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Arkansas Press Women Celebrates the Remarkable Career and Retirement of Mary Hightower
After nearly three decades of elevating agricultural communication in Arkansas, guiding young professionals, and helping shape Arkansas Press Women into a stronger, more connected organization, longtime APW member Mary Hightower is officially retiring from the...
Two reporters hard at work after receiving Arkansas Press Women mini-grant
By Josie Lenora Little Rock Public Radio is wrapping up the first chapter of a big investigative project. Two Little Rock Public Radio Reporters, Josie Lenora and Maggie Ryan, are working to make an anthology news podcast for the station. This year, Josie received the...
Arkansas Press Women Board Members Elected to Top Roles with National Federation of Press Women
Two longtime leaders of Arkansas Press Women have been elected to top positions with the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). Debbie Miller, secretary of APW, has been elected president of NFPW, while Kristin Netterstrom Higgins, APW’s immediate past president,...
Higgins Recognized as National Communicator of Achievement Nominee
Kristin Netterstrom Higgins of Bryant, Arkansas, was recognized as a nominee for the 2025 Communicator of Achievement Award from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). The honor, given annually for 67 years, is the organization’s highest individual award....
Arkansas Members Earn National Awards in NFPW Contest
Dozens of Arkansas Press Women (APW) members earned national recognition in the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) 2025 National Communications Contest. The awards were announced Sept. 13 during the 2025 NFPW Conference in Golden, Colorado, where more than 250...
Young Author Advocates for Kindness Through Award-Winning Children’s Book
Meet Aly Hobson, Arkansas Press Women’s Youngest Winner of 2025Aly Hobson, a 17-year-old rising senior at White Hall High School, is the youngest winner of the Arkansas Press Women’s 2025 Professional Communications Contest. She received third place in the category of...
Arkansas Press Women Honors Richard Plotkin with Inaugural Distinguished Service Award
Arkansas Press Women (APW) has named Richard Plotkin as the recipient of its inaugural Distinguished Service Award, created to recognize and celebrate individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service and leadership within the communications industry, particularly...
Josie Lenora Receives Arkansas Press Women’s First Investigative Journalism Mini-Grant
Arkansas Press Women (APW) has awarded its inaugural investigative journalism mini-grant to Josie Lenora, politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio. Lenora will use the $750 grant to support an in-depth podcast season examining the political career...
APW names winners of 2025 Communications Contest
Ya!Mule Wordsmiths’ Hebda receives 4th straight Sweepstakes Award Arkansas Press Women announced winners of its annual Professional Communications Contest at an awards luncheon Saturday at Central Baptist College in Conway. Work produced in a variety of communications...
Arkansas High School Students Take Home Awards from NFPW National Contest
In addition to students from Bryant High School winning top honors in the 2025 National Federation of Press Women’s annual high school communications contest, a dozen other talented Arkansas students won awards in the national contest.Arkansas high school students...