North Little Rock Tourism on Monday broke ground on the ATG Pavilion in Argenta. Inspired by Thorncrown Chapel from renowned Arkansas architect E. Fay Jones, the pavilion is located at Argenta Plaza on Main Street in downtown North Little Rock. …
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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 …
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$2M Pavilion to be Built in Argenta Plaza Honoring Arkansas Music History
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMembers of the North Little Rock community, including the mayor, members of the chamber of commerce, city council and more, unveiled plans during a gathering Wednesday for a new pavilion set to be built. The ATG Pavilion will be built …
The Arkansas Broadcasters Association recently revealed that Bobby Bones, the nationally recognized radio morning show host, will be honored as the 2024 Arkansan of the Year. Bones, who hails from Mountain Pine, will receive the award during a luncheon on …
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Digs of the Deal: Hopkins Icehouse Surrounded By History, True to Its Roots
Texarkana’s Roy D. Hopkins Feed & Seed in 1952. (Photos provided) On the Arkansas side of the Texarkana border, you’ll find a growing city and a thriving entertainment district — but it wasn’t always that way. The Hopkins Icehouse stands …
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Cash to Receive Honorary Doctorate at ASU Spring Commencement
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRosanne Cash will receive an honorary doctoral degree during Arkansas State University’s spring commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. at Jonesboro’s Centennial Bank Stadium. Cash is an American singer-songwriter, author, historic preservationist, and daughter of the late Johnny …
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Documentary to Follow New Arkansas Statues Bound for US Capitol
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas PBS is producing a feature-length documentary on the selection, creation and installation of new statues of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash that will represent Arkansas in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The completed documentary is …
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Crow, Stapleton Among Artists Named in Johnny Cash Festival Lineup
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFourteen critically acclaimed music performers make up the full line-up for the virtual Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, according to a press release from officials of the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. The festival, scheduled to stream Friday and …
Arkansas will have new statues in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and the artists have been chosen to sculpt them. Statues of attorney Uriah Rose and former Gov. James P. Clarke will be replaced by statues …
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State Raises $510K for Daisy Gatson Bates, Johnny Cash Statues; Public Fundraising to Begin
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Nov. 12 that $510,000 has been raised to replace Arkansas’ statues in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. The new statues will be Daisy Lee Gatson Bates and Johnny Cash. The announcement took place …
