Good morning, Little Rock.

Arkansas Catholics will gather at Calvary Cemetery for All Souls’ Day Mass Monday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 a.m., then process through the graves sprinkling holy water with a special focus on the priests' section; if it rains, the service will move to the Cathedral of St. Andrew.

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The ATG Pavilion opened with a ribbon-cutting Friday in North Little Rock as a new concert and event space that will showcase sculptures of 21 iconic Arkansas musicians (seven are complete now), and organizers plan more busts and a statewide Arkansas Music Trail tied to the site.

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Sandra Richter will deliver the Fiser-Christie Missions Lectureship at St. James United Methodist Church (321 Pleasant Valley Drive) from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 7 and will speak during 8:30, 9 and 11 a.m. services on Nov. 8; the free event requires no registration.

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First Lutheran Church marked Reformation Sunday last weekend with preaching, hymns, hearty German dishes, and Bavarian beer at its sanctuary, drawing roughly 50 people and featuring the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."

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Independent audits of Central, Parkview, Hall‑West and Southwest found weak math proficiency and uneven supports, and LRSD proposed a three-year plan to fix attendance, interventions, and math benchmarks; the board also approved a $480,000 grant to fund MTSS supports (MTSS).

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Reader-supplied periwinkles are likely (Vinca Tattoo Boysenberry), a summer annual that tolerates drought but usually won't survive winter here, so treat as an annual or bring indoors; for a potted Bloodgood maple, move the pot into a garage or tuck and mulch it before hard freezes, water if dry, and prune after repotting next spring.

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The city completed a 6.3 megawatt (DC)/4.9 megawatt (AC) solar array at the Port of Little Rock recently that came in $870,000 under its $12 million budget and is expected to save about $1 million a year while offsetting roughly 70% of municipal electricity as part of its goal to run on clean energy by 2030.

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The Arkansas Department of Health inspected Pulaski County restaurants this week and found violations including insects under a three-compartment sink, dried blood in a walk in cooler, expired sanitizer test strips, and refrigeration problems; many issues were corrected on site and some will get follow-up inspections.

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Two recent reports found more Arkansas parents used employer-paid parental leave when available + just 15.5% of Arkansas employers offer company-funded parental leave; researchers say a 10% rise in female retention could save employers about $9.5 million a year.

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UCA coach John Newberry resigned Friday, and assistant Jovan Garcia was named interim head coach as the program begins an immediate search with four regular-season games left + the Sugar Bears are 8-14 overall and 8-4 in United Athletic Conference play.

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Conway clinched the 7A-Central title Friday night with a 42-28 win over Little Rock Christian at John McConnell Stadium, finishing 8-1 (6-0) after North Little Rock beat Bryant; Dereon Holt rushed for 174 yards and three TDs and Dylan Mabry’s 25-yard score with 4:42 left sealed it.

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Mills kicker Eric Sosa made a 29-yard field goal with 39 seconds remaining Friday night at Titan Field in Jacksonville to lift Mills to a 37-34 win and sole possession of second place in the 5A-Central standings.

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North Little Rock beat Bryant 21-0 on Friday night at Charging Wildcat Stadium after recovering muffed punts in the first and fourth quarters that set up scoring; quarterback Robert Jackson threw two TDs including a 45-yard pass to freshman Danny Smith, and Christain Reeves ran 18 times for 98 yards and a TD.

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