After a nearly eight-month-long coaching search, Arkansas has hired Bret Bielema as its new head football coach. Bielema, 42, comes to the Razorbacks after seven years as head coach at Wisconsin.
Month: December 2012
Daily Flyer: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012
News, events, weather and more for Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.
PHOTOS: Rock balancing sculptures appear along Lake Fayetteville Trail
Connie Rieper-Estes said she recently began finding the mysterious formations by the Veterans Park pavilion and on the east side of the dam trail. “It’s like finding easter eggs,” said Estes. “I look for them every day.”
In case you missed it: Dec. 3 Town Hall Meeting
About 25 people attended the event to hear various department directors discuss what’s been happening in the city over the past few months.
Bear Grylls reality show hosts auditions in Fayetteville Dec. 15
Grylls’ new reality series, set to air on NBC this summer, will hold an open casting call in Fayetteville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15 at Fayetteville Athletic Club.
Weekly deals & more: Dec. 3-9
Live music, events, specials, sales, and more for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2012.
Little Free Library co-founder Todd Bol to speak in Fayetteville Dec. 4
Todd Bol will speak about the Little Free Library program and how to generate interest in a community from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 inside the library’s Walker Community Room.
Library to host Alison Moore book signing on Dec. 6
“Riders on the Orphan Train” chronicles the lives of two children among approximately 250,000 young people “placed out” between 1854 and 1929; boarding trains in New York City and literally given away at rail stations across the country.
2012 AP All-SEC football awards: Arkansas’ Cobi Hamilton on first team
Arkansas senior wide receiver Cobi Hamilton was a unanimous choice Monday for the Associated Press’ All-SEC first team.
UA vice chancellor for advancement reassigned following budget shortfall
A review determined flaws in the division’s budget management process which led to a $3.1 million shortfall for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
Fayetteville Animal Shelter hosts holiday open house, offers $10 adoptions and free cats
Aside from $10 dog adoptions and free cat adoptions, the event offers other activities including shelter tours, photos with Santa Claus for kids and pets, and pet painting sessions.
Daily Flyer: Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
News, events, weather and more for Monday, Dec. 3, 2012.
Razorback Roundup: Syracuse 91, Arkansas 82
Syracuse senior James Southerland scored a career-high 35 points to lead No. 6 Syracuse to a 91-82 win over Arkansas in front of 16,259 fans Friday night at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.