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Amplify, nation’s largest free-admission Christian music festival set for Benton on Aug. 9 & 10
BENTON, Ark. – Plans are set for Amplify, the nation’s largest Christian music festival, in Benton in August. The Amplify Music Festival will take place Aug. 9 and 10 behind Holland Chapel Church located at 15523 I-30. The free-admission event will feature Grammy-nominated Skillet, hip-hop artist KB and global evangelist Nick Hall. Also planned is […]
Hideaway Pizza to open location in Little Rock, records show
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hideaway is set to open its fifth pizzeria in Arkansas after an affiliate of the Tulsa-based chain bought a 1.5-acre site on the south side of Chenal Parkway at Kanis Road in west Little Rock. Property records show the land was purchased from Costco Wholesale...
Mega Millions Ticket worth $40,000 sold in Clarendon
Little Rock, Arkansas – A lucky lottery player in Clarendon has struck it big with a Mega Millions® ticket worth $40,000 from the July 23 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Aclaren Inc., located at 503 Madison St. The winning numbers for this draw were 3, 9, 14, 26, and 51, with the Megaball® number being 21 and the Megaplier® set at 4.
2025 5-star point guard Darius Acuff commits to the Hogs
LITTLE ROCK — John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks are off and running in their class of 2025 recruiting as 5-star guard Darius Acuff. Jr. publicly committed to the Hoop Hogs on Friday. Acuff (6-3 guard, IMG Academy by way of Detroit, 247Sports national No. 4 / 5-star prospect) privately...
Hogs have large group of talented recruits visiting Saturday
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has a large number of talented recruits slated to visit for the Hogwild Hangout on Saturday. There’s a mixture of a dozen commitments and several uncommitted recruiting targets from various states slated to visit. Some of the top prospects in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and other states are scheduled to visit.
Beyond Wellness to Offer New Location in Hillcrest
Beyond Wellness, a wellness center with locations in Lonsdale and west Little Rock, plans to open a new location in the Hillcrest area of Little Rock in early winter, said Ashley Huneycutt, co-founder and CEO. “We’re excited,” she said. “We’re happy to be able to answer the calls of all...
Memphis Doctor Becomes First Mazor Robot Patient at UAMS’ Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
July 26, 2024 | Memphis OB-GYN Lea Bannister was so excited about buying a fancy new carbon-fiber bicycle that the first time she rode it, she didn’t stop pedaling for 25 miles. It was the first time she had ridden a bike in several years, however, and at age...
Vintage Market Days Comes to Little Rock in September
Fall is on the horizon, and that means your space could use a little refresh. To help you do just that, Vintage Market Days is making its biannual stop in the city, popping up at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds for a three-day shopping event with the theme “Days Like This” on Sept. 13-15.
Yellowjackets, Thunderbirds featured at inaugural Big Miller Football Media Days
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The Wynne Yellowjackets and Cross County Thunderbirds took part in the inaugural Big Miller Football Media Days yesterday in Little Rock. The event is named after Kevin Miller, a supporter of Arkansas high school sports, who died this past February. Wynne Yellowjackets coach Clay Totty...
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra announces grand opening celebration for Stella Boyle Smith Music Center
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will celebrate the grand opening of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center with a three-day community celebration Sept. 13-15, 2024. The state-of-the-art, $11.75 million facility will be the first permanent home for the ASO in its 59-year history. The weekend...
Practice caution to prevent heat-related illness
LITTLE ROCK — With summer 2024 on track to be the hottest summer on record for many cities in the U.S., it’s important to follow heat safety guidelines to prevent sunburns, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Bryan Mader, extension assistant professor of health for the University of Arkansas...
Daily Newscast for Friday, July 26, 2024
Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, July 26, 2024. - The Secretary of State's office says an abortion advocacy group does not have enough signatures to place an amendment on the November ballot. - A Little Rock man is dead...
Valentine’s Work Selected for Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ Delta Triennial Exhibition
Clark Valentine, assistant professor of drawing at UA Little Rock, has earned a coveted spot in the highly competitive Delta Triennial Exhibition at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Valentine was one of only 38 artists from more than 1,200 submissions selected for the exhibition. His work, “Untitled (Weaving 7),”...
Arkansas standoff ends with suspect dead after exchange of gunfire with law enforcement
DEVALLS BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — A 32-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, man is dead after an exchange of gunfire Thursday with Arkansas State Police’s SWAT team. The man, who was wanted on multiple felony warrants out of Little Rock, Sherwood and Pulaski County, barricaded himself inside a home in DeValls Bluff at about 9:30 a.m. and […]
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