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Little Rock, Ark (December 12, 2018) – The Museum of Discovery announced today that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Ernest and Anna Ritter Family Endowment for its “Girls in STEM” program, which seeks to encourage girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and careers.  The Ritter grant will allow the Museum of Discovery to expand the program to serve more girls, ages 12-15, in Jonesboro free of charge in summer 2019.

We're proud to announce that, even though these are Santa’s busiest days of the year, we have once again arranged for Jolly Old Saint Nicholas to visit our Millington location!  It has been confirmed by the North Pole elves that the sleigh will land at Ritter Communications on 4880 Navy Road in Millington on Dec. 15 for nightly appearances during this year’s Santa Connection. Santa will be available from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each night for little boys and girls to visit and share their most secret Christmas lists and wishes.

MILLINGTON, TENN. — This holiday season, the Ritter Family Endowment has given Tipton County students the gift of visual aid by awarding a $10,000 grant to Visualizing Hope. The grant will fund the purchase of computer software called Fusion, which aids students who suffer from vision impairment.

Click here to see the Jonesboro Sun media coverage. Click here to see the KAIT media coverage.  Breast & Prostate Cancer Screening Vouchers Offered at Hoping for a Cure JONESBORO, AR – Ritter Communications is proud to once again participate in the 9th annual Hoping for a Cure event, which took place Friday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Pier One in Jonesboro. Volunteers collected donations from cars that passed through the intersection of Highland Drive and Caraway Road. A limited number of free mammogram and prostate cancer screening vouchers were available at Hoping for a Cure to those who qualify. The event, a partnership between Ritter Communications, NEA Baptist Hospital, East Arkansas Broadcasters and KAIT 8, hopes to raise awareness and funds for breast and prostate cancer during A Season of Hope 2018.

Roughly 60 percent of the calls the Munford Fire Department receives are related to medical emergencies, and thanks to a grant from the Ernest & Anna Ritter Family Endowment, the MFD is now able to provide a much higher level of care for Tipton County residents in need of medical attention. 

Nickelodeon and Ritter Communications invite Millington-area kids to meet SpongeBob, star of Nickelodeon's hit animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, on Sept. 8 at the International Goat Days Festival in Millington. The Nickelodeon costumed character will be roaming about the International Goat Days Festival and checking in with the Ritter Communications booth in twenty-minute intervals from 9am to 4pm. Swing by the booth to enter to win the door-prize and take photos with your favorite pal! 

Football season is upon us, and when it comes to high school action, no one has you covered like Tubetown.

Ritter Communications President Alan Morse issued the following statement regarding House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise’s introduction of the "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act."

The Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music festival announced plans for their 10th annual event.  The Festival will include two nights of music this year with FUEL performing Friday night September 28th and SmashMouth performing Saturday September 29th on the Ritter Communications Stage.

Ritter Communications recently promoted Heather Terry to Director of Carrier and Wholesale Services. Read the announcement in Arkansas Business