Allies of Mental Health AY About You is proud to present its 2020 Allies of Mental Health, an inaugural special section to provide resources and further the discussion around the subject. Each of these talented individuals and esteemed organizations has left a lasting imprint on Arkansas, and we are grateful for their selfless service.…
Allies of Mental Health: Serenity Park Recovery Center In 1972, Joe McQuany founded what was then Serenity House, a refuge for substance abusers in Arkansas. In 1990, it was renamed Serenity Park and moved to its current location in Little Rock next to a jail and across from a cemetery — which was fitting, as…
Get to Know…AY’s Best of 2020: Heathman Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Winner, Best Dental Practice Meet Monty Heathman, DDS, the founder and owner of Heathman Family and Cosmetic Dentistry and the Dental Clinic at Stuttgart. He is this year’s winner of AY’s Best Dental Practice in Arkansas, an honor which he also carried in 2017,…
Holiday Cocktails Photography by Jamison Mosley This year has caused most of us to check not twice, but thrice our liquor lists coming into this holiday season. Fortunately for us (and you), we have some very “spirited” friends that are always happy to show off a few cocktails for our readers. Grab a…
Allies of Mental Health: Argenta Counseling Kellee McCoy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). The Benton native earned a bachelor’s from Ouachita Baptist University and a master’s degree in clinical mental health and marriage and family therapy from John Brown University. He started Argenta Counseling in 2017, in…
Allies of Mental Health: The Centers Ever since she was a child, mental health has been a part of Charlotte Lockhart’s life. Her mother was a psychiatric nurse at the local Veteran’s Affairs center. She witnessed her mother’s care, passion and support for her patients, and decided then that one day, she wanted to do…
Get to Know..AY’s Best 2020: Meadors Adams & Lee Top 3, Best Insurance Firm Founded in 1909, Meadors Adams & Lee is one of the oldest businesses in the entire state. But even after more than a century of proud service, the essence of the firm has always remained the same. “Roberts Lee became…
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes launched a surprise on the U.S. naval base Pearl Harbor. At the end of the attack, thousands of U.S. personnel were killed, while hundreds of airplanes and multiple ships were destroyed. One of those destroyed ships was the USS Oklahoma, and now, almost 79 years after the attack,…
Hunters, get ready to head to your stands this Saturday. Modern gun season starts on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Arkansas. During this season, sportsmen can hunt deer throughout the state’s various regions. There are a few things to keep in mind. There are specific size requirements when hunting bucks in the state. According to the…
The Capital Hotel and its associated restaurants are remaining closed for the time being. On the hotel’s website, a message reveals that the hotel is “temporarily closed,” citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the cause. The hotel is expected to open back up “in the near future,” according to the message. Speaking to a…
