Ann Kenda
Ann Kenda joined Arkansas Public Media in January 2017 from Sudbury, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and previously worked in public radio, commercial radio and newspaper in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She focuses on health, justice, education and energy as part of the Arkansas Public Media team. Her stories can be found on the airwaves, ArkansasPublicMedia.org and social media.
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Four librarians in Prattville, Ala., have lost their jobs over book challenges. Now one of them wants his job back.
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Arkansas State University has introduced its new Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. Dr. Alan Utter comes to A-State from a…
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The Jonesboro City Council held its first reading of an ordinance approving a ballot question on a sales tax issue Tuesday night. The question asks for a…
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More dental practices are reaching out to patients with fear or extreme sensitivity to oral pain to let them know that sedation can be an option to help...
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Ron's Catfish, which previously operated on Dan Ave in Jonesboro, for some 30 years before closing two years ago, will reopen in the same location later…
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One-year-old Davi Spurlock is a good sport about letting pediatric dentist Dr. Misee Harris examine her four baby teeth and bright pink gums for the...
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The Rotary Club of Jonesboro has dedicated the new Centennial Plaza at the corner of S. Church and E. Monroe. The plaza is a gift to the community in…
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Students and supporters gathered in the Reng Student Union on Wednesday in observance of Denim Day. They pulled notes with stories of sexual assault and…
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The nearly 12-foot long, 78-year-old, oil on canvas mural inside the Piggott Post Office is being featured on a new stamp issued by the United States...
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Discount retailer Fred's Pharmacy & Super Dollar has announced that it will close hundreds of stores, including the one on South Caraway Ave in Jonesboro.…
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The popular Jason's Catfish Buffet on Dan Ave in Jonesboro has closed permanently. "Costs were much higher than we could maintain," owners wrote on social…
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The Arkansas Department of Healh has advised customers who ate or drank at the Jordan's Kwik Stop at 7974 Highway 49 in Waldenburg in Poinsett County from…