MTB in NWA: Northwest’s Cycling Scene Continues to Grow Search “mountain biking capital of the world” on Google. What do you get? Not Moab or Park City, Utah. Not Lake Tahoe, California. And not even Crested Butte, Colorado. It’s Bentonville, Arkansas. And, for those who have spent any time there in the last…
Jenny and Dave Marrs, the Arkansas home renovation husband and wife team that took HGTV by storm with Fixer to Fabulous, will be competing on the third season of Rock the Block — the show where HGTV experts battle out home renovations. The cast will compete to transform four identical homes with a $225,000…
Break Maiden: The Peerless Pocahontas Pony Called ‘Wonder Horse’ While Oaklawn jockeys raced on their horses in Hot Springs, Roy Rogers rode off into the sunset on Trigger and Festus limped after the steeds in Gunsmoke, thousands of children galloped in their own homes half a century ago. The Wonder Horse, a popular…
Little Miss(issippi) Sunshine The perks of living in Arkansas are endless, but one that doesn’t receive enough credit is our close proximity to the rich culture and attractions one state over in Mississippi. Arkansans are accustomed to driving straight through the neighboring state to get to the warm white sand and blue waters of…
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and while colorectal cancer is among the easiest identifiable and preventable cancers, it remains the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in adults. Founded in 1971, GastroArkansas remains physician-owned with a mission of providing high quality, cost-effective and medically necessary health care to patients with hopes of helping to…
Jayme Lemons: From Small-Town Roots to the Big Leagues of Hollywood We’ve all heard the stories. The about-to-give-up actress who had less than a dollar in her bank account before landing her iconic role. The A-lister who worked years as a Hollywood carpenter years before getting cast in a breakout hit. Then there’s…
With March on the horizon and the fact it’s Mardi Gras week and we are changing the clocks March 13 at 2 a.m., this is going to be a great month, don’t you agree? So we decided to post a chocolate cake recipe. Like, the kind your mama made and you ate after school. So…
This Side of Seven: Defying the Odds This spring, Dylan Johnston will graduate from Harding University. But unlike many of his classmates, he will enter the workforce with no college debt. He has paid for his car in full. And at the age of 22, he no longer pays rent; he pays a mortgage.…
Preventing Colorectal Cancer Fewer than two years ago, millions of people were shocked by the devastating news of Chadwick Boseman’s death. The star of 42 and Black Panther was only 43 years old when he died of colon cancer, bringing the spotlight onto this disease that is increasing among people under 50. More recently,…
Murder Mystery: The Moab Murders, Part 1 Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were kindred spirits who were happiest when indulging in their mutual favorite pastimes of hiking, fishing, hunting and camping. They also enjoyed riding Turner’s treasured Harley Davidson. Their love of the great outdoors had brought them together, and it would be in…
