Allan Baltz loves lots of things: basketball, dancing, beans, ham and cornbread, embarrassing his sister, watching TV with his mom Lesli, and the Red Wolves. But one thing 12-year-old Allan is deeply invested in right now is growing out his mullet for charity. The sixth-grader from Jonesboro was adopted out of foster care…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Angela McGraw, the executive director of Women & Children First in Central Arkansas. McGraw grew up on a farm outside of the rural town of Salina, Kansas. “I come from a blended family and was the oldest of seven kids.…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Mac Bolt, the operations coordinator with the Central Arkansas Harm Reduction Project. Bolt was born and raised in North Little Rock, where they still live today. Bolt is a lover of gardening, good books, long road trips and talking with friends…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Julie Austin at the Humane Society of Pulaski County. Austin was born and raised in Pine Bluff, then raised in Little Rock, graduating from UA Little Rock. Austin had spent her career in sales and marketing but found joy in volunteering for…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Skye Martin, the President of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers. Martin grew up in North Little Rock and graduated from the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law in 2012 with High Honors. Nowadays, Martin works as an attorney…
Hometown Heroes: Dale Dawson and Bridge2Rwanda Dale Dawson’s hard work had paid off. Born and raised in Texas, Dawson moved to Arkansas in 1985 to work for Stephens Inc. after completing his accounting degree at the University of Texas. But despite a plethora of successes, Dawson felt like something was missing. “When…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Sherra Bennett, interim executive director of AR Kids Read. Bennett was born in Pine Bluff, and her family later moved to Michigan. Bennett attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work and nonprofit management with…
