Star City school honors coach’s memory
The community is invited to attend a candle light vigil in memory of Coach Emily Snyder at 8 p.m. today at the Star City High School courtyard. Candles will be passed out at 7:45 p.m. The event is sponsored by the school’s Beta and Tennis students, according to a post on Facebook.
The Star City School District teacher and coach died Saturday, the district announced. Snyder taught physical education at Jimmy Brown Elementary and coached tennis at the high school, according to the district’s post on social media. The district did not list a cause of death.
Jefferson County under burn ban
Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson has issued a burn ban effective immediately.
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
“Due to extreme temperatures and the lack of needed precipitation, dry conditions exist over all of Jefferson County,” Robinson said in his decree via the county Office of Emergency Management. “The wildfire danger has increased to a high level.”
The burn ban has been issued for all of Jefferson County including the cities of Pine Bluff, White Hall, Humphrey, Sherrill, Altheimer, Wabbaseka and Redfield. The ban will continue until further notice, Robinson said.
Suicide prevention session set
The public is invited to “Suicide Prevention: A Community Conversation” at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at 615 S. Main St., the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Business Support Incubator.
The event host is the D’Andre Seals Prevention Outreach Project, according to a news release.
September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and the community conversation will feature various speakers including:
Bessie Lancelin, a licensed clinical social worker and board member of DSOP;
Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr.;
Tabitha Jones, assistant manager of Emergency Ambulance Services Inc.
Josh Crater, vice president of DSOP.
The sponsor of this event is the Saracen Casino Resort. Details: D’Andre Seals Prevention Outreach Project’s website at www.thedsop.org/ or social media.
Webinar targets ag law student groups
Law students interested in agricultural law have student associations available to them for networking, learning and other career opportunities, they just have to know where to look — or, how to build one.
An upcoming webinar in the National Agricultural Law Center’s “Growing Careers” series will feature insight on starting and growing these programs and the role they can play in professional development.
“Growing Careers: Planning for the Success in Starting and Maintaining an Agricultural Law Student Association” will be held on Sept. 11 at 11 a.m.
The series is a joint effort from the National Ag Law Center and American Agricultural Law Association. The series is a part of the NALC’s Bridges Initiative, a student-focused effort designed to provide a legal-focused pipeline of talent into the agricultural and food industries.
“Student associations focusing on agricultural and food law can be a great learning and career development tool for law students,” NALC Director Harrison Pittman said. “The goal of this webinar is to help drive interest in expanding existing student associations as well as starting new ones in all corners of the country.”
Pittman will be joined by a panel of agricultural professionals: Austin Vincent, co-chair for the AALA Students and Young Professionals Outreach Committee and staff attorney for the Kansas Department of Agriculture; Caitlin Klingenberg, co-chair for the AALA Students and Young Professionals Outreach Committee and intellectual property counsel at Vermeer Corporation; and Regan O’Donnell, law student at the University of North Dakota School of Law and current NALC research fellow.
Free registration is available at nationalaglawcenter.org/webinars/growing-careers-student-association/
Small Museum Grants available
Arkansas Heritage Small Museum Grant applications for fall are due Oct. 18. Communities interested in applying for the grants are encouraged to act now.
The goal of the Small Museum Grants program is to promote education, awareness and enjoyment of Arkansas history and to increase the ability of community-based small museums and organizations to research, preserve, present and conserve Arkansas history.
This grant program is funded by the one-eighth cent conservation tax. Eligible organizations must have an annual operating budget of $250,000 or less; must have a staff of at least one person, either paid or volunteer; and must be open to the public at least 90 days per year. Eligible activities include buildings and grounds maintenance, operating costs, equipment purchases up to $1,000, accessioning of artifact collections, educational programming, research, exhibits and web site design and maintenance. The maximum grant award is $2,500.
For details or to apply, visit www.arkansasheritage.com/available-grants/division-of-arkansas-heritage-grants.