C-130 crew offers the ride of a lifetime
Walking around the body of a C-130 can be pretty humbling. The large body, so close to the ground, has a high-wing design and is perched upon big round tires.…
Stories by Jeanni Brosius
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The numbers don't lie: Survey takes snapshot of domestic violence
Each year, the National Network to End Domestic Violence conducts a census to evaluate how many calls come in on a single day. This year, the sixth annual surv…
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J.R. Thomas: Law-enforcement career, friendship leads to governor's call to head state agency
J.R. Thomas’ cellphone rang as he sat at his desk in his Little Rock office. It was his daughter, Jai Michelle Thomas. “I’m sitting here being interviewed by …
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Gift of giving: Youngster makes special donation to Special Olympics
Most people give up something they love for Lent, such as a favorite food or activity. Gunner Reeves of Searcy decided to give instead of give up something.
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Federal program aids in college graduation
Ronda McLelland of Cherokee Village, a mother of four, decided to go to college, but she was nervous enrolling as a nontraditional student. Because she was a …
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Filmmaker successful despite visual impairment
When Leon Tidwell is told he can’t do something, he said, he is determined to find a way to make it work. Tidwell is a filmmaker. He is also blind.
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Dr. BlackJack has game: Cabot man knows how to play his cards right
The name Sam Barrington sounds aristocratic and strong. And that’s why Jeff Duncan chose it to be his nom de plume for his book Ask Dr. BlackJack, which reveal…
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David Stewart: Newport mayor makes career of public service
Mayor David Stewart has always loved his town. He has served his community, which is on the edge of the Delta, throughout his career, beginning as a police of…
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Do you know Mo?: McCrory EMT receives state award
To some people, being an emergency medical technician is just a job, but to Maurice Buirts, it’s a calling, and it has been for 34 years. That’s just one of t…
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Small town delivers tremendous impact
The population of this small Sharp County town is only a bit more than 1,000, according to the 2010 census. That’s why it seems to be a miracle that more than …
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Hardy woman shares inspiring tale
Last year at this time, Beth McEntire Bess of Hardy was on life support, and her family was forced to make a decision. They had to choose to take her off life…
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‘‘Doc’ ’ Watson a hit among students at Searcy High
Not too many people graduate to first-name only status, but there are a few: Elvis, Cher, Madonna. And around Searcy High School, Miles Watson is known simply …
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From concept to reality
Thousands of costumes, from muscle suits to medieval cloaks, line the walls in rows up to the ceiling in the costume dock at Harding University. And that’s jus…
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Harmony Hills: One-chair dental office
Gazing out of a window at the Ozark Mountains, Dr. Bill Shipley explained that his new dental office is very unusual. Harmony Hills Dentistry is a one-chair of…
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Liz Howell
A walk through the campus at Harding University in Searcy is a spiritual journey for Liz Howell. Recalling a time when she was a student there, she smiled and …
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Ripening on the
Abit more than a mile west of the Bethesda community in Independence County, in a bend of the White River, the morning fog slowly rose over the Ozark Mountains…
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Theater moves into new home
Since its inception in 1999, Center on the Square dinner theater has hosted many performances at 111 W. Arch Ave.
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Carnival receives facelift
After almost 70 years of tradition, the White River Water Carnival is getting a facelift, including a new date.
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Harding to be bigger, better, different
The enrollment at Harding University is expected to hit record numbers again this year.
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fresh ROAST
The alluring aroma of roasting coffee beans infuses the senses and can be detected long before entering RoZark Hills Coffee Roasterie Inc. in Rose Bud.
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President stepping down after this year
Among all the changes at Harding University that will take place over the next year, perhaps the most dramatic one will be an important change in the school’s …
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Birth of the Ozarks
Walking through the Birth of the Ozarks exhibit at the Calico Rock Museum, Sue McCluskey picked up a quiver that is estimated to be 150 years old.
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Two women helped change American Indians’ culture
Two women stood next to the Birth of the Ozarks Native American Exhibit at the Calico Rock Museum. The women are fifth- and sixth-generation descendants of Nan…
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Newport High to honor alumni in hall of fame
A military officer, a former athlete, an educator and a musician will be inducted tonight into the Newport High School Hall of Fame.
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the artistry of taxidermy
Easing two fingers into a small plastic zip-close bag, Jake Clark of Pleasant Plains pulled out a glass eye. Using a pinch of “critter clay,” he adhered the ey…
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North Pulaski band director is Bandmaster of the Year
Karen Dismuke had no idea that she would become the 38th Bandmaster of the Year until it was announced during the Arkansas Bandmasters Association Conference t…
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Reading, writing and a needle stick
There is no typical day for Brenda Pollard Davidson. As the nurse for the Cedar Ridge School District, she said she just reacts to what comes her way. It could…
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Immunizations a key part of process
One of the most important documents in your child’s educational career has nothing to do with academics — his shot record.
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Jan Bolding
Tuesday afternoon, Jan Bolding bid farewell to the place where she had worked for 38 years. Baptist Health Medical Center, Heber Springs means a lot to Bolding…
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Jan Bolding, the ‘Little General’ who will be missed at the hospital
Tuesday afternoon, Jan Bolding bid farewell to the place where she had worked for 38 years.
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Bald Knob teacher earns national honors
One night while in a Washington, D.C., hotel room, Stephanie Muckelberg sat on her bed and cried.
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters nurture children
Autumn Hunter has no biological children, but she has a child in her heart.
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Plucking along
The harp leaned against her shoulder as Ellen Jordan of Judsonia effortlessly plucked its strings to release a hypnotic melody.
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Medical center’s A Day of Caring is a day of hope, help
Each year about 2,000 people benefit from a day of hope, a day of help and A Day of Caring. But it’s not only the under insured who benefit. The more than 500 …
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Family shares Christian message through music
Virginia Tipton has been singing since she was a little girl, and about 50 years ago, she and her husband, Jack Tipton, began singing in their church.
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Dennis Rittle
Dennis Rittle believes in education — so much so that he earned five degrees after he was married with children. He is the first college graduate of his immedi…
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Ash Flat women Rock This House
Rock This House event information Where: Ash Flat Church of Christ Family Life Center When: 6:30-9 :30 p.m. Aug. 24 and 8:30-11 :30 a.m. Aug. 25 What: Women’s …
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Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Alisa Lancaster picked up a large yellow rubber ducky and explained why she had so many of the bath toys sitting around her office. Lancaster is on the board o…
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Movie campers learn how to make stop-motion film with clay characters
With a blue marker, Reginald Davis wrote out a story line on a white board as a group of boys who were attending the eighth annual T Tauri Movie Camp in Batesv…
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Camp teaches kids all aspect of theater
In the costume shop, a group of “fairies” ripped apart costumes to alter them to suit their needs as cast members of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Sleight of hand
The first time Blayk Puckett’s mother saw him juggling knives while riding a unicycle, he said, she grounded him for a week. But that didn’t stop the 16-year-o…
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Beebe Chamber director retiring from 2nd career
Ruth Couch is retiring for the second time.
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Practice key for teen’s sleight-of-hand magic and juggling skills
The first time Blayk Puckett’s mother saw him juggling knives while riding a unicycle, he said, she grounded him for a week. But that didn’t stop the 16-year-o…
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Searcy chaplain inducted into firefighters hall of fame
Most people have a defining moment in their careers, and Tom Martin has experienced two.
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City, county reach policing agreement
The Independence County Sheriff’s Department will continue to maintain a metro patrol for the city of Batesville after the city and the county approved a new i…
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Speaker to share story of overcoming adversity
If anyone knows what it’s like to overcome grief, it’s Abby Rike. Her life changed the day her husband and two young children were killed in a car wreck.
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Janalyn Williams
A much-needed rain poured outside of Janalyn Williams’ office window Monday afternoon as she pulled a chair up to a glass-topped table near her desk. Smiling, …
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Fiery dedication
> Fast facts about the Cave City Fire Department A new station was built in 1995. A second station was built in 2008. The Fire Department has three pumper t…
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Look before locking
KidsAndCars.org lists BE SAFE safety tips on its website. These tips are being distributed to new parents to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving a chi…
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WinShape Camps for Communities is coming to Searcy
Not all kids get a camp experience. A variety of reasons — expense or distance, for example — can keep a child from getting to go to camp.
