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Good morning to you Little Rock! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How you can adopt a $5,000 Little Rock micro home.
  • See which Little Rock groups just landed new community grant money.
  • How rising private school tuition is outpacing Arkansas' LEARNS voucher funding

Also on today's calendar: JET - Down The Moonlit Mile Revue and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 103 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 70.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 100 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Little Rock Provides $5,000 'Micro Home' Gift For Supplying Temporary Housing (arkansasradio.com) — Little Rock is inviting residents and organizations to donate $5,000 to "adopt" a micro home in the new Little Rock Micro Home Village, providing temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness. Donors receive a tax deduction while helping fund safe, stable units that bridge residents toward permanent housing, with more details on rollout and total homes still to come.
   

• 4 local agencies obtain $42,000 from FHLB Dallas' program (pbcommercial.com) — Little Rock nonprofits Mamas Unidas LR and Junior Achievement of Arkansas are sharing in $42,000 in new grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' Partnership Grant Program. Awards were celebrated in Little Rock and will support community-focused work alongside projects in Pine Bluff and Springdale, leveraging local bank contributions that are matched at a generous 5-to-1 ratio.
   

• Tuition at Arkansas' top private schools rising faster than LEARNS Act funding (arkansasonline.com) — Families in Little Rock are seeing tuition at major private schools like Little Rock Christian, Episcopal Collegiate, Baptist Prep, and Catholic High rise much faster than LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Account funding. The gap now leaves many parents paying thousands beyond state aid, even as enrollment in the voucher-style program grows and state officials review, but have never rejected, tuition hikes.
   

📸 Around Little Rock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Little Rock

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    Saturday September 12
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    Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Rd, Little Rock
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is a small cat that has been hanging around 49 Coachlight Drive.
    Sturbridge She is Smokey colored Siamese. She is really friendly and loves to be pet. She did not have a collar on. Checking soon to see if she… (Nextdoor Sturbridge)
  • Sharing info for a friend.
    They have lots of other items for sale too. Furniture, clothes, dishes, etc. Do you like to do crafting? Come to the inside/yard sale today at 30… (Nextdoor Meadowcliff / Brookwood)
  • ScholarMade Achievement Place posted a job opening for Custodian [Rolling Applications] in Little Rock. Apply here.
  • Advantage Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Sales Merchandiser in Little Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Little Rock here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Little Rock

  • Arkansas Travelers retire Dick Allen's No. 6, honoring franchise trailblazer (kark.com)
  • AR: Eaton Locates $242+ Million Manufacturing Facility in North Little Rock, With 1,200 New Jobs (tradeandindustrydev.com)
  • Date Set For Goodwill's 2026 Gala for Good (armoneyandpolitics.com)

Maumelle

  • Kayakers, anglers and birdwatchers find adventure at Lake Maumelle off Highway 10 (katv.com)

Ok Little Rock! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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