27 Jul 2020 501 LIFE to be featured 
on Channel 4 news show

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The August “Celebrating education” edition of 501 LIFE will be featured during the 12:30 p.m. news show on Tuesday, July 28, on KARK Channel 4. To see this month’s “Class in the time of COVID” cover story, go to https://501lifemag.com/covid-lessons-learned-teachers-prioritize-relationships-with-students-families/.

501 LIFE is hitting the streets with its August “Celebrating education” edition which will be featured on Tuesday, July 28, on KARK Channel 4.

Before COVID-19 hit the 501 in March, 501 LIFE co-publisher and editor Sonja Keith would present information about the current edition in a segment broadcast during the 12:30 p.m. news show on KARK Channel 4. Due to safety concerns, the station suspended in-house interviews for several months. Channel 4 recently resumed the segments with interviews conducted online.

“We are so excited to re-connect with our friends at Channel 4 to present our monthly segment,” said Sonja. “We are so appreciative of the support and friendship they have shown over the years.”

For the cover story of the August edition, 501 LIFE’s Stefanie Brazile and Jeremy Higginbotham interviewed area school officials and students about the impact COVID-19 has had and how school districts and teachers have responded. “It is that time of year – especially amid the pandemic – that education and back to school are on the minds of students, parents and educators,” said Sonja. “Our cover story reflects how fortunate we are to live in an area with such talented and caring school officials and teachers.”

To see this month’s cover story, go to https://501lifemag.com/covid-lessons-learned-teachers-prioritize-relationships-with-students-families/. 

Other features included in this month’s edition include:

COUPLE OF THE MONTH – Gena and Tim Ester are loving life and their family in Conway, where they are both active in the Pine Street Backpack Program. “The goal of the program is to provide school supplies for school-aged children starting with pre-kindergarten and going to the 12th grade,” said Gena.

GUEST COLUMN – UCA President Dr. Houston Davis details the “enrollment cliff” that institutions of higher learning are facing and how efforts made at the university helped with the financial fallout following the pandemic. 

NEIGHBORS – Mary Newsome – assistant to the chancellor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton – has a love of learning, family and community. She has served at UACCM for nearly 40 years and has worked with the current and two previous chancellors.

PERSON OF THE MONTH – Judy Hutchison recently retired after more than 40 years of service in education.

Visit 501lifemag.com for more information and to see other stories in the current issue, where to pick up a copy and how to subscribe. You can also find 501 LIFE on Facebook and Twitter.