Hermitage Elementary summer camp students take field trips

Students participating in Hermitage Elementary School’s summer camp have been having a blast recently getting hand-on experience by traveling to a couple of different Arkansas State Parks, building their own river to learn about geographic water sheds, and opening crystals. The students have also had plenty of time for recreation, including at Bradley County’s Moro…

Renew your hunting license and continue supporting wildlife conservation

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas annual hunting licenses expire June 30 each year. If you have not yet renewed your license, all it takes is a few minutes to make sure you’re ready for another year in Arkansas’s great outdoors. A hunting license is more than your ticket to another great year chasing deer, ducks, squirrel…

Pastime: Mary Lou Martin to be inducted into Arkansas Choral Hall of Fame

NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Choral Directors Association (ArkCDA) Hall of Fame induction will be Wednesday, July 13, at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. The late Mary Lou Martin, former ArkCDA member, will be one of nine inductees in the Hall of Fame, according to Terri Whitworth of the ArkCDA. Mrs.…

Governor Hutchinson reacts to revenue report; announces date for special session

LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson reacted Tuesday to the record state surplus and announced his intent to call an Extraordinary Session of the Arkansas General Assembly the week of August 8. “June revenue collection was more than $150 million above forecast, leaving a net surplus for the year in excess of $1.6 billion for…

Another tournament Championship for local basketball team

Local youth basketball team Neaux Limit Lakers took first place in the senior boys division of the Game Changers basketball tournament held in Little Rock, AR July 2. This local team includes players from Warren, Hermitage, Monticello and Rison. Members (front left to right) Neon’Dre Thomas, Tramond Miller, Jr, Tra’Bennett Fuller, (back left to right)…

Girls youth basketball team competes in weekend tournament

Team Showtime, a local youth girls basketball team, placed second in the Game Changer tournament held in Little Rock, AR July 2. Members (front left to right) Alaina Green, Willa Jordan, Jayce Courtney. (Back left to right) Sariah Bowser, Bayleigh Miller, Kamari Davis, Alyssa Calbert. (Not pictured: Coaches: Marleshia Pickett and Deja Washington).