The Nashville Chamber of Commerce board of directors met on Tuesday and voted to scale back the 2020 Stand Up For America celebration. Because of concern for COVID-19, the board decided to limit this year's event to a fireworks show on July 4th and postpone the salute to our veterans until a time when health restrictions are eased.
Free COVID-19 Screenings in Nashville Friday, June 12th
There will be a free Covid-19 testing center at the old Brookshire’s parking lot currently “Occasions” 1405 South 4th St. in Nashville this Friday from noon until 5:00 p.m. Healthy Connections has locations in Little Rock, Hot Springs, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Mount Ida, Mena, and DeQueen. They will be testing patients 18 and under with symptoms, and 18 and over with or without symptoms. This test is by nasal swab. See an example of the test and how it is given is at:
No insurance information is needed or will be collected and no appointment is necessary.
Free Covid-19 Testing
CAN I GET TESTED FOR COVID-19? Yes! Healthy Connections is testing for COVID-19, regardless of symptoms. We can test you at any of our clinic locations in Little Rock, Hot Springs, Mena, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Mount Ida, and De Queen. Call 888-710-8220 for same-day appointments.
UA Cossatot Receives Grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council
UA Cossatot received a grant of $336,000 from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) at its meeting held on Wednesday, June 3rd. The grant will be used for Phase 1 of restoring the old Lockesburg Middle School on the Lockesburg Campus of UA Cossatot.
The council distributed $27.3 million to 23 projects that will restore and protect state-owned lands and property.
According to UA Cossatot Chancellor Dr. Steve Cole, this will be huge for education and historic preservation, “Since 2017 we have been working diligently with the ANCRC and Arkansas Historic Preservation to rehabilitate and use all of the buildings on the old Lockesburg High School Campus. This most recent grant will allow us to start restoring the middle school. When we finish phase 1, we will have two new classrooms, a large community room, and, most importantly, a museum to house and protect historical items from Lockesburg High School”.
UA Cossatot is also filing an application to Arkansas Historic Preservation to turn the entire old Lockesburg Campus into a historic district according to Cole, “Since we already have the gym on the National Register and have applied for the high school, it just makes more sense to have the entire campus as a historic district with all the buildings, including the old 100 year old jail listed as contributing buildings”.
The planned museum will house all of the old LHS memorabilia UA Cossatot currently possesses plus will always be open to the community members to donate more. “We have this wonderful opportunity to protect over 120 years of memories and will be asking anyone with old LHS memorabilia to contact Barry Reed at breed@cccua.edu”, added Cole.
As with any building owned by UA Cossatot, the UA Cossatot Foundation in the near future will be posting naming opportunities for the museum, community room, and the classrooms, hoping to raise enough funds to furnish the rooms and curate all of the historic pieces.
Cole expects phase 1 to be completed by next July, “We should meet our goal of completing phase 1 by June 30th of 2021, and we fully expect to apply for phase 2 funding next March, which will completely finish the middle school restoration”.
Since 2013, UA Cossatot has invested more than one million dollars in grants, private donations, and college funds on the Lockesburg Campus, with a large portion of funds coming from the ANCRC.
Stacy Hurst, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, who serves as Secretary of the ANCRC said, “The ANCRC Trust Fund has funded over $400 million in projects since its first grants were made in 1989. Many well-loved buildings and properties have been saved for future generations by the fund, and we are a better state for it.”
ANCRC has funded the restoration and preservation of such iconic properties as the Arkansas State Capitol, Old Main on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus, Lakeport Plantation in Chicot County, and the Johnny Cash Home in Dyess.
The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) was established by Arkansas Act 729 of 1987. Its grants and trust fund are managed for the acquisition, management and stewardship of state-owned lands, or the preservation of state-owned historic sites, buildings, structures or objects which the ANCRC determines to be of value for recreation or conservation purposes. The properties are to be used, preserved, and conserved for the benefit of present and future generations.
Ribbon Cutting Monday at Main Street Nutrition in Nashville
Howard County Farmers Market Monday, June 8th, from 3 - 7pm
Monday, June 8th, will be our first Monday afternoon to have a scheduled Monday market day. A couple of our vendors are able to bring their produce and other goods this time, and hopefully, as the weather is more cooperative in the next few weeks, we can get even more produce harvested for sale at the market!
We will have:
- Wenta Farm
Blueberries and squash
- Aunt Fern's Fried Pies
Various flavors
- Owensburg Farm
Duck eggs (can be used just like chicken eggs and just as delicious!)
Bread rolls
Cookies
Banana tree plants
- Carolyn's Kitchen
Baked goods
House Plants
We are hoping that these Mondays will be of the most benefit for customers who can't make the Friday morning sessions. And, we at the market are very dependent on the vendors having their produce and goods available for Monday market day so we can schedule the day as going on or not. It's been tough having so much rain the past couple of months, but vendors are telling us that they plan on harvesting their normal crops later than usual this season. So hopefully many more selections to come on both farmers' market days!
So if you have a chance after work on Monday, stop by and see what's available and tell your friends about our market now being open on Monday afternoons! We'd be glad to have you help us spread the word! 🍊😀🦆🥚❤️🍞
P.S. If you know of someone who might want to sell their items at our market, please have them call Julio Fuentes @ 870-200-3883 to register. It only costs $5.00 each time they'd like to sell. The more vendors the better the selection. A win-win for all of us!
Showers and Thunderstorms Expected Monday
Heavy Rains from Cristobal Continue to move Northward
The Weather Channel says thunderstorms are expected to begin around noon time today for southwest Arkansas and could bring heavy rains throughout the afternoon.
The Weather Channel expects showers, thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and strong winds today as a result of Cristobal making landfall.
The National Weather Service has
...A swath of heavy rain is expected to impact areas just west of
the Mississippi River as Cristobal continues to track far inland
toward the Great Lakes through Tuesday...
...Heavy snow develops in parts of the northern Rockies as severe
thunderstorms become increasingly likely across the northern and
central Plains, ...
...The West cools off substantially but critical to extreme fire
danger continues in the southern Rockies and High Plains...
After making landfall in southeastern Louisiana yesterday,
tropical storm Cristobal has continued to track further inland
into the lower Mississippi Valley. Cristobal has been weakening
relatively slowly over land, and continues to bring intense rain
bands and tropical storm force wind gusts into Mississippi and
Alabama. A High Risk for excessive rainfall remains in place for
eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi along with the ongoing
threat for dangerous coastal flooding along the Central Gulf
Coast. Cristobal is expected to bring a several inches of heavy
rain just west of the Mississippi River together with gusty winds
and isolated severe weather during the next couple of days.
Meanwhile, an anomalously cold and vigorous upper trough for early
June continues to swing through the western U.S. and into the
northern Plains. Strong to severe storms will be likely as a cold
front slowly works its way across the region.
UA Cossatot Colt La Drakkus Thomas Signs with Crowley's Ridge
Here at UA Cossatot, we are proud to announce that junior forward La Drakkus Thomas has signed a letter of intent to continue his college basketball career at Crowley's Ridge College. LT was a team leader and a fan favorite for the Colts and we know he will make us proud! Congrats LT!
Grand Opening / Ribbon Cutting at Main Street Nutrition in Nashville Monday
There will be a Grand Opening / Ribbon Cutting this coming Monday, June 8th, at Main Street Nutrition, located 2 doors north of the Nashville Chamber office. The event will be from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Come help us celebrate this new business and wish them great success.
Mike Reese,
Chamber Director
AFMC Initiates Substance Misuse Coalition in Hempstead and Howard Counties
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – June 4, 2020 – Families in Hempstead and Howard counties have a new opportunity to get help for their younger family members. AFMC, with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is recruiting and leading a consortium of organizations that are serving people in the southwest region of Arkansas. Called the “Substance Abuse Resource Assistance Coalition” (SARAC), the coalition will coordinate services for young victims of opioid and substance misuse crime, and help families find resources and services.
Hempstead and Howard counties were chosen for the DOJ grant because, despite the federal government’s significant investments in Arkansas to combat substance abuse, these counties have not benefited through direct initiatives.
Residents of Hempstead and Howard counties live in a medically underserved area. Coupled with a scarcity of medical and social services, they also face a higher than average opioid prescription-drug rate and high levels of illicit drug misuse. The stigma about mental health treatment makes opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and recovery particularly challenging.
Children and youth who are neglected by addicted parents or victimized in their communities are the most vulnerable population impacted by the opioid crisis. Children are caught in the middle without the health care and social service resources they need to build resilience against these upheavals.
These children can accumulate adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) at a high rate. ACEs can include abuse, neglect or household dysfunction that lead to an increased risk of physical and mental chronic disease, early death, and alcohol or drug misuse later in life. More than 15% of adults in Hempstead and Howard counties have experienced four or more ACEs.
Families can encounter the child welfare system while they are coping with their own or a family member’s substance use disorder (SUD). Because SUD treatment services do not coordinate with child welfare services, it can create complex problems for families seeking behavioral health, substance abuse and family violence services.
“Dealing with the threat of going to foster care plus trying to cope with family incarceration, overdoses, drug violence and other traumatic events are things no child should have to face alone. They need help and SARAC is poised to deliver it,” Ray Hanley, president and CEO of AFMC, said.
The SARAC coalition will provide families in crisis with comprehensive family-centered treatment services for both the child welfare and substance abuse treatment systems. AFMC will manage the SARAC call center that will respond to referrals initiated by community partners such as health care providers, law enforcement agencies, courts and schools. The call center can be reached at 866-253-1164 and is scheduled to be open July 1, 2020.
When children are identified by a care-delivery partner, the partner will submit a referral to the SARAC call center. SARAC staff will conduct an assessment to identify family needs and local resources. An individualized service coordination plan will be developed to ensure continued access to needed services to maximize healing, recovery, and resilience for these children and their families. Call center staff will assist families of youth ages 0 to 18 years by identifying and coordinating resources, finding medical providers, getting employment help, and applying for health insurance, nutrition programs and utilities assistance.
On a parallel path, AFMC will raise community awareness about ACEs and building resilience, specifically among medical and behavioral health providers. AFMC-certified trainers will work with SARAC’s frontline partners to provide trauma-informed care training and screening tools. A trauma-informed approach provides a framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to trauma’s effect and building a sense of control and empowerment. SARAC will also offer comprehensive assistance to parents to address behaviors that predispose them to child maltreatment. While individual resilience is important, a community-wide focus on resilience and trauma-informed care will lead to healing.
UA Cossatot’s Secondary Career Center Awards 81 Certificates
The Secondary Career Center at UA Cossatot is a high school program designed to help teenagers earn college credit in technical programs while still in high school. UA Cossatot recently awarded 70 students from the Secondary Career Center with 81 certificates. The college also awarded 1,816 college credit hours to 227 students enrolled in the program for the spring 2020 semester.
High school students can enroll in the Secondary Career Center beginning their junior year of high school. Juniors and seniors can take college credit hours in automotive service technology, diesel service technology, medical professions, welding, and industrial technology. Students attend classes at a UA Cossatot campus during the morning or afternoon and can take up to half of their course requirements in high school to obtain their degree or technical certificate with the potential of Certificates of Proficiency being earned before high school graduation.
The Secondary Career Center at UA Cossatot helps high school students get a head start on college, but it also helps them save money. The classes offered through the Secondary Career Center are available to high school students at no charge.
The Secondary Career Center also provides students the opportunity to learn about technical careers they may be interested in or want to consider.
For more information about UA Cossatot’s Secondary Career Center or to enroll in available courses for the fall 2020 semester, please contact High School Programs Director, Julie Rhodes at 870-584-1343 or jrhodes@cccua.edu
Online Education is Affordable at UA Cossatot
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities across the nation are offering the majority of their classes strictly online. With so much uncertainty about on-campus course work, college students are being encouraged to sign up for courses with an online format. UA Cossatot, the first college in Arkansas to offer a fully-accredited degree completely online, has been offering online education since 1997 and continues to offer several classes, certificates, and degrees online for students to take at a friendly price.
UA Cossatot has eight associate degrees, two associate of applied science degrees, five technical certificates, and two certificates of proficiency that can be completed 100% online. The majority of classes in other degrees and certificates at UA Cossatot can be completed online as well.
Students can earn degrees and certificates in general studies, business, agriculture, criminal justice, and psychology, to name a few, without ever stepping on one of UA Cossatot’s campuses.
Tuition at UA Cossatot is $74 per credit hour, meaning full-time in-district resident students taking 12 hours can expect to pay less than $1600 a semester. Additionally, UA Cossatot’s online courses generally require no textbook purchases, saving students over $500 each semester.
UA Cossatot was recently listed as one of the Top 60 Online Community Colleges in the nation. Out of 60 colleges, UA Cossatot was ranked at number 15 and was also listed as the most affordable online community college in the country, according to Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning.
UA Cossatot Student Accounts Officer, Tiana Kelly, said, “Taking classes at a community college is a great option. If students are going to have to pay for coursework online, they might as well take them at UA Cossatot, where they will be far cheaper! We are happy to welcome local, transfer, new, and returning students to our college. UA Cossatot students are given the option to make monthly payments through the mail, online, or over the phone. To set up payment plans, please call the business office at 870-584-1113. We would love to help you and answer any questions!”
For more information about online classes or online programs offered at UA Cossatot, please contact Student Services at studentservices@cccua.edu or 870-584-4471.
UA Cossatot Releases Three-Phase Plan for Reopening
The purpose of this three-phase plan is to prepare UA Cossatot’s staff, students, and community for the gradual reopening of all UA Cossatot campuses.
Based on current guidance, UA Cossatot will employ a gradual return to normal for our students and community. Since the advent of COVID-19 in our community, UA Cossatot has shuttered campuses to students and visitors. Employees of UA Cossatot have been allowed to work from home (providing employees can effectively and productively complete their job duties) from the very beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, while many employees have been coming to work on campus under strict social distancing and other CDC safety guidelines. This plan is designed to guide our college and inform our public through the summer to prepare for a full reopening this fall. UA Cossatot’s COVID-19 Task Force is currently preparing the reopening plan for fall of 2020.
This plan should be considered a fluid response to the COVID-19 epidemic and may be changed based on the prevailing or impending health conditions locally, statewide, and regionally.
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LIVE VIDEO: Lockesburg School Campus Historic Restoration Project - Dr. Steve Cole
UA Cossatot Cosmetology Grad Juanisha Finley
Congratulations Juanisha Finley is a UAC Cosmetology Graduate! Covid couldn’t stop this girl!!
A Look at the Cosmetology Career Program at UA Cossatot in Nashville, AR
Fall registration is underway at UAC. One of our many technical career programs is cosmetology on the Nashville campus of UA Cossatot.
This Week's Edition of Fit-4-Life is Featuring Tessa Dean
UA Cossatot and the University of Arkansas Create a Pathway for Business Transfer Students
On May 21, 2020, UA Cossatot Chancellor, Dr. Steve Cole, signed an articulation agreement with the University of Arkansas Walton School of Business in Fayetteville for the Associate of Science Business transfer degree. This degree will allow students completing the degree to seamlessly transfer to the University of Arkansas Walton School of Business online or as a resident student.
UA Cossatot Division Chair of Professional Studies, Barbara Lacefield, said, “We have been working for quite some time to get this agreement completed, so we are excited to finally have everything in place. We have had an agreement with other schools in the state for several years but nothing specific for the University of Arkansas, until now.”
Students who choose to complete this 62 credit hour associate’s degree at UA Cossatot can do so entirely online. They can then transfer to the Fayetteville campus to major in a variety of subjects, including business administration, marketing, management, and supply chain management. The agreement also allows students to transfer online to earn a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, accounting, and general business.
Business transfer students from UA Cossatot who choose to move to Fayetteville and take classes on campus can qualify for the Arkansas Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship allows transfer students living on campus to pay the same tuition rate they paid at UA Cossatot ($74 per credit hour) at Fayetteville.
The Associate of Science Business degree at UA Cossatot is designed to improve employability and also transfer. With this new transfer agreement, more business students can earn more affordable degrees with excellent quality.
For more information or any questions, please contact UA Cossatot’s Student Services department at studentservices@cccua.edu.
From the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees
Summer Courses at UA Cossatot Begin June 1
UA Cossatot is offering several online courses this summer that are available in 4-week, 6-week, and 8-week terms. Most of these courses will begin on Monday, June 1, 2020, and it is not too late to sign up for classes.
Students who are home for the summer or who are living anywhere can find rewarding benefits by taking an online college course at UA Cossatot this summer.
The full list of classes can be viewed at www.cccua.edu/enroll.
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Click the following links to access the PDF version of the current or upcoming semester's full course schedule. Summer 2020 Schedule (5.18.2020) Fall 2020 Schedule (4.16.2020 Find specific courses through Campus Connect Course Search. There's no need to login.
In as little as four weeks, students can earn college credit hours that can be used to transfer or obtain a certificate or a degree at UA Cossatot.
To enroll in any one of the courses offered at UA Cossatot this summer, students need to contact a Student Services Advisor. Student Services Advisors include Lizz Garza, Jocelin Galvez, Holly Norman, Sheila McCandless, Rachel Barfield, Addison Hill, and Suzanne Ward. Their contact information can be found on the directory page of UA Cossatot’s website at www.cccua.edu/directory. Students can also sign up for classes by emailing Student Services at studentservices@cccua.edu.
The last day to sign up for classes is also June 1. For more information, please contact UA Cossatot’s Student Services department at studentservices@cccua.edu.
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