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Beyond Wellness to Offer New Location in Hillcrest
Beyond Wellness, a wellness center with locations in Lonsdale and west Little Rock, plans to open a new location in the Hillcrest area of Little Rock in early winter, said Ashley Huneycutt, co-founder and CEO. “We’re excited,” she said. “We’re happy to be able to answer the calls of all...
Gallery 246 spotlights two Mountain View artists
Batesville’s Gallery 246 is featuring the work of two Mountain View artists through August. According to a release from the non-profit organization, Marcia Wallace has called Arkansas home since 1984. After years of miscellaneous jobs and teaching workshops to all ages through Arts in Education programs, Wallace became a full-time instructor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville in art, theater, and speech for 17 years.
Braids & Fades back-to-school event to be held in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Westark Barber College is hosting a back-to-school event on Aug 17 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event is called "Braids & Fades" and will provide free haircuts and braiding for students of all ages by local barbers. "We are honored to offer FREE...
Purina Presents: Meet Danny in Pet of the Week
CENTERTON, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — We love finding animal-loving homes in our community, and this week, we’d like to introduce you to Danny from Centerton Animal Shelter. Danny is a three-year-old black mouth-cur mix who is energetic and loves to play. Danny is a tan and fluffy dog who likes to show off how high he […]
Organization to hold annual sickle cell awareness event
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A Mississippi County woman has taken on the responsibility of raising awareness about sickle cell disease. Carolyn Herbert founded Sickle Cell Warriors of Blytheville in 2019 with the goal of making a difference. She emphasized that sickle cell disease is as critical as cancer. According to...
Nonprofit opens doors to inclusive NWA cycling community
Ozark Adaptive Sports Association provides a space for people who have physical disabilities to participate in sports, from basketball to pickleball to cycling. Every month, OZASA hosts gatherings for its participants to hit NWA's paved and mountain biking trails, starting off from Gnargo Bike Co. garage in Bentonville.
Youth Voices Summer Mix 2 unified, encouraged, inspired all
TEXARKANA, Ark. The Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health Youth Services shone the light on some local teens on Friday at the Texarkana Arkansas Recreation Center. The event featured tasty food and baked goods, music, speakers from the community, gift bags and a sketch performed by the teens. Some of...
Eat My Catfish to host school supply drive with Little Rock Rotary Club
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Eat My Catfish and the Little Rock Rotary Club have partnered to host their second annual school supply drive, benefitting students in central Arkansas. The drive will take place from July 26 – Aug. 5 at all central Arkansas Eat My Catfish stores, including Little Rock (Breckenridge), Little Rock (Riverdale), North Little Rock, Benton and Conway.
Roll Tribe: Indians Show Positive Outlook in Final Summer Camp Workouts
Tribe’s Final Summer Camp Workouts Inspire Confidence. The final summer camp workouts for the Indians, commonly referred to as the “Tribe,” have shown promising signs of intensity and effort against high-quality opponents. Held in Conway and Lake, these team camp actions demonstrated a strong, unified performance from the Tribe.
Arkansas 2024 fall camp schedule begins Wednesday
The Arkansas football fall camp schedule will officially begin Wednesday evening with practice No. 1. The Razorbacks are set to have 25 practices in 29 days to gear up for the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Thursday, Aug. 29. Wednesday's opening practice will be held in the evening and open to the media, and the team plans on having evening practices through Saturday, Aug. 3. Arkansas will practice six days a week and take one Friday and three Sunday's off. The team will also have two closed scrimmages. After each practice there...
Teen volunteers get hands-on experience at Baptist Heath Fort Smith
A few groups of teens flocked about a dozen first responder personnel and their trucks. The teens were volunteers, and the emergency professionals had come to the hospital to give them an up-close look at their job. And there was a lot for them to see and do, like trying on firefighter jackets, climbing engine ladders, and prepping a dummy in the back of an ambulance.
Hogs have large group of talented recruits visiting Saturday
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has a large number of talented recruits slated to visit for the Hogwild Hangout on Saturday. There’s a mixture of a dozen commitments and several uncommitted recruiting targets from various states slated to visit. Some of the top prospects in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and other states are scheduled to visit.
ASU and Encompass Health teaming up for next weeks 'Parkinson's Boot Camp'
Arkansas State and Encompass health are coming together to put on their 4th Parkinson's Boot Camp next week, Monday - Friday, from 1 pm to 4 pm. ASU and Encompass Health teaming up for next weeks 'Parkinson's Boot Camp'. Arkansas State and Encompass health are coming together to put on...
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