BATESVILLE — Applause rumbled through the Southside Middle School gymnasium during an assembly on Thursday as Derek Tharp became the first Southside School District teacher in history to receive ...

Tharp is the first-ever Milken Educator Award recipient in Batesville’s Southside School District and the 82nd recipient in Arkansas. Officials said Tharp received the award for his quality as a ...

He is the first-ever educator from Batesville's Southside School District to receive the award and the 82nd recipient in Arkansas history. “Derek’s inspirational journey as a classroom teacher ...