The housing crisis among the Marshallese Community in Northwest Arkansas received more attention in the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Officials say language barriers, difficulty adjusting to the housing system and people not knowing their tenant rights, makes the problem linger on.

The Stable, a marketing agency with an office in Bentonville, is launching an executive apprentice position in northwest Arkansas. The initiative is targeting talent without a college degree. We hear from the agency's first executive apprentice and their CEO, neither of which have college degrees.

A blooming new hemp industry in Arkansas that grows raw cannabidiol-rich flowers to supply the CBD market is withering. We visit a state-licensed Ozarks hemp farm, one of the few still operating in Arkansas to learn why.

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, will be back with new sessions about language soon. Today we wanted to share a Halloween-themed visit with her from 2021.

As ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson notes, overdoses and opioid-induced deaths reached new highs over the course of the pandemic in Arkansas. Advocacy groups Speak Up About Drugs and Can You See Me Now organized a rally outside the Washington County Coroner's office in September to shed light on the epidemic.

President Joe Biden announced in June a proposal to expand and clarify the text of Title IX to include protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in addition to sex. in September, Governor Asa Hutchinson held a press conference to announce that he was opposed to this amendment, specifically on the issue of trans women student athletes in Arkansas. There are no such incidents of trans women student athletes that we could find in the state of Arkansas.

The next seven days of live music in the region includes ample opportunities to see blues, folk, hard rock, electronic music, and more.

Next spring Distinguised Professor of Art Lynn Jacobs will lead a University of Arkansas Honors College Signature Seminar about death and art. She'll also deliver a virtual preview lecture tomorrow evening at 5:15. We asked her about the course.

Fayetteville musician and activist Donna Mulhollan crafts to raise awareness about critical issues including climate change and social justice. We visit her studio to observe the discipline known as craftivism, and gather insight from University of Arkansas art historian John Blakinger who specializes in aesthetics and politics.

The University of Arkansas and the City of Fayetteville marked their 18th official recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day.