Beck, Specialist in Education, Psychology and Counseling; Magon Rosalie James, Bachelor of Science-Agriculture, Animal Science, Cum Laude; Katie Blaise Everett, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work;
STUTTGART — Gage Edwin Eldridge, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Kaylin N. Hill, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Emma M. Hyatt, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Heidy Bulbarela-Hernandez, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design; Lauren B. Erstine, Bachelor of Science, Accounting; Caitlin Renae McPherson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing; Mary Grace Straus, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Tori J. Tefteller, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Cum Laude;
FORDYCE — Ja’Quez Cross, Bachelor of General Studies;
DUMAS — Latrica Mingo-Dean, Master of Science-Education, School Counseling;
McGEHEE — Channing A. Woodson, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route;
MONTICELLO — Thomas A. Dunn, Master of Science, Higher Education; Stephanie Brown, Specialist in Education, Educational Leadership;
RISON — Matthew Caine Aiken, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy; Morgan Forman, Associate of General Studies, General Studies; Melissa Renee Meredith, Associate of General Studies, General Studies; Lauren Kendall Reed, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing; Sarah-Catherine Elizabeth Reed, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Cum Laude;
GRAPEVINE — Taylor Dianne Parrish, Associate of Arts, A.A. En Route; Madison Elise Taylor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Summa Cum Laude;
PRATTSVILLE — Jameson Jewell Archer, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude;
SHERIDAN — Brady Cole Ingram, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Ryan Kalousek, Associate-Applied Science-Nursing, Nursing; Ethan R. Odom, Bachelor of Science, Sport Management; Ayden Layne Mullins, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Eli Nathaniel Casey, Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, Honors Program; Seth Issac Loyd, Certificate of Proficiency, Swift Coding;
REDFIELD — Courtney Latrease Charles, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration;
STAR CITY — Kolton Layne Hooks, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Anesthesia; Braydn L. Hoots, Master of Science-Education, Special Education K-12; Abby R. Wynn, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Sarah Hanley Lane, Bachelor of Science, Communication Disorders, Cum Laude; Kelcey Evan Yarberry, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing.