Good morning, Springdale.

Volunteers from NWA Bench are hosting Fall Bench Press events — a bench-building day on Oct.

10 and a bench-painting day on Oct. 11 — at Ozark Regional Transit's facility at 2423 E. Robinson Ave in Springdale to install colorful benches for bus riders.

Springdale-based 7 Brew will launch a mobile ordering app on Aug.

12 — the app offers order-ahead functions, a rewards system, and 20,000 customizable drink options to save favorites and locate nearby stands.

Her Set Her Sound Festival will take place Aug.

7-8 at Prairie Street Live in Fayetteville with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. for VIPs, featuring Grammy Award-winning DJ Miss Milan, Arkansas rapper Kari Faux and DJs + a donation-based yoga session, vendors and food to round out the festival experience.

The Springdale Chamber of Commerce honored nearly 2,000 teachers yesterday at its 60th annual appreciation event (held at Springdale High School's Bulldog Arena on Wed., Aug.

5) where attendees enjoyed complimentary meals, vendor booths, and donated gifts as the new school year approached.

A federal housing bill passed in July leaves key details unsettled as Rep. French Hill met with local housing officials in Conway to discuss chassis removal — a change expected to lower costs while raising new inspection requirements.

Freeman Health’s CEO Matthew Fry said that the acquisition of Springdale-based Northwest Health on June 1 doubled the hospital bed count by adding four hospitals & more than 2,200 employees in Northwest Arkansas.

The system is integrating staff and operations while planning a five-year strategy to improve local care.

Arkansas became the seventh state to issue interstate privileges to licensed counselors in late July, allowing them to offer telehealth care across state lines for patients in underserved areas while ensuring they follow the host state's practice rules (including scope limitations).

WholeHogSports Podcast reviewed Arkansas basketball’s week-long trip to Nassau and previewed Razorback preseason football practice.

Host Matt Jones with reporters Anthony Kristensen and Ethan Westerman discussed the teams’ experiences in an episode available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.

The Arkansas volleyball team, led by experienced returners and a new freshman class, is working to rebound from a 5-22 season.

The team will hold a Red-White match at Barnhill Arena on Aug. 15 (a tune-up before their tournament begins on Aug. 28).

Former Razorbacks catcher Casey Opitz, who retired from pro baseball last week with the Cubs, will join the Arkansas staff as an offensive analyst later this month — replacing Hudson Polk.

Arkansas men's basketball team wrapped its four-game Bahamas exhibition by beating Calgary 105-48 on Tuesday, with coach Calipari highlighting strong team building and standout contributions by freshmen Caleb Ourigou (two double-doubles) and Davion Thompson as they prepare for the season ahead.