oh, they are such tasty memories This is a shell and eat Pastime. The memories for this Pastime of “parched” or roasted peanuts came from a unique little businessman who once roamed the streets of Warren. Parched peanuts have become a winter time specialty, I now equate with deer hunting or sitting outside around a…
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HOLIDAYS: Practicing gratitude provides health and wellness benefits year-round
LITTLE ROCK — During the rush of the holiday season, it can be helpful to slow down and appreciate elements of everyday life that are often overlooked. Brittney Schrick, extension assistant professor and family life specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said practicing gratitude has numerous benefits for mental, emotional and…
Southark Spotlight: Dr. John Davis of UAM’s Political Science Department
It’s time for a new episode of Southark Spotlight, our monthly show which sits down to discuss someone, some business, or organization that is making an impact in South Arkansas. This month we sat down to chat with Dr. John Davis of UAM’s Political Science Department. As always, the video below is brought to you…
Arkansas Grown
Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Represenatives 11-18-22: Did you know that more than 12% of all turkeys produced in the United States are raised right here in Arkansas? Arkansas produces 27 million turkeys per year and ranks third in the nation in turkeys raised. But that’s not the only popular Thanksgiving dish that…
Deck the halls safely this year
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Make safety part of your family traditions with these tips from Entergy Arkansas for lighting your home for holiday celebrations. Bright lights and seasonal candles are staples during the holidays, but it’s important to note that these decorations can be dangerous. According to the National Fire Protection Association, nearly one in five Christmas…
Pastime: Thanksgiving memories built around the same dish, prepared differently
Thursday is Thanksgiving. At least that’s what the calendar tells me. More of this predication to being thankful later. Right now it is all about the main dish of that yearly holiday meal and I’m not writing about turkey. I am having a pastime about two strong women and how differently they prepared what my…
ASC’s Holiday variety show ‘Miracle on Main’ set for December 17
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) is gearing up for its first-ever holiday variety show, “Miracle on Main: A Holiday Special.” The one-night-only production will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at ASC’s main building, 701 S. Main St.…
Pastime: Fresh baked bread to warm the winter soul
Here is another cooking/baking Pastime to share over the coming holidays. There are some mighty well known bakers of bread in Warren – the town with the Red Brick Streets. In a recent mention of Thanksgiving foods, I have had several requests for me to contact Cliff Morgan for his Salt Rising Bread. Now the…
Arkansas’s historic Toltec Mounds renamed Plum Bayou Mounds Archaeological State Park
(SCOTT, Ark.) – To better reflect the culture of the people who built the mounds, Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park has been renamed Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park. Named for a nearby stream, the Plum Bayou culture has been identified by archeologists as the builders of the mounds. “After consulting with the Arkansas Archeological…
Pastime: Those old, metal lockers at WHS
An old, outdated photo of those little metal lockers in the upstairs of the Depression Era Warren High School, really set the only tumblers of my mind racing recently. A Pastime of memories, of numbers on a small combination dial and the hijinks of yesteryear. Ron Mosley, I am pretty sure, posted the photograph on…
Midst: Artwork by Nick Hobbs’ Opens on Nov. 10 with Artist Talk, Stargazing
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — An exhibition of drawings that explores juxtaposition of the scales of the everyday human experience and the metaphysical with imagery of earthly objects and the cosmos opens Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC). “Midst: Artwork by Nick Hobbs†debuts with a free, public…
God’s ten most wanted men
After ministering in a good friends funeral service this past week, his son sent me this and told me his Dad had wrote this for him and left it in his Bible. “To my son that I love” “God’s ten most wanted men:” The man who puts God’s business above any other business The man…
Arkansas breweries partner in Arkansas Ag Experiment Station hops study
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Horticulture researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station have partnered with three breweries across the state in a quality research study of hops grown in Arkansas with a public release set Nov. 5 in Siloam Springs. Following a three-year study to find varieties of hops that grow well in Arkansas, the experiment station will…
Pastime: A pastime of mischief: Rolling houses with toilet paper
Ah, those days of misspent of my youth:Â And how some of these acts today do number me in age of me and my classmates. This Pastime, now that Halloween approaches, will deal with some of the cases of innocent mischief that we all engaged in back when the fall equinox holiday approached each year.…
Cool story from Northeast Arkansas: Giant dust devil turns Tuesday into ‘Windsday’ at rice research center
GREENFIELD, Ark. — Tuesday was a real whirlwind of a day for Tim Burcham. Burcham, director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County, and Wyatt Luebke, assistant farm manager, were headed to the field in a side-by-side utility vehicle when they were faced with an enormous dust devil. Burcham — arms…
Entergy Arkansas: Stay safe with ‘around the house’ maintenance tips
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – As the leaves turn and cooler weather approaches, experts agree now is the best time to perform improvements and check areas around your home that may need maintenance. Entergy Arkansas encourages customers to stay safe and consider following some safety tips when working inside and outside their home. Starting with interior safety,…
October 16-22 is National Friends of the Library Week
Mayor Denisa Pennington proclaims October 16-22, 2022, as National Friends of the Library Week in the City of Warren. The Warren Branch Library will be spending the week celebrating its Friends of the Library group as part of the Arkansas Library Association’s 17th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. The Friends of the…
Pine Bluff Madai Taylor exhibition addresses racism, prophecy in America with thought-provoking works
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The next exhibition at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) showcases the work of noted Memphis-based artist Madai Taylor. “An Elegy to America in Black and White II: The Artwork of Madai Taylor” features 18 pieces, which build upon Taylor’s 2018 body of work. The exhibition opens Friday,…
The power of “choice”
Ready or not, some day it will come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what…
Pastime: Mary Lou Martin’s chili dogs
Mary Lou Martin’s delicious, spicy, wonderful ‘Band Concession’ chili dogs As the cool evening nights of October draws near and Lumberjack football heats up in this take-no-prisoner style of football that now permeates Warren; all I can think about on the cool, fall evenings at a high school football game are Mary Lou Martin’s signature…
Heaven
No hate. No envy. No jealousy. No bitterness. No greed. No pride. No violence. No competition. No covetousness. No strife. No lying. No cheating. No murder. No stealing. No boredom. No loneliness. No poverty. No pain. No anxieties. No depression. No inequality. No political parlors. No fatigue. No failure. No grief. I could live life…