Calling all country music fans! The Arkansas Country Music Awards has announced David Adam Byrnes and Maybe April as performers for the 2021 awards show. David Adam Byrnes and Maybe April will perform on Monday, June 7, 2021 at the Reynold Performance Hall on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.…
When searching for the right marketing consultant and digital marketing expert in Arkansas, look no further than Jeff Turnbow of Winning Local. Jeff Turnbow has worked as a consultant for over 20 years with 15 of those years dedicated to the growth and development of his company. Turnbow has received unique training and certifications…
What’s your favorite rom-com movie or TV show? If you live in Arkansas, the chances are pretty good that your favorite is Pretty Woman. At least, that’s according to a new study from Comparitech. The company compiled the top romantic comedy movies and TV shows in all 50 states. To determine each state’s…
Planes, trains and automobiles, oh my! For the third episode of HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen, contestants return to their design labs with a surprise waiting for them outside, or a few surprises. Parked outside the design labs is a plane, a train car, and a full-sized bus. As Chris Goddard said in a…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Dr. Amanda Bledsoe. Originally from Atkins, Bledsoe graduated from Atkins High School and from the University of Central Arkansas. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, Bledsoe went to Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, Kansas before returning to Arkansas in 2005. She has been…
Jonesboro will soon be getting its first Chipotle restaurant. According to Haag Brown Commercial Real Estate, the popular restaurant chain is building a prototype restaurant with a drive-thru. The Chipotle location will be located in front of the Kroger Marketplace on Caraway Road. Haag Brown Commercial principal Joshua Brown said that he contacted…
Las Vegas is quite a trek for us in Arkansas. No matter which city or town you call home, it’s at least a 1,000-plus mile journey that’s either a multi-day car ride or about a three-hour plane ride. Don’t misunderstand: Vegas is not out of reach; thousands of Arkansans make the trip every year. But,…
A break in the long-unsolved Rebekah Gould murder case came in November 2020 with the arrest of 44-year-old William Alma Miller. Gould, 22, went missing on or about September 20, 2004. At the time of her disappearance, she was staying with a friend, Casey McCullough, in his mobile home near Melbourne. A week later, searchers found…
Lee Halbrook Makes Chainsaw Carving Look Easy Few people come to something as naturally as Lee Halbrook took to his craft. The North Little Rock native has the artistic acumen of an Arkansas Bob Ross; but instead of paintbrush strokes begetting trees from happy little accidents, Halbrook wields a chainsaw and shapes awe-inspiring sculptures…
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Janie Jones’ new book, The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer. The true-crime drama was released on March 1 and is available on many platforms, including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Death, in all forms and species, was a part of life when Red Hall was growing up on his…
