Community Briefs
Dumpsters available for excess trash
Large Waste Management dumpsters have been placed in two locations in Pine Bluff and are only for excess bagged and household trash.
The locations are #2 Convention Drive on the Plaza Hotel’s parking lot and 413 University Drive on the vacant lot next to Hayes Beauty and Barber Salon and the Green Door, according to the mayor’s office.
Details: (870) 730-2000 or mayor@cityofpinebluff-ar.gov or www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov.
Grand Prairie art center names winners
The Arts Center of the Grand Prairie at Stuttgart announced winners of the Festival of the Arts Photography Awards for 2024. The awards reception will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, according to a news release.
Award winners listed by category include:
ARCHITECTURE
First Place Kenneth Terry, Second Place Kenneth Terry, Third Place Melissa Abernathy, Honorable Mention Cameron Welch.
BLACK & WHITE
First Place Kenneth Terry, Second Place Jennifer Price, Third Place Judith Ann Redditt, Honorable Mention Monica Petter.
LIFE ON THE GRAND PRAIRIE
First Place Jennifer Price, Second Place Gray Morgan, Third Place Gray Morgan.
NATURE/LANDSCAPE
First Place Kenneth Terry, Second Place Cameron Welch, Third Place Jennifer Price, Honorable Mention Melissa Abernathy.
PEOPLE
First Place Jennifer Price, Second Place Monica Petter.
STILL LIFE
First Place Jennifer Price, Second Place Cameron Welch, Third Place Judith Ann Redditt, Honorable Mention Melissa Abernathy.
YOUTH
First Place Teegan Henry, Second Place Jacey Blanford, Third Place Connor Henry, Honorable Mention Conner Henry.
BEST OF SHOW ADULT
Jennifer Price.
BEST OF SHOW YOUTH
Teegan Henry.
The exhibit dates are Jan. 31 through Feb. 29. Call the Arts Center of the Grand Prairie at (870) 673 1781 to schedule a visit or for details.
Locals on UA’s Fulbright honors’ lists
Southeast Arkansas students were named to the fall 2023 Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, the students achieved at least a 3.75 grade-point average for the semester. To qualify for the Chancellor’s List, students must also achieve at least a 4.00 grade-point average.
Honorees include:
Patricia Henry of Dumas was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Caroline Groves of Monticello was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Annie Bauman of Stuttgart was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Manas Patel of White Hall was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Averi Montgomery of Monticello was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Erin Ludwig of Stuttgart was named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List;
John Eckert of Sheridan was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Conley Coker of Stuttgart was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Tara Shook of Dewitt was named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List;
Ahmad Pace of Pine Bluff was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Mary Burdan of Mcgehee was named to the fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists;
Abigail Bauman of Stuttgart was named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List;
Elizabeth Bragg of Monticello was named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List.
Locals graduate at Mississippi State
Fall 2023 graduates at Mississippi State University include several area students, according to a news release.
Shelby Rainbolt of Sheridan received a Bachelor of Science degree and graduated Cum Laude from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
David Doss of McGehee received a Bachelor of Science degree from MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering.
John Stephens of Stuttgart received a Master of Agribusiness Management degree from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Ole Miss names honor students
The University of Mississippi announced its fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls, including southeast Arkansas students.
CHANCELLOR’S HONOR ROLL
The Chancellor’s Honor Roll is reserved for students who earn a semester grade point average between 3.75 and 4.00. Area honorees include:
Molly Bohanan of Stuttgart, majoring in Pharm D Pharm Prct Track;
Lauren Hord of Stuttgart, majoring in Exercise Science; Abby Stratton of Stuttgart, majoring in Allied Health Studies;
Hagan Hord of Stuttgart, majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications;
Abigail Hornbeck of White Hall, majoring in Forensic Chemistry.
DEAN’S HONOR ROLL
The Dean’s Honor Roll is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74. Local honorees include:
Sean Cunningham of DeWitt, majoring in International Studies;
Annsley Olivi of Lake Village, majoring in Freshman Studies.