Stories from Friday, November 20, 2009

What started out as a required class project turned into a labor of love for members of Ramona Clower's Human Relations class at Arkansas Northeastern College. Clower gives the student very little to go on. "Students choose their own class project," she said. "They develop the idea, implement it and then do either a scrapbook or PowerPoint presentation at the end of the semester. They do all the work."...

Project ARK (At Risk Kids) is a program utilized by the Arkansas Sheriff's Association to teach children about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs. "P.C. the Patrol Car" and the Project ARK lecturers travel throughout Arkansas presenting programs to kindergarten through third-grade students. ...

Approximately 100 people were on hand Thursday night at The Ritz Gallery for the grand opening of "Main Street in Black and White," a collection of vintage photographs of Blytheville. The exhibit, which will be on display until the end of the year, is part of a traveling photographic exhibition featuring lively street scenes and vibrant architecture from three Arkansas downtowns during their heyday. ...