Front & Center

As the new chairman of the board for the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce, Bryan Burks has two goals in mind. First, he wants the chamber to adjust “to the …

The correlation between mental fortitude and baseball is a subtle one, but the main ideology is fairly simple because in baseball, you can fail two out of thre…

When Amber Walker found out she was going to be honored with this year’s Leadership Award by the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce, she said it was difficult…

Even though all of Ewonda Baker’s children are fully grown, she said her “mom mode” has never gone away. That was never more evident than when in October, she …

Jasmine Wakefield said she moved back to Jacksonville in 2015 because she believed God led her there.

When Cabot High School added a video board to its football stadium in 2005, Chuck Massey was the most qualified person to help run the operation.

Andrew Braxter has been in ministry since he was a kid, giving his first sermon when he was 8 years old.

Shelton Walker had brain surgery at 8 months old because he was born premature. He wasn’t able to walk without the assistance of braces until he was 2 years ol…

When Cory Spruiell was in high school, he attended Cabot Church of Christ, where his youth minister, Leo Bratcher, pushed Spruiell toward going into the minist…

In March, when municipalities in Arkansas began shutting down as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Susan Vowels began volunteering for the outreach center a…

Throughout her 25-year career, Patti Stevens has dabbled in just about every aspect of being an educator. She has spent time as a high school English teacher, …

The Searcy Lions Club has not met in-person in 27 weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the club has switched to a monthly virtual meeting throu…

As a kid, Daniel Bristo played football and basketball and ran track. He knew he wanted to stay with the gridiron and be part of the action. But as he got olde…

Brett Hibbs can now breathe a sigh of relief, although it might be a short-lived one.

In 2007, when Brandy Buie and her husband moved to Cabot, they bought a house that was near the Cabot Animal Shelter. And every time she would sit outside, she…