Harding senior encourages women through running
For Eden Henderson, a senior at Harding University in Searcy, running has always been a daunting activity in her mind.
Stories by Sam Pierce
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Community event to offer food, worship
LONOKE — When churches and other organizations were forced to shut their doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some church leaders pursued creative ways …
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New Jacksonville superintendent has love for reading
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.
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Cabot teacher honored for work in special education
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…
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Lonoke County farm owner attributes success to father
ENGLAND — Brad Whitehead grew up riding a tractor, sitting on the laps of some of the guys who worked for his dad.
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Freedom Fest on the Lake unites two annual events
HEBER SPRINGS — Louis Short spent more than 20 years covering the World Championship Cardboard Boat Races for the local newspaper.
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New Searcy principal expects smooth transition
SEARCY — Heather Franks was perfectly content to stay on as an assistant principal for a few more years.
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World War II vet blessed, lucky to be called ‘Dad’
After serving in the military during World War II, Lee Hayes of Beebe spent more than 50 years doing the same job — working for his father-in-law at Powell & C…
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Ward man offers help to the hungry with hot-dog cart
WARD — Brenon Boyd was born with Perthes disease, a rare childhood condition that affects the hip. The disease limited his mobility and eventually forced him i…
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Batesville Pride event encourages diversity, acceptance
Shannon Nix was in his early 30s before he officially came out as a gay man to his family.
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Cave City couple plant blessing box
When Tyler and Jessica Booth had their daughter, Ellie, five years ago, she spent the first three weeks of her life at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little R…
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Defense key in Searcy’s girls soccer state-title win
The Searcy Lady Lions soccer team only allowed three goals all season, and none in the state tournament. Head coach Larry Stamps said the four girls in his bac…
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Harding earns another triple crown with baseball title win
Prior to the state championship game, the last two times sophomore Kade Smith pitched for Harding Academy, the Wildcats managed to only score one run in each g…
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Freshman earns MVP honors at soccer state final
Kloey Fullerton’s favorite sport is whatever sport she is currently playing.
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Searcy district’s Teacher of the Year is a ‘lifelong learner’
Kyla Glasser is someone who needs to know “the why” of how things happen in the world, and science lets her experience that.
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Germ-zapping robots help fight COVID-19
In a galaxy not too far from here, a team of robots — that look like they were plucked right out of “Star Wars” — are helping nurses and doctors fight the COVI…
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New Harding Academy superintendent brings transparency, support to role
When James Gurchiek was in second grade in Indiana, he had an experience that turned him off from ever wanting to read again.
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Batesville teacher thrives in role as mom
The weight of motherhood was officially dropped on Cassie Black on adoption day.
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New athletic director has strong vision for Beebe
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…
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New Heber Springs coach hopes to build on dad’s legacy
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 …
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Car show, poker run to benefit victim’s family
WARD — An area motorcycle club will host a memorial car show in honor of a local woman who was a victim of domestic violence last year. Kameron Shafer, who was…
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Woman of the Year ‘goes the extra mile without being asked’
Like for most service clubs, 2020 was a difficult year for the Century League of Lonoke Club.
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Fundraiser to assist ailing former Rose Bud softball star
BALD KNOB — Chris Vines has been a part of the softball community for more than 24 years, and he said even though the competition among teams is pretty tense, …
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Cave City vet builds wheelchair ramp for fellow vet
SEARCY — About three weeks ago, James Mundorff saw on Facebook that a veteran in Searcy needed a wheelchair ramp for his house.
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Hope’s Closet gets donation, to benefit from bond restructure
CABOT — When Kimberly Buchberger first moved to Cabot from Louisiana, she saw a need in the community.
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New Searcy superintendent has love for students, educational system
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.
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6-year-old donates gifts to Jacksonville shelter
JACKSONVILLE — Amelia Cambridge and her mom, Karen Cambridge, recently read “The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl,” a book about some kids who had to particip…
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Fairfield Bay chamber to host Re-Prom banquet
Tayler Rachel graduated from Clinton High School in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately missing out on her senior prom. Now, just one …
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Cabot native first Arkansan to enlist in Space Force
CABOT — Kendall Crowder has always been interested in the military and loved learning about its history.
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Chaplain serves as point person for hospital
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…
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Pocahontas girls basketball coach nabs 700th win
Sitting on the floor at one of his last games as a senior at Evening Shade High School, Harlan Davis was inspired to go into coaching.
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Suicide-awareness bench placed in Searcy
SEARCY — Josh Nadelbach was born in Searcy. After he died by suicide in 2018, his parents created the nonprofit Josh’s Benches for Awareness, based in Florida,…
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Harding Academy promotes assistant to head coach
SEARCY — Alex Smith has wanted to be a coach ever since he figured out that his dream of being a Major League Baseball player was not going to come true.
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Cabot wins 7th straight bowling title
By the time Ashley Imhoff became a freshman at Cabot High School, she had already seen all the great things the Cabot bowling team had to offer, so the decisio…
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Porter’s House blesses families, children with necessities
YELL COUNTY — Kristy Poteete and her husband, Dan, were foster parents from August 2017 until June 2019, and during that time, they fostered — and later adopte…
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Pioneer junior inspires after ATV accident
BATESVILLE — Prior to her accident in March, Isabella Floyd said, she had been praying to God, asking him for a story she could use to help others. She said sh…
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New board chairman brings experience, ideas to Heber Springs Chamber
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 …
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Jacksonville Chamber board chairman to continue strong relations between businesses, community
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 …
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Lonoke art gallery highlights downtown
LONOKE — Terri Taylor’s family has been in the art business since 1976. Her father owned an art gallery, and her children have grown up in this atmosphere. Whe…
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Lonoke to add 6 electric-vehicle charging stations
LONOKE — When Trae Reed was elected mayor in 2018, there were four key goals that he wanted to focus on as mayor, two of which were the city’s downtown area an…
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New Searcy ministry removes barriers for homeless
An impromptu decision has led to an outpouring of love for those in need.
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Heber Springs woman offers shelter for furry friends
HEBER SPRINGS — Priscilla Stone has been on a campaign for three years to provide food, doghouses and hay for area dogs that had no protection from the winter …
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Heber Springs junior saves grandpa’s life
When Payton Owens, a junior at Heber Springs High School, took a health class last year, he never thought he would actually use that knowledge in a real-life s…
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WRMC Detox unit opens in Batesville
Typically, when a person has been abusing substances, he or she becomes dependent on that source not only for the physical reaction, but also the mental and em…
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Conway library offers gardening workshops
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent social-distancing measures, many people have been looking for new hobbies or interests to keep themselv…
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New Searcy chamber board chairman seeks to build stronger community relations
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 …
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New coach brings positivity, faith to Heber Springs
Ever since Monterio May was a sophomore at Luverne High School in Alabama, he said, he knew he wanted to coach baseball. His coach, Andre Parks, told May that …
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New facilities open for Mayflower athletics
Mayflower High School got a much needed face-lift recently, thanks to a millage extension that passed more than two years ago. The new facilities, which opened…
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New Pangburn baseball coach excited for challenge
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…
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Batesville school featured on daytime talk show
An energy-saving project in the Batesville School District that started more than two years ago has traveled full circle and finally come to fruition.
