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From the Weekly Washington County Democrat SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS ELECTION DAY IS MAY 9 — EARLY VOTING STARTS ON MAY 2 School board elections are just around the corner. With the passage of the LEARNS act, banning books and all the anti-trans legislation, these races are critically important to our public schools.  Who can vote?  If you live in the city limits of the Fayetteville School district, you can vote. School_Board_Zone_Map_2021.pdf (core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com) These are non-partisan races. If you don’t know who to vote for, call them or see who’s standing with them on social media! Springdale School district has two at large members running.  These are […]

Fayetteville City Council Meeting Tuesday May 2 – 5:00 pm Rally 5:30 pm City Council Meeting Fayetteville City Admin Building 113 W. Mountain St. Fayetteville There are those who imagine that homeless people are really not quite human. They’re dirty, probably drug addicts and criminals. I don’t believe most Omni folks are in that camp. We’re the bleeding hearts who hand them change out the car window and wish them well. But nobody really know how to help them. That includes our city government. In it’s wish to take care of the earth and our city, our city codes are […]

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New Beginnings is a micro home village in South Fayetteville that houses 20 formerly-homeless people giving them a brand new start in life. If you know New Beginnings you know they’re already accomplishing some powerful changes in their people’s lives. If you’re not familiar, here is their website to get a taste of their work. Right now New Beginnings is fundraising for their Stepping Stone Gardens. You would never believe the impact of 8 tiny garden beds! New Beginnings is doubling our garden beds and hiring a garden coach. We’ve found gardening helps increase self worth! NWA Gives on April 6th […]

Little Rock Central High School students protest LEARNS bill From Senator Greg Leding – greg@gregleding.com SB294 is now law as of last Tuesday, Next up for the controversial legislation: Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva’s gearing up to collect public feedback as part of the process to promulgate rules and regulations to put LEARNS into effect. (It’s also possible the law will face legal challenges.) What you can do this week Whatever your feelings about the LEARNS Act, now that it’s law, the state must put in place rules and regulations to enforce it. In a recent interview, Secretary of Education […]

Logan Hubberd from the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute in Fayetteville, has been developing programs to help foster community within their clinic. It’s to provide more resources to the patients and aid in their treatment. A program he’s working on is adding a community library to the clinic so the patients can have access to literature, and provide some group activities, like book discussions. Logan plans to add bookshelves – or “Little Libraries” around the clinic. But his primary focus right now is to add a bookshelf to the waiting area that gets most traffic. He reached out to Omni asking if our […]

The great local artist, lover of peace, and human, Hank Kaminsky left this Earth March 13th, 2023. Thank you Hank, for your love, your art, and for all you did to make this world a better place. Kelly and Donna Mulhollan musical remembrance

Good Housing is a Human RightUpcoming Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Essential workshops Tenisha Gist Dear Community Partners, Partners for Better Housing is excited to introduce 7 FREE Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Essentials cohort-based workshops designed to equip individuals with the tools to explore homeownership from April – October 2023! Each workshop will offer lessons about money management, homebuyer readiness, credit foundations and so much more. Each lesson is designed to empower and to encourage people to take the reins on their financial future so that they can reach their goals on their terms. Workshops will cover the following topics: Anyone that is interested can apply here: (https://forms.office.com/r/t42hmuVnHW)! Seats are limited! The first cohort, workshop […]