Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
Local fire stations compete to make the best chili. Friday February 10th at 6pm at the Randolph County Development Center at BRTC Pocahontas. For more information contact Alan Haskins at (870)…
The Curtis Humes Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Bryson Johnson of Jonesboro. Each fall, the scholarship Is to be awarded to a student enrolled in a technology course. The Curtis…
After a spending a year evaluating its processes, systems, and policies then undergoing a 3-day, 7-person site evaluation visit, Black River Technical College has been awarded the highest level,…
BRTC will be extending their hours from August 15th through the 17th to allow students extra time to visit campus and register for classes, purchase their textbooks, and work out…
The Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) has developed Active Shooter Training for Educators. This curriculum contains the most current guidelines established by the United States Department…
BRTC’s respiratory therapy (RT) and paramedic programs conducted a Mass Casualty Incident Simulation and Vehicle Extrication Simulation on June 1, 2022. Students worked with ProMed and the Pocahontas Fire Department to test…
Applications to BRTC’s Practical Nursing Evening Program are now open. This is a 10 ½ month program that will begin on August 15, 2022 and end on June 30, 2023.…
Through a partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), Black River Technical College will offer a for-credit Introduction to Hunting course in Fall 2022. During the course, students will complete the AGFC’s Hunter…
The Curtis Humes Memorial Scholarship has recently been established through the BRTC Foundation. Curtis Humes, a graduate of Sloan Hendrix High School, began attending BRTC in the fall of 2016. During his…
The Rick and Rita Bozwell Agriculture Scholarship has been established through the BRTC Foundation. The Knights of Columbus Council 2443 is offering a $1000 scholarship yearly in honor of Rick and Rita Bozwell.…
Black River Technical College, in cooperation with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will host its 17th annual Holocaust Survivor Series lectures. Survivors provide first-hand accounts of the struggles theyexperienced during the…
Black River Technical college will host a Community Health Fair Tuesday, October 23 at the Randolph County Development Center in Pocahontas between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Free health screenings,…
For Black History Month, Black River Technical College is partnering with the Eddie Mae Herron Center to have Dennis Biddle, former professional Negro League player, speak. Mr. Biddle is originally…