New Community to open pantry
New Community Church, 321 N. Birch St., will open its food pantry Saturday from 8-9:30 a.m. The community is invited to participate, according to a news release.
UADA winter session dates online
At a time when every cent, minute and acre counts, this year’s winter production meetings will focus on improving a farm’s bottom line and mitigating negative impacts.
The annual winter meetings — focused by commodity and county — will feature extension agronomists and economists from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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The annual production calendar is available online. Many details are still in the works, so attendees should contact their county extension agent for times and locations, according to a Division of Agriculture news release.
The slate of 23 meetings began Jan. 8 for Clay and Greene counties and ends March 24 in Mississippi and Crittenden counties.
“In a time when row crop producers are finding it hard to make ends meet, it’s even more critical that they find ways to make those ends meet,” said JJ Jones, Delta District director for the Cooperative Extension Service. “We’ll be talking about financial practices, tools and technologies in an effort to ease the situation for farmers.”
Shane Gadberry, head of agriculture and natural resources for the Cooperative Extension Service, said that “input costs aren’t getting any cheaper, so getting the most out of production inputs through proper application rates and timing is critical.
“Many of the production meetings are also diving into economics with demonstrations of the decision tools being developed out of our agricultural economics program,” Gadberry said. “Our county production meetings are a good opportunity for farmers and consultants to fine-tune their production to the most up-to-date research-based information.”
The URL for the county production meetings is: https://bit.ly/Winter-production-meetings-26.
UCA names local fall graduates
The University of Central Arkansas at Conway held commencement ceremonies Dec. 11-12, conferring approximately 700 undergraduate and graduate degrees, according to a news release. Southeast Arkansas residents are among graduates.
PINE BLUFF: Malcolm Howard graduated with a Master of Science in computer science.
Nicola Hawthorne graduated with a Bachelor of Science in computer science.
DeMyah Hegwood graduated with a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Vanessa Hernandez-Valdez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Ta’Niya Trotter graduated with a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
WHITE HALL: Anna Pullman graduated with a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Anna Herrin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in health promotion.
Kylee McDaniel graduated with a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Sawyer Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.
SHERIDAN: Christin Burks graduated with a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Peyton Hill graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.
STAR CITY: Lauren Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
Fleure Perez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nutrition science.
STUTTGART: Morgan Hickman graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education K-6.
Khoa Tran graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in general business.
GRADY: Angelica Thomas graduated with a Bachelor of Science in environmental science.
DEWITT: Dax Courtney graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies in general studies.
ALTHEIMER: Jacobrien Eichleberger graduated with a Bachelor of Science in health promotion.
TILLAR: Kristi Hogue graduated with a Master of Science in Education in literacy with dyslexia endorsement.
ATU names President’s, Dean’s lists
Arkansas Tech University at Russellville named southeast Arkansas residents to its President’s List and Dean’s List for undergraduate students for the fall 2025 semester.
A student must record a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least 12 hours of college-level coursework to be named to the Dean’s List.
Students who achieve a 4.0 grade point average and complete at least 12 hours of college-level coursework also earn the President’s List distinction.
The President’s List and Dean’s List are listed by hometown. Students who earned a 4.0 grade point average and a place on the President’s List are noted as such.
Honorees include:
PINE BLUFF: Hannah Skyy Blue, Wyatt Shawn Lester, Natalie Marie Spadoni (4.0), Ashley Ann Trammell.
WHITE HALL: Courtney Noel Bond (4.0), Kacee Nicole Chapmon (4.0), Malia Sky Lackey, Esther Margarette Peter (4.0), Lanie Marie Ratliff (4.0), Kaliyah Kyrae Redix.
REDFIELD: Kaitlyn Ann Lambert (4.0), Jacob Lee Smith (4.0), Kaitlyn Ann Tucker (4.0), Hanna Grace Welden (4.0).
SHERIDAN: Jonathan Samuel Cypert, Kai James Herring (4.0), Kalie Ann Howard, Andrew Joshua Pinkerton (4.0), Jesse Austin Wells (4.0), Anabelle Rachel Williams, Joanna Rose Wise (4.0).
STAR CITY: Nova LyThi Bates, Madilynn Carlene Bolen, Jaden Tyler McCool, Scott Alan McCool Jr. (4.0), Hayden James Robertson (4.0).
STUTTGART: Rebecca Maybritt Arnold, Kevin Lavale Conway Jr. (4.0).
WARREN: Mary Kathryn Bryant, Emma Leah Mann (4.0), Oscar Edgardo Perez (4.0), Alice Jean Regalado, Starr Destiny Richey (4.0), Brett Landen Stovall
DEWITT: Billie Dee Ullrich (4.0).
DUMAS: Bawi Tin Cuai.
LAKE VILLAGE: Haleigh Elizabeth Cingolani.
MCGEHEE: Camrin Chandler Woodson.