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Creative Descriptions to Provide Audio Descriptions for COME FROM AWAY at Robinson Center
Creative Descriptions, a live audio description service based in Little Rock, is collaborating with Celebrity Attractions and Robinson Center to provide real time audio description for the upcoming Broadway tour production of Come From Away. Come From Away is a musical based on the true story of what happened in...
“Lost Melon” contest cancelled after organizers say participants trespassed on private property
Organizers with the “Lost Melon “ contest that is a part of the Cave City Watermelon Festival have cancelled the contest after organizers claim participants repeatedly trespassed on numerous private properties searching for the “lost melons” throughout the city. Two days ago organizers put out a...
Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Phil Bauer
Phil Bauer volunteered Fireball Shot, a maiden with more than $100,000 in earnings at the time, as his horse way back in 2018. Joining perennial little guys Robbie Davis, Kerry Metivier and Eddie Barker in the Little Guys’ Stable Tour, the Kentucky-based trainer had just wrapped up a 0-for-12 record at Saratoga. Fireball Shot had finished second and fourth.
MPD: Man shot Downtown after argument
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is in the hospital recovering after getting shot at after an argument with a group of men Sunday morning, Memphis Police say. At 4:20 a.m., officers responded to a shooting at S. Main St and Pontotoc Ave. When they arrived, they located 18 shell casings in the street. While officers […]
Memphis Man Charged with Theft After Being Found in a Dryer with Evidence Tied to Stolen Vehicle
Memphis authorities have recently charged a man with theft of property allegedly worth between $10,000 and $60,000 after he was found in possession of a stolen vehicle, authorities said. WREG News Channel 3 reports that the suspect, Marshawn Roberts, was discovered hiding in a dryer during a police search. The incident unfolded after detectives with the Memphis Police Fugitive Unit received a tip regarding Roberts' location on Friday at 9:30 a.m., when they sought to apprehend him on multiple outstanding felony warrants at a residence in the 2400 block of Rammesses Street.
Humane Society hosts pet adoption event at Petco
The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas and the national nonprofit Petco Love will host the Adopt a Petco event at Petco in Mountain Home Saturday morning from 10 to 2. The event will include pets available for adoption. Carolyn Carter, shelter manager at the Humane Society, says “The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas is committed to finding loving homes for the pets in our care. Come out and find your new best friend. When you adopt a new best friend, they come current on vaccinations, treated for parasites, spayed and neutered and receive blood work for various diseases. Adopting a shelter pet saves two lives, the one you are adopting and the next waiting to come to the shelter.”
Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Team Preseason Scrimmage Plans Revealed
Arkansas Razorback basketball team is considering scheduling preseason scrimmages in Hot Springs and Pine Bluff to reach fans across the state beyond Fayetteville's Bud Walton Arena. The team hardly plays home games outside Fayetteville, except for an annual game in North Little Rock. Current rules allow two practice scrimmages if...
Quorum Court considering Boys & Girls Club grant administration
Setting up the administration of a $500,000 grant for construction of a youth center at the Boys & Girls Club of Magnolia is on the agenda for the Monday, July 22, 2024 meeting of the Columbia County Quorum Court. A resolution will be presented designating the Southwest Arkansas Planning and...
SAU names 2024 Sports Hall of Fame Class
The Southern Arkansas University Department of Athletics has announced that it will add eight new individual members to its Sports Hall of Fame as the 21st class was elected by the Hall's induction committee earlier this summer. The newest class will be formally inducted during a ceremony at 6:30 p.m....
South Arkansas Arts Center celebrates incoming and outgoing board members
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado has announced the installation of new board members and bid farewell to departing members at its annual June meeting. The SAAC Board of Directors welcomed six new members who will bring a wealth of experience and expertise in the arts, business, and community leadership to the organization. Beverly Allen, Paul Burns, Melinda Garrison, Chelsey Turner, Ann Trimble, as directors; and Kaila Emery as Theatre Committee chairperson, will join the existing board members in their dedication to promoting arts and cultural programs in the region.
Kentucky Arrest: Manhunt in Tennessee Trooper Shooting Ends
Tennessee, TN – The search for Braze Rucker, who was wanted in connection with the shooting of a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper on I-40 in Putnam County, is over. Rucker was taken into custody in Princeton, KY by Kentucky State Police (KSP) on Thursday. The capture involved the use of THP Trooper Adam Cothron’s handcuffs, adding a poignant note to the arrest.
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