April 2024

Arkansas Legislative 3-On-3 Charity Basketball Tournament set

Arkansas House of Representatives members will square off against their Senate counterparts for a worthwhile cause, “Hoops for Kids’ Sake,” benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas (BBBSCA) and the Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) of Arkansas. The ninth modern-era charity basketball game will occur Monday, April 22 at 6 p.m. at the Eddie L. Boone & Oliver Fitzpatrick, Jr. Fieldhouse at Little Rock Central High School.

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Volunteers needed for Great Arkansas Cleanup

Volunteers are needed to participate in this year’s Great Arkansas Cleanup from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Lake Charles State Park located at 3705 Highway 25, Powhatan, Ark. Each year the Great Arkansas Cleanup welcomes participants to join park staff in keeping the Natural State as beautiful as possible. The event is free and open to the public. Participants will meet at the Swim Beach parking lot. For more information, contact Noah Delashaw at noah.delashaw@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-1925.

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Rep. Crawford searching for student artist

A colored pencil drawing of combat boots draped with dog tags, a painting reflecting the anxiety a student felt during COVID, and hundreds of torn magazine pieces glued to create a portrait of a basketball player, all winning artworks previously chosen by Representative Rick Crawford to represent Arkansas’s First District in a national artwork display in Washington D.C.

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