The Arkansas State Fair is back Oct. 16 through Oct. 25, and this year promises to be bigger than ever with no shortage of games, rides, food and fun to keep everyone entertained all week long. “There’s just something special …
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Do All the Good You Can: Goodwill Industry of Arkansas’ Gala for Good Shapes Futures, Changes Lives
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaChristine Porter’s hands shook as she picked up the cell phone, her breath burning a hole in her chest. A long, bitter custody battle was coming to a head today, and this call would inform her if she had been …
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2026 Diamond Journalism Awards: Excellence in Storytelling Takes Center Stage
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recognized the region’s top journalists Saturday evening during the 2026 Diamond Journalism Awards, presented by AY Media Group. More than 125 journalists, communicators and media professionals gathered for the annual …
President, CEO, Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce Thirty years ago, Robin Hickerson said, she could not have imagined leading a chamber of commerce. As president and CEO of the Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce, however, she has come to realize …
Congratulations to Bobby Batson for being one of Arkansas Money & Politics’ ‘Future Icons’ of 2026 Fresh on the heels of two major accomplishments — graduating high school and landing the top spot as AY About You’s inaugural Best Actor …
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AY Media Group Takes Home Top Prize from Arkansas Press Association Event
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAY Media Group, publisher of AY About You (AY), Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP) and Arkansas Mental Health Guide Magazine (MHG) claimed the top prize at the 2026 Arkansas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The awards event, held June 27, …
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AY Editor-in-Chief Takes Home Fifth Consecutive Sweepstakes Victory at APW Contest
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFor the fifth year in a row, Dwain Hebda, editor-in-chief at AY Media Group and president of Ya!Mule Wordsmiths, received the Sweepstakes Award at the Arkansas Press Women Professional Communications Contest. The award is calculated based on a point system …
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Arkansas ‘Full of Delightful Contradictions,’ Baker Tells North American Travel Journalists
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterFeature photo above: Heather Baker, President and Publisher of AY Media Group and Helen Hernandez, CEO of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA). Photos by Jane Colclasure. Arkansas is full of delightful contradictions, Heather Baker told a group of …
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Arkansas Talent Group Expands Again
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Talent Group is not your typical recruitment firm, and it is comfortably filling a specific niche in the Arkansas business market. Founded in 2024 by Chris Chunn and Stephanie Shine, each with more than a decade of executive recruitment …
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Melinda Mayo, Pioneering Arkansas Meteorologist, Soon to Sign Off
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaMelinda Mayo stood in the muddy March air, staring down at what Mother Nature was capable of at her worst. She had finished a shift at KATV Channel 7 and already returned home when the sirens went off. Little Rock’s …