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Huffmaster named to Vice Chancellor’s list at UACCB

Rebecca S. Huffmaster, of Horseshoe Bend ,Ark., has been added to the Fall 2022 Vice Chancellors List at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. Students who made the Vice Chancellors list earned 12 or more credit hours and achieved a3.5 GPA or higher during the fall semester. Huffmaster was also a recipient of the Row Johns Scholarship for the Spring 2023 semester.

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DHS taking nominations for state’s next Outstanding Childhood Professional

Amber Scott, director of Grace Discovery Center in Hensley, was named the 2022 Arkansas Outstanding Early Childhood Professional Better Beginnings, a program of the Department of Human Services (DHS) Di-vision of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, is seeking nominations for the next Arkansas Outstanding Early Childhood Professional (AOECP). Established in 1988,this award administered by DCCECE honors an early child-hood professional who makes significant contributions to the early care and education field…

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UCA names area students as outstanding scholars

The University of Central Arkansas congratulated nearly 1,200students who were named a fall2022 Presidential Scholar. From Sharp County, the following were named to the President’s List. Michael L Bruner, of Highland; Jillian J. Shortnacy, of Cherokee Village and Ashton Webber, of Ash Flat. More than 1,400 students who were named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List. From Sharp County, the following were named to the Dean’s List. Matthew Graddy of Cherokee Village;…

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Miller named Chancellor’s List at UALR

Kelsey Miller, of Highland, Ark., has been named to the Fall 2022 Chancellor’s List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.UA Little Rock recognizes superior academic performance at the end of each semester. To be named to the UA Little Rock Chancellor’s List, a student must have completed at least nine credit hours with a 3.9 GPA or higher.

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AARP taking Community Challenge grant applications

AARP Arkansas invites local eligible organizations and governments across the state to apply for the2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 4 p.m. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, and more. Now in its seventh year, the program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts…

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