The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has taken steps toward allowing student-athletes to benefit from the use of their image, name and likeness. During a NCAA Board of Governors meeting at Emory University in Atlanta, the members unanimously voted to begin the process for allowing student-athletes to profit from their image. The board directed…
Attracting high-profile authors can be a difficult business for a literary festival. It’s a problem keenly felt by the Six Bridges Book Festival in Little Rock. One of the main issues when it comes to attracting prominent authors to a literary festival is the cost of speaking fees. For well-established authors, these fees can…
By Dustin Jayroe Last week was a bit of a fall snoozer with only one of the opening flicks cracking the top-5 at the box office (and it was Countdown, of all things). That is sure to change this week with a few more breadwinning cast lists and familiar franchises opening in cinemas across…
Around Arkansas Henderson State University’s board of trustees voted unanimously to merge with the Arkansas State University system. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department has purchased in-vehicle and body cameras for all deputies, the Dept. plans to install their new equipment this November. National News Murray Energy, the largest privately-held coal mining operation in the United States,…
The veil between our world and the Beyond is getting thinner as October moves closer to Halloween. As the dark moves in, there’s only one way to hold back what’s coming – go to a great party! This Thursday, there will be plenty of great events vying for your attention. While many parties and shindigs…
The next “big thing” in shopping is making waves in central Arkansas — Hometown Dreamer Marketplace in downtown Beebe. Founded earlier this year by Stacy Dorgan and Emily Edwards, Hometown Dreamer Marketplace is not only providing residents of the area with some of the best local shopping around but is also revitalizing downtown Beebe…
Happiness is when we can justify every comfort food that exists. That’s what happens when the temps drop a bit. Please allow me to introduce you to the meatloaf you want. No, you need. It’s from the Pioneer Woman, and everything she prepares is off the chain. That’s a cool thing cool people say. And…
Around Arkansas A crypt has been discovered in a shallow grave beneath the Arkansas’ School for the Deaf campus. “It’s unclear how many students and teachers might be buried on campus,” signed J.R. Courtright, the school’s director, “But it’s a bigger number than we expected.” National News In a nighttime raid, US forces in…
Fall is finally here and with that comes cooler temperatures and a desire to see nature. Arkansas is blessed with an abundance of nature as that Natural State nickname is earned, not given. Here, 56 percent of the state, or 19 million acres, is forest, according to a 2015 survey issued by the Arkansas Farm…
AY About You Magazine has your complete guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This weekend, go see the Zak Brown Band the Spa City Rocktober Music Festival and more. Around Little Rock Friday 10/25 Funkanites 70’s Soul Cover-UP/ White Water Tavern 2500 W 7th St. / 9:00/ $10 Arkansas’ favorite eight-piece Afrobeat, soul, and funk ensemble, the…
