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For Eden Henderson, a senior at Harding University in Searcy, running has always been a daunting activity in her mind.

During the summer and other school breaks, Jeremy Owoh’s mom would take him and his siblings to the library, and they would spend countless hours reading.

CABOT — For Lilly Kittinger, a fourth-grader at Stagecoach Elementary School, the only reward she wants for her hard work is the five minutes she gets to sit i…

SEARCY — Heather Franks was perfectly content to stay on as an assistant principal for a few more years.

Kyla Glasser is someone who needs to know “the why” of how things happen in the world, and science lets her experience that.

When James Gurchiek was in second grade in Indiana, he had an experience that turned him off from ever wanting to read again.

BEEBE — When Ryan Marshall arrived in Beebe in 2010 to be a coach, his goal was to be as good and as competitive as he could be. Now as the new athletic direct…

For Jordan Riley, his basketball career has come full circle. He was just a little boy when his dad, Alvin Riley, coached at Heber Springs, and Jordan’s mom’s …

Like for most service clubs, 2020 was a difficult year for the Century League of Lonoke Club.

The main goal for Bobby Hart, the new superintendent for the Searcy School District, is to educate the whole child, beginning at an early age.

Chad Graves spent 10 years at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro as an evangelist and a college pastor, and another 10 as a preacher at a church in Montice…

Cheryl Ann Shook, the new board chairman of the Heber Springs Chamber of Commerce, is spearheading the first ever Freedom Fest on the Lake, scheduled for July …

Donald Boone is not from Arkansas, but he has spent the past 15 years working in Jacksonville and living in Cabot. In that time, he said, he has become more a …

Growing up, Chris Milum of Batesville always wanted to fly airplanes. In fact, more than once, he told his mother he was going to join the Air Force, and she w…

Anna Tallie is looking forward to warmer weather when she can get outside and dig in the dirt. She’s anxious to plant new bulbs and shrubs at the El Paso Commu…