Black River Technical College (BRTC) Board of Trustees will hold a breakfast meeting with the Higher Learning Commission accreditation team during their scheduled visit to the BRTC Pocahontas location on April 4.
Arkansas State University’s Fowler Center will present singer/ songwriter Kaia Kater (kyuh kay-ter) in its concert series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31.
The Black River Technical College(BRTC) Machine Tool Technology (MTT) program is currently working on the first prototype for Greene County Animal Farm rescue puppy Nubbins prosthetics. The new set of paws will consist of ventilation holes, joint tolerances, and ergonomically correct padding, which will improve Nubbins movement and grip.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) Campus Security Supervisor Tony Saylors retired this month after 15 and a half years of service to the BRTC students, faculty, and staff. “Officer Saylor has provided a consistent presence of safety and security for the BRTC students, staff, and faculty.
Providing small and emerging business owners with the innovative skills, tools, and contacts needed to create and grow their enterprises and better engage in job creation activities are the goals of an upcoming business conference to be held in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. Funded by the Arkansas Human Development Corporation (AHDC), Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), Arkansas Business Navigator program, with support from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and USDA Rural Development, the 2023 Eastern Arkansas Rural Business Development Conference, with a theme of “Breaking Barriers: Engaging Minds, Empowering Success” will bring together approximately twenty (20) private, quasi-state, state, federal, non-profit, and national organizations to provide conference participants with needed resources to grow their existing business or develop new busi-ness endeavors.
The Williams Baptist University theatre department will stage a spring production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown ‘’ at 7:30 p.m. on April 13-14, in Startup Chapel on the WBU campus.
Revival services continue through Thursday, March 30 at Union Home General Baptist Church. Services begin at 7 p.m. nightly with Michelle Thomas Lawson, pastor of Remnant Church in New Orleans, La., as the featured speaker. The church is located at 1177 County Road 533 near Rector.
Arkansas State University Museum will celebrate the 36th annual “Through a Child’s Eyes” (TACE) art exhibition with an opening Saturday, April 1. TACE is a juried art show featuring works by the region’s children, ages four through grade eight.
The Three Rivers College Music Department will present its Spring Showcase at 7 p.m. April 4 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.
The annual Rector Area Chamber of Commerce banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at the Rector Community Center.