Presented by Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP and Little Rock Touchdown Club, the Cliff Harris Award has announced the finalists for the 2025 Cliff Harris Award in NCAA Division II. Landon Boss, Linebacker: Emporia State University Ja’Kobe Clinton, Linebacker: University …
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Yurachek, Petrino Address Next Steps for Hog Football
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNew interim head Hog Bobby Petrino told reporters Monday that the Arkansas football team would get back to the “principles of great defense” in the aftermath of Hunter Yurachek’s firing of head coach Sam Pittman on Sunday. Petrino joined his …
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Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson Coming Back to Arkansas
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaOf all the legendary players and coaches who have passed through the annals of college and pro football, only a few select individuals have managed to stand out as true innovators, certified champions and compelling characters all rolled into one. …
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One for the Road: John Collins Envisions Safer Highways, Equal Justice
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaDuring his previous career as a Texas police officer, John Collins had a thing for getting drunk drivers off the road, something he freely admits seeing as a badge of honor. “I saw a lot of accidents where people got …
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Ready to Forget, Ready to Believe: Hog Fans Eager to Put Dysfunctional 2023 Behind Them
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterAugust has arrived, and that means it’s time for Arkansas fans to stumble up to the bar for another round of college football, beaten down by Battered Hog Syndrome (it’s a thing) and ready to drown some sorrows. Though last …
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Rocket Fuel: Booming Business for Defense Contractors Refocusing Attention on Camden
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterLockheed Martin’s Camden Operations facility encompasses almost 2 million square feet of manufacturing and support-function floor space on more than 2,000 acres of land. (Photos provided) Defense contractors typically don’t work to attract media attention, but the spotlight found …
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The Importance of Arkansas’ Aerospace-and-Defense Sector
by Rudy Ortizby Rudy OrtizWhile Arkansas is blessed with several key industry sectors, such as corporate and shared services; distribution and logistics; firearms and ammunition; food and beverage; metals; technology; timber and forest products; and transportation equipment, it is aerospace and defense with the …
- August 2022MagazineSports/Outdoors
Hogs Rolling Under Pittman, but Next Step Could Be the Hardest
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterHogs Rolling Under Pittman, but Next Step Could Be the Hardest A mere two seasons removed from the worst stretch in Arkansas football’s 128-year history, the Razorbacks will open the 2022 season with an upwards trajectory and higher expectations. …
Lockheed Martin will be using its Camden manufacturing location to refurbish a portion of the U.S. Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company was recently awarded a $362 million contract to “recapitalize” 50 launchers. As part …
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Booming Business: Arkansas’ Defense Companies, a Growing Economic Segment
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaBy Dwain Hebda Filming a promotional video, a drone glides through a manned gate and, gaining altitude, reveals a sprawling, forested 17,000 acres in south-central Arkansas. It could be a wildlife preserve, so tall and thick are the trees here, …