“Ideal conditions are found in Arkansas for the development of some of the worst pest mosquitoes found in this country.” So wrote Stanley J. Carpenter, the Arkansas State Entomologist, in a 1941 book, The Mosquitoes of Arkansas, published by the Arkansas State Board of Health. Three-quarters of a century later, Mr. Carpenter’s assessment still rings…
June is Men’s Health Month. To honor the occasion, we’ll take a look at the most common threats to the health and wellbeing of men. The list of top causes of death in American men was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rankings boast few surprises; heart disease and cancer…
Dr. Monty Heathman, a born and raised Arkansan, has been providing top-notch oral health care services for 18 years. In January of 2016, Heathman bought Dr. Gene Jines’ practice – now called Heathman Family Dental – at 12501 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he continues to serve patients Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday…
Fleeing New Mexico to dodge criminal charges of incest, Ronald Gene Simmons moved his family to Arkansas, where he hoped to recapture the happiness he had known as a child in the little town of Hector. He rented a house for his brood in Ward in Lonoke County, but his long-term plan was to move…
By Caleb Talley | Photography by Jamison Mosley Having viewed one for the first time in a 1612 London exposition, English poet John Donne saw the elephant in its dignity and stature as an expression for the grandeur of the universe, a majestic beast come to earth in gigantic gray form. About an hour north of Little…
From local bars to national television, Arkansas artists make their mark The music of Arkansas is rich and extremely diverse. From Al Green to Johnny Cash to Evanescence, the history of entertainers in the Natural State runs deep and wide. But what about the people out there in the grind right now? Good news: The contemporary…
by Joe David Rice | Photos Courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Arkansas is chock-full of celebrated attractions, places such as the Old State House, Crystal Bridges, the Buffalo National River and Crater of Diamonds State Park. It’s my privilege this month to share lesser-known options for Arkansas vacations. By following these ideas,…
By Josh Conley | Photography by Averell Mondie The quintessential company town, located midway between Memphis and Missouri along Arkansas’ scenic Highway 61, was founded in the late nineteenth century, first supporting a sawmill, then once the old growth forests were harvested and the swamplands drained, a vast cotton operation dependent on tenancy and sharecropping…
By Kristy Alpert | Photography by Jamison Mosley They say family history has a way of repeating itself. Fortunately for Herren Hickingbotham, his family has a history of good taste. The Arkansas native was in his early 20s when his father famously made the trip to a Neiman Marcus store in Dallas where he was finally…
