Round cut short for Jacks as rain and lightning hamper Hot Springs Village golf tournament

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The Warren Lumberjack Golf Team travelled to Hot Springs Village Tuesday, September 6, 2022 to play in a high school tournament at the Magellan Golf Club. Originally set as an 18 hole tournament, play was scaled back to nine holes due to rain and lightning delays. The 2022 team consists of…

AGFC’s newest quail stamp available; new Quail Program coordinator named

A new Northern Bobwhite Conservation Stamp for 2022 is available for voluntary purchase, with the proceeds helping fund the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s restoration efforts for quail in The Natural State. The AGFC’s Quail Program, coincidentally, has a new coordinator in Clint Johnson, an agency veteran who has been involved for a decade in…

Estimated decline in duck population only part of fall flight story

LITTLE ROCK — According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s report “Waterfowl Population Status, 2022,†released in late August, total duck population estimates in spring 2022 declined 12 percent from the last recorded survey taken in 2019, but that doesn’t necessarily sound an alarm with waterfowl managers who have seen similar fluctuations in the…

Knox named Mackey Award Tight End of the Week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Razorback senior Trey Knox has been named the John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following his standout performance in Arkansas’ 31-24 win over No. 23 Cincinnati last weekend.   The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native delivered a career day in the Hogs’ season-opening win, recording a team-leading six catches for a team-high 75 yards…

Sturaro ties for first as UAM Women’s Golf finish fifth in NCAA DII Central Region Fall Preview

Blue Springs, Miss. – The Arkansas-Monticello women’s golf team closed out the 2022 NCAA DII Central Region Fall Preview Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at the Adams Pointe Golf Club Golf Course in Blue Springs, Missouri. UAM closed out the final round of the tournament tied for 5rd place. Chiara Sturaro led the Blossoms throughout the tournament, closing out the final round of…

Arkansas’s Cohoon and Lewis to be honored this week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –Ruth Cohoon and Bev Lewis were instrumental in laying the foundation for women’s athletics at the University of Arkansas. They will be honored this weekend as part of the university’s recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, the ground-breaking legislation that ensured equal opportunities for women. Razorback Athletics will celebrate Cohoon and…

UAM Volleyball wins conference opener over Ouachita Baptist in reverse sweep fashion

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team comes out of their Great American Conference opener with a win over Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday. The Blossoms played five sets in the match, dropping the first two and winning the next three to complete a reverse sweep over the Tigers. The opening set began with a back and…

South Arkansas deer hunting open house and virtual meeting address regulation changes, management assistance

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is encouraging hunters in Ashley, Bradley and Union counties to participate in one of two special meetings this week devoted to deer hunting regulations and deer herd health in south Arkansas following the detection of chronic wasting disease in Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge during the 2021-22…

SEC announces Arkansas 2022-23 men’s basketball league schedule

FAYETTEVILLE – The Southeastern Conference has announced Arkansas’ 2022-23 conference men’s basketball schedule. The Razorbacks will have four home league games on Saturday, punctuated by the regular-season finale versus Kentucky (Mar. 4) in Bud Walton Arena. Head coach Eric Musselman will open the fourth year of his SEC tenure on Dec. 28 (Wed.) at LSU. Overall,…

Hog Baseball Fall Classic set for Sept. 30

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks’ annual Fall Classic is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Baum-Walker Stadium. The intrasquad scrimmage is free for the public to attend. Gates will open at 5 p.m., and parking for the event is free. Concession stands will be closed, but outside food and drinks are allowed. Non-food items…

Attorney General Rutledge and bipartisan coalition reach $438.5 million agreement with JUUL Labs

LITTLE ROCK—Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced today a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. In addition to the financial terms, the settlement would force JUUL to comply with a series of strict injunctive terms…

Museum’s annual Hamburger Supper fundraiser set for September 30

The Bradley County Historical Museum announced this week the date for the organization’s annual Hamburger Supper. The supper is set for Friday, September 30, 2022, prior to the Warren Lumberjacks – Crossett Eagles football game. Take-out meals will consist of grilled hamburgers (with all the trimmings), the popular baked beans, chips and homemade brownies. The…

Domineck, Pool earn SEC weekly honors

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas football earned two SEC Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced Monday. Jordan Domineck was tabbed the league’s defensive lineman of the week while linebacker Bumper Pool was selected as defensive player of the week.   Both weekly honors are the first of Domineck and Pool’s careers. The duo played instrumental…