Giving is both job and joy for Hot Springs philanthropist
Dorothy Morris said she has written in her journal every day since she was 13. On Thursday, she said she would write about being given a wonderful gift at Hot …
Stories by Wayne Bryan
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What’s in a name? OBU visual arts building gets one, plus new gallery, improvements
ARKADELPHIA — “Is it science, or is it art?” That is a question that has been posed for almost every profession mankind has ever created.
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Bauxite Museum expands displays of military, school, period memorabilia
After building an elevator to access an upstairs room and through reaching out to younger members of the community, the Bauxite Historical Association is revam…
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New Village resident forms ukulele band, gives lessons
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — When Fred Findlen moved from Maine to Hot Springs Village six weeks ago, he said the gated community had almost everything he wanted.
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Cardiac patient thanks medical team for hypothermia therapy
On Oct. 29, Randy Jones of the Salem community walked though Saline Memorial Hospital giving out cookies and hugs.
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Teacher empowers youngsters with life skills of respect and dignity
Some people might think Susan Humphries of Hot Springs is very old school. As director of National League of Junior Cotillions chapters throughout the Tri-Lake…
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Families, veterans, football fans welcomed at Henderson State
ARKADELPHIA — An event-filled weekend at Henderson State University attracted costumed children, football fans, parents of HSU students, veterans groups and mi…
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Work underway for new gym for Malvern Leopards
As members of the Lady Leopards basketball team at Malvern High School open the season in search of their third Class 4A state championship in three years, the…
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Bryant resident helps the big rigs roll
The selection of Bryant resident Shannon Newton as president of the Arkansas Trucking Association last June was no surprise, if you know the trucking industry …
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Improvements to art school now reality with aid from Hot Springs Giving Circle
When the dance, music and art classes of the Artchurch Studio in Hot Springs moved out of the old Haven United Methodist Church to the Dryden Pottery building,…
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Lifelong friends reconnect after more than 50 years
People come in and out of a person’s life, especially if that person has moved around a lot. For some, a person who was once a close friend is now just a name …
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School, once in academic distress, wins national award
It could be hard to be a good student at Centerpoint Primary School in Glenwood, Principal Rodney Whitfield said. “Many of the students don’t have English as …
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OBU professor uses clash of cultures to lead others to beauty in words, art
As a scholar of English and American literature, a teacher of art history and a professional sculptor, Raouf Halaby has a way with words. That is good, because…
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Halloween and harvest celebrated across the region
Several haunted houses closed up their spooky doors on Saturday, but there are still events planned for the week ahead. So if you are looking to celebrate the …
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City posthumously honors office who arrested Oswald
After almost 51 years, the details of the murder of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, remain a subject that fascinates Americans and still …
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Bryant students receive gift from Airbus: aircraft material for technology program
Aerospace and engineering students at Bryant High School received a different and interesting gift on Friday, and students are getting used to it being in thei…
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Student foundation provides aid, makes a difference
Schools have athletic teams, choirs, bands and other organizations that give students life lessons that go beyond the school experience.
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Weekend art tour brings visitors to studios, workshops
People are used to seeing finished art hanging in museums and placed in galleries for exhibitions and sales. While there will be plenty of finished art for sal…
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Challenging students, teachers after facing her own challenge
Jennifer Shnaekel is not who most people in her hometown think she is.
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Village residents asked to pay more for amenities
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — David Twiggs, general manager of the Hot Springs Village Property Owners’ Association, has a lot of plans for the future of the world’s l…
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Celebration notes new family clinic in Bismarck
Sometimes, a new business or service opening in a community makes a big difference for local residents. Such is the case with the opening in July of a family c…
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Village residents asked to pay more for amenities
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — David Twiggs, general manager of the Hot Springs Village Property Owners’ Association, has a lot of plans for the future of the world’s l…
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Gardens volunteer lives up-tempo life at 90
HOT SPRINGS — Joan Urbanek of Hot Springs Village likes to keep busy in her retirement.
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Saline Memorial offers screening today at hospital
Life in the modern world can be a grind sometimes. Physicians, psychiatrists and other behavioral-health experts have said there is a fine line between going t…
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Award-winning Arkadelphia educator, musician likes the way life fits
Kenneth Harris Jr. has had a great career as a musician. The Arkadelphia resident was just named a Living Legend of Music by the National Baptist Convention US…
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Malvern chamber classes promote citizen service
MALVERN — From now through May, 10 residents of Hot Spring County are going to take one day each month to learn more about their community and about leadership…
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Great Streets in U.S. include Central Avenue
A trip down Central Avenue shows a visitor the full character of Hot Springs.
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Hundreds look for work at library’s job fair in Hot Springs
There was a line forming at the Garland County Library in Hot Springs on Saturday afternoon. All ages of people, some dressed in business suits and some in sho…
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HSU march raises awareness of violence against women
ARKADELPHIA — A group of several dozen men — students, faculty and administrators — marched together through the Henderson State University campus on the eveni…
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Benton Center draws thousands, makes profit
Last weekend, the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association held its annual state convention at the Benton Event Center.
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Bryant man wades in to make Arkansas better for ducks, people
If you are into duck hunting and live in the Tri-Lakes region, you have probably encountered Bob Butler somewhere along the way.
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Tiger fullback receives honor for good works performed off the field
ARKADELPHIA — It remains to be seen if the Ouachita Tigers of the Great American Conference will be involved in postseason football, but one of their players, …
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27th Fall Fest brings Bryant together
It is Fall Fest time in Bryant again, when a large part of the city’s population gathers at Bishop Park for six hours of family fun and games.
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OBU’s leader of the band for more than 30 years
It really isn’t all that surprising, but the Tiger Marching Band at Ouachita Baptist University is trying something different for its halftime performances at …
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Cut taxes or not? Mayor awaits AG ruling on proposed slash
BENTON — Benton Mayor David Mattingly said he has found a way to cut taxes paid by city residents, but before taking the proposal to the Benton City Council, h…
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Saline airport terminal should open in 2015
BRYANT — The Saline County Regional Airport opened in 2007 and is considered a valuable asset to the community.
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Ceremonies, memories and victory at OBU
The day was all about Ouachita Baptist University.
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Annual jazz festival opens Tuesday in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS — “There is no rock, no blues. Just jazz, true to the tradition of the music from Dixieland, big bands and fusion. Most of the big festivals don’t …
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Pastor leads community in economic as well as spiritual development
For someone who has been in town for only five years, Rick McClure is in a position to have an influence on the future of Malvern.
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Malvern native dedicated to preserving, passing on a way of life
Janis West loves to give tours of the Hot Spring County Museum on Third Street, just a block or so off Main Street in downtown Malvern. It seems each item has …
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Grants expand assistance available to College of the Ouachitas attendees
Since 2005, Johnnie Mitchell of Malvern has been a Career Pathways counselor at College of the Ouachitas, providing aid and encouraging low-income students, es…
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Educators gather insights, ideas during program’s trip to Japan
As part of the Hot Springs Sister City Program, four of the city’s educators took the opportunity to travel to Hanamaki, Japan, in July. Their purpose was to v…
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Provost wants Henderson State to succeed in new era of education
Stephen Adkison, the new provost at Henderson State University, moved with his family to Arkansas from Le Grande, Oregon.
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Regional quarantine proposed to save ash trees from borer
The city of Prairie Village, Kansas, has always been known for its thousands of trees. The community of 22,000 has had the distinction of being a Tree City USA…
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Work underway for major retail center in Benton
Earthmovers are reshaping the landscape at the corner of Alcoa Road and Arkansas 5 in Benton, and work will be going on for more than a year.
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Benton development director to head county development group
BENTON — Lamont Cornwell has started to clean out his office at the Benton Municipal Complex on South Street, where he has worked for the past four years, but …
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Malvern-based pilots patrol woods during fire seasons
In the countryside outside Malvern is a tan metal hangar with 15 airplanes positioned nearby. The hangar is the base for air-attack operations.
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Nonprofits provide many needed extras to hospitals
On Sept. 11, the first foursome of golfers will tee up at the first hole of the course at the Hurricane Golf and Country Club in Benton.
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City: New fire station planned, Lewis Stadium temps as park
Two years ago, the last football game at C.W. Lewis Stadium ended. The facility, built in 1934, has sat idle as it awaits demolition for the construction of a …
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Rooting out the family tree: Arkansas genealogists to meet in Benton next month
BENTON — Probably no hobby has exploded more during the age of the Internet than the search for our ancestors.
