Members of WoodmenLife in Conway, a nonprofit organization that offers life insurance and retirement products, completed a beautification project recently where they planted a Willow Oak and a Red Maple Tree at Fifth Avenue Park.

Relatively small changes are foreseen for Justice of the Peace voting districts in the county. The districts, which change each 10 years to reflected updated census data, are currently in review by the Faulkner County Election Commission.

In a letter sent to Quorum Court members earlier this week, Faulkner County Sheriff Tim Ryals said he would not be “actively promoting” a tax increase to support “Sheriff’s Office needs and payroll.”

The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas celebrated its five-year anniversary during Demo Day and added 12 individuals to the total number of full-stack graduates of the program.

First Community Bank has announced the hiring of longtime banker, Janet McPhate, as assistant vice president branch manager at the financial institutions location at 766 Harkrider in downtown Conway.

The Greenbrier community has been giving back to their fellow residents in need with a variety of “blessing boxes” scattered around the town, one of the most recent being one started by a local teacher.

Krystal Riley, APRN, has joined Conway Regional Medical Clinic-Vilonia. She joins Gina McNew, MD, Internal Medicine, Charles Himmler, MD, Family Medicine, and Mandi Mears, APRN.

Twelve students have been selected to the 2021 homecoming court at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, including Faulkner County’s Haley Mims-Crawford.

Conway Corp Safety and Emergency Management Director Tony Van Pelt has earned the credential of Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP) with an endorsement in electric transmission and distribution from the Utility Safety & Ops Leadership Network.

Greener Days Ahead Rescue, a nonprofit animal shelter based in Mount Vernon, received a surprise donation of $15,000 from a Florida organization last month from what the organization originally thought was a spam email.

Faulkner County Prosecuting Attorney Carol Crews was surprised with an award on Monday.

Last week, Hendrix College students, faculty and staff attended a student-led protest for more than an hour on campus to bring awareness to sexual assault and changes they would like to see to Title IX.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday at his weekly briefing that certain COVID-19 protocols for K-12 schools involving quarantine have been changed due to the decreasing COVID-19 numbers in the state.

Dozens of college students, faculty, state officials, and advocates gathered on the Capitol steps Monday for the Save AR Students 2021 Fall Kickoff Rally. Speakers including Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Gregory Bledsoe, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and State Drug Director Kirk Lane addr…

St. Joseph School senior Zach Tucker was recently recognized as a National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) Commended Scholar for scoring in the top 3 percent out of the 1.6 million high school students nationwide who took the PSAT/NMSQT in their junior year.

State Representative Spencer Hawks declared his run for current Senate District 35 this past Friday in front of the Faulkner County Courthouse in the midst of a large group of supporters.

Conway City Attorney, Charles Finkenbinder, presented criminal defense and family law attorney Landon Sanders with the Outstanding Citizenship Award Friday for the work he has done for the community, specifically in the Sobriety Court.

Faulkner County is on track to to finish well above revenue projections for the year, County Treasurer Scott Sanson told the Quorum Court Budget and Finance Committee Tuesday night.

Faulkner County’s STOP DV program is expanding.

Votes at Tuesday night’s Quorum Court committee meetings show county employee premium pay will be back under debate, as well as timing of pay raises for some county employees.

Fifth graders at Wooster Elementary School in Greenbrier got to experience the French culture in the classroom Monday in preparation for their latest reading assignment.

The city of Conway announced it has been given approval to work with Garver, an engineering consultant firm in Conway, for the Oak Street Corridor Plan.

If you’re looking for a tee-rrific activity to do with your family, friends or even co-workers, then a Toad Suck-themed, 18-hole miniature golf course is now open in Conway.