LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Too often we report the negative news, but great things are happening in your community each day.
Here's a look at a few stories that are on The Brighter Side...
Free ACT prep course for Pulaski County students
Students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades from Pulaski County will have the opportunity to gain the skills needed to help them achieve a higher score on the ACT Assessment Test.
For five Saturdays, beginning on March 3rd, Pulaski County Youth Services will be conducting ACT preparation courses simultaneously in Little Rock and North Little Rock. Pulaski County Youth Services offers this program, free of charge, to all that participate.
The deadline for application submission is Friday, February 3. Click here for all the details.
Little Rock Gets Food Truck Court
The city's first food truck court got it's grand unveiling Wednesday at the corner of University and Asher in the old K-Mart parking lot. It's called the University Market At Four Corners.
The food court is being billed as a multi ethnical and culturally diverse array of vendors and foods. It will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
"The corner of University and Asher is a very important and strategic corner for the city and the future health and quality of life here in our city depends on us helping to revitalize the neighborhood," says Pastor Mark DeYmaz of Mosaic Church.
Organizers are also helping to end hunger by accepting food donations that will benefit the needy right here in Central Arkansas.
Canstruction Exhibit Putting Dent in Hunger
The Clinton Presidential Library is hosting the 2012 CANstruction exhibit. It's a design and building competition that puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the design community of Central Arkansas.
This competition tests the imagination of some of the best architects in the state and provide a unique art exhibit to visitors that they will not easily forget.
The creations will be on view to the public through Feburary 15. At the close of the exhibit, all cans used to create the structures will be donated to the Arkansas Foodbank.
Some displays contain up to about 3500 cans.
Foreclosure Rates in Central Arkansas Dropping
A new housing report indicates foreclosure rates in the Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway are are falling.
Corelogic reports that foreclosure rates in November 2011 at nearly one and a quarter percent. That's down from this same time last year. That rate is also lower than the national foreclosure rate which still sits at almost three and a half percent.