Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart, will receive the Legacy Award at Junior Achievement of Arkansas’ first-ever Hall of Fame Gala. The gala, which is scheduled for May 9 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, will replace…
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2024 Junior Achievement of Arkansas Hall of Fame Gala
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJunior Achievement of Arkansas has announced it will present its Inaugural JA Hall of Fame Gala on Thursday, May 9 at the Statehouse Convention Center Governor Halls I and II. This year’s presenting sponsor is Staley Technologies, and this year’s…
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The 66th Annual Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA group of 10 will be inducted into the 2024 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, April 19, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The 66th annual induction banquet will recognize Carla Crowder, who has coached girls’…
Phil Parker, defensive coordinator for the Iowa Hawkeyes, was the recipient of the 28th annual Frank Broyles Award, which honors the best assistant coaches in college football. The announcement was made Tuesday, Dec. 5 during a luncheon at the Statehouse…
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Handing Out the Hardware: Broyles Award Ceremony Dec. 5 in Little Rock
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThe 2023 Frank Broyles Award denoting the nation’s best assistant coach in college football is playing out next week in the heart of Arkansas. The Dec. 5 awards event, slated for Little Rock’s Statehouse Convention Center with program starting at…
The 2023 Frank Broyles Award finalists have been revealed. The five finalists will travel to Little Rock on Monday, Dec. 4 for two days to celebrate excellence in assistant coaching. The finalists include: Mike Bobo, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Georgia Phil…
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Arkansas Urology to Honor Zook at AUSome Event
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Urology Foundation is excited to celebrate its mission and honor board member Randy Zook for his contributions to the community at the inaugural AUSome Event on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little…
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas recently celebrated a quarter-century of generational impact on women and girls with its 25th annual Power of the Purse event at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. During the event, the WFA raised $301,275…
Registration is still open for the inaugural Human Trafficking Summit, to be hosted by the Office of Attorney General Tim Griffin at the Statehouse Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 16 – Tuesday, Oct. 17. “Human trafficking is a reprehensible crime…
Pictured above: David Bazzel has grown the club into one of the largest of its kind. (Photos by DeWaine Duncan) Since its 2004 launch, the Little Rock Touchdown Club has grown into one of the largest and most respected clubs…