Community-level trauma

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“Education rehabilitation,” said Fitz Hill, Jones’ predecessor as president of Arkansas Baptist, 2006-16. “That’s what we do. “Rarely do we get a student from a recruitment fair. We get students because of a teacher, a pastor, a coach, a counselor or a parole officer.” Despite its roller-coaster financial track record, Arkansas Baptist maintains loyal boosters from the local business community. Bill Dillard III, senior vice president at Dillard’s Inc., has been a supporter of Arkansas...

A Dr. Phil episode featuring a North Little Rock police officer is set to air next week. Officer Tommy Norman wrote on social media that the show, in which a panel of experts examined the topics of white privilege and microaggression, will air Thursday. Norman flew to Los Angeles last month to film, t he Arkansas Democrat-Gazette previously reported. He was included in the show because of his work in the central Arkansas community, he said, adding that he was there representing his Mission...