By Kenneth Heard In August of 2005, University of Texas students returned to Austin with a sense of excitement and optimism of beginning a new school year. Students began moving into the dorms and the apartments that ringed the campus, and the Texas Longhorns, anchored by quarterback Vince Young, started football practice that eventually ended…
By Kenneth Heard With his tall, gangly frame, shock of red hair and “open cab door” ears, Alva Lasswell, who grew up in Piggott 100 years ago, was one of the least likely people to be considered a war hero. But Lasswell is credited for breaking three Japanese codes that were catalysts to…
By Kenneth Heard Toni Holmes noticed the train stopped at the Prospect Road railroad crossing near her home in eastern Jonesboro on March 28 and thought it was strange. Trains usually pass through quickly so as not to hinder traffic on the busy road, but this southbound freight had been idling quietly at the crossing…
Jackson County was Built on Rock ‘n’ Roll Story and Photos By Kenneth Heard The rockabilly musicians of the 1950s honed their skills playing in the honky-tonks and gin mills along U.S. 67 in northeast Arkansas, performing in front of raucous crowds and creating the sounds of generations to follow copied. Elvis…
By Kenneth Heard Colored orbs of light zigzag across the Arkansas night sky. Metallic discs hover over tree lines and triangle-shaped crafts cruise over roads. Rocks levitate, and instruments record odd electrical pulses emitted from mysterious things … Whatever is causing the phenomenon is out there, but so are those who hope to…
by Kenneth Heard Photos courtesy of Garland County Historical Society Babe Ruth’s Legacy Cemented by Hot Springs George “Babe” Herman Ruth had already established himself as a premier left-handed pitcher when his Boston Red Sox traveled to Hot Springs for spring training in 1918. In his four years in the major leagues,…
By Kenneth Heard Whether it’s the rich aroma of sweet chocolate or fresh mountain breezes and scents of cooked ribeye and chicken, love is in the air in Arkansas this Valentine’s Day weekend. And, despite the Natural State’s next-to-last ranking as one of the least amorous states in the country by Wallethub.com, a…
