For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Christy Ouei of Mule Kick. Ouei spent her early life in the Delta town of Lake Village. In 1996, she graduated with a degree in Agriculture Business at Southern Arkansas University. Ouei owned and operated a small service-station-turned-convenience-store in Taylor for 20 years,…
For this week’s segment of Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Lisa M. Smith, executive director of Community Health & Research at UAMS Northwest Regional Campus. Smith grew up in a small farm town in Colorado, where she says her upbringing instilled strong values such as resilience, respect, humility and work ethic. …
What is it like to have the country’s most beloved DJ call to ask YOU to DJ his wedding? That was the scenario for Little Rock’s Doug Kramer, a longtime radio personality, who was mixing the tunes for Arkansas’ own Bobby Bones in Nashville for his marriage Saturday night to Caitlin Parker at Bones’ property…
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 Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with LaTresha Woodruff, the public information officer for the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM). Before going to the ADEM, Woodruff spent 10 years as the public information officer (PIO) with the Conway Police Department. “I was the department’s first…
For this week’s segment of Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Katherine Holmstrom, Senior Project Manager at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Holmstrom was born and raised in DeWitt, where her family has operated an agricultural aviation business for more than 70 years. “I started working at the business when I…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Philip Tappan as the new commissioner for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC). Managing partner of Tappan Land & Water and chairman of Purple Cow Restaurants, Tappan will join the board of commissioners for his seven-year term under the new leadership of AGFC director Austin Booth. Tappan noted…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Dr. Janine A. Parry, a professor at the University of Arkansas and director of the Arkansas Poll. Parry describes herself as a native of Spokane, Washington, the middle of three sisters, a mom, a spouse, and – as she was once identified by…
Poppin’ Tags: Jason Hayes is Arkansas’ Thrift King By Dustin Jayroe // Photos by Philip Thomas It was 2012 when Macklemore made waves with the music video for his single “Thrift Shop.” A refresher through the lyrics (and yes, rewatching the video after all these years) quickly reminds one of the perfectly ridiculous and…
The Play’s the Thing: Life and Career of Daniel Davis By Emily Beirne // Photos courtesy of Daniel Davis The name Daniel Davis may ring a bell for those who have been around the entertainment industry for a while. His British accent and witty comebacks captured America’s hearts on the set of The Nanny,…
