Little Rock Air Force Base is proud to announce its 2018 Air and Space Show coming October 27 – 28. This will be the base’s first full air show in nearly six years and provides Team Little Rock the opportunity to showcase our assets and capabilities to the supportive community surrounding LRAFB and beyond. Air Show performers…
FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA) – KNWA recently connected with a team of paranormal investigators from Northwest Arkansas to learn how they go about finding evidence that spirits are among us. According to a Huffington Post/YouGov Poll nearly half of all Americans believe in the existence of ghosts. Eighteen percent say they have actually seen one…
With the second annual Johnny Cash Heritage Festival opening in a couple of days, plans are being finalized to accommodate fans and interested parties planning to attend. The event, combining academic activities and entertainment, is Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 18-20, in the Dyess Colony Circle and at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. The festival gets…
Some people think they age out of Halloween when they grow up. But nobody is too old for Howl-O-Ween! On Oct. 27, the Courage Therapeutic Riding Center in Prairie Grove will host the Howl-O-Ween Woof Walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s sure to be a fun event for the whole family. Dogs and…
By Caleb Talley Along with its cooler clime and fiery foliage, fall is known to usher in a bountiful harvest of exciting perennial events. Fairs, festivals and harvest celebrations headline the season, and there’s no better place to enjoy such an event this October than in Arkansas. With our beautiful landscapes, rich heritage and congenial communities,…
By Joe David Rice | Photos by Jamison Mosley & Camille Brewington Tippitt As AY’s travel editor, I’m charged with producing pieces that are objective – or something close to it. But that’s not going to happen with an article on Jonesboro. This fine Craighead County community, you see, is my hometown, the place where…
October has finally arrived, and that means Halloween isn’t far away. So, get your costumes ready and start deciding which party you’re going to! One of the best places in Arkansas to spend Halloween is Batesville. The town is holding a Halloween event along Main Street, where there will be plenty of spooky fun for…
Check out the great activities going on in Arkansas this weekend! Here are some of AY Publisher Heather Baker’s weekend activity suggestions! Thursday, September 20th Don’t be fashionably late to Indigo’s 15thbirthday bash! The shop is celebrating 15 years of service with giveaways, drinks, good eats, DJs, dancing, a braid bar and more! Check out…
For a man who has spent the last six years running a diamond mine in Sierra Leone, Woodie Butler wears surprisingly few diamonds. Zero, to be exact. The only diamond of value to this Arkansas native is his daughter, three-year-old Diamond Butler, named not only after his profession, but after the symbolic way she brought a…
Want to learn more about your great-great uncle Bob? Maybe you want to figure out if one of your relatives was on trial during the Salem Witch Trials, like your grandmother always said. Genealogy is huge right now, with companies like 23 & Me and Ancestry.com helping people discover their heritage and gain a better…
