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Veteran Wynne PA announcer Randy Yarnold to return for another season
WYNNE — The long-time public address announcer for Wynne junior high and senior high football games at Yellowjacket Stadium is returning. Randy Yarnold finished his 50th – and, at the time – final year of PA announcing at the close of the 2023 football season. However, Yarnold has confirmed that he has decided to keep doing the public address announcing for at least another year.
Yellowjackets, Thunderbirds featured at inaugural Big Miller Football Media Days
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The Wynne Yellowjackets and Cross County Thunderbirds took part in the inaugural Big Miller Football Media Days yesterday in Little Rock. The event is named after Kevin Miller, a supporter of Arkansas high school sports, who died this past February. Wynne Yellowjackets coach Clay Totty...
Little Rock School District prepares for first year with new calendar
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The time is now to begin getting your kid ready for another year of school. With a change to the schedule for Little Rock School District, Thursday night was the final board meeting before the first day. LRSD Superintendent Jermall Wright ensures everyone is ready...
Calipari’s Playing Scholarship Tetris Explains Apparent Impossibility
The recent addition of Kentucky transfer guard Kareem Watkins put Arkansas at 15 total players – 13 scholarship players and two walk-ons. This seemed to mark the end of the roster-tracker portion of the offseason for fans and insiders alike. New Arkansas head coach John Calipari may have other...
City Council to tackle outdated ordinances, fireworks displays in next meeting
The Mountain Home City Council will address several items at its upcoming regular meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2024, including an outdoor recreation grant application, property liens, repealing outdated ordinances, and updating fireworks regulations. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 720...
Baxter County Recovery Center to close permanently
On Tuesday, July 30, the Baxter County Recovery Center, located at the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas 1042 Highland Circle, in Mountain Home will close permanently at the end of the day. Survivors can still visit the center in Benton County at its new address Northwest Arkansas Community College’s...
Walmart adds autoimmune-focused care to 25 more pharmacies
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart has announced the addition of 25 new autoimmune-focused Specialty Pharmacies of the Community (SPOC) across five states. These 25 new locations follow the debut of six such facilities last October, and bring the total number of these SPOCs to 31 across nine states. As many...
Watershed hosts "Christmas in July" event
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — It's Christmas in July event today Little Rock families gathered at the former Park school building today to receive bags of food to take home. Today was also the first day to sign up for the Watershed's Christmas giveaway in December. It's a program that...
Shannon Seals Deals: Upstart Little Rock Broker Sees Community Healing in Homeownership
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff — Shannon Smith, principal broker and owner of SSD Realty Group, recently shared with Arkansas Black Vitality why she entered real estate and what has led her to thrive in the industry. Smith, wife of 17 years to Karoma Smith, is a licensed nurse...
Radio Group Launches Truck Giveaway
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – The Jonesboro Radio Group, operator of six radio stations in the Jonesboro market, announced the beginning of a ten-week promotion, the “Ford Maverick and Money Sweepstakes.”. One lucky person will win a 2024 fully loaded Tremor edition Ford Maverick Truck. The truck...
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