WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10 a.m. to celebrate the construction of a new home for The CALL in Lawrence & Randolph Counties. The ceremony will take place at the future site of the [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has appointed Lake Charles State Park Superintendent Kendra Harris to its Board of Directors. Harris will replace Taylor Heinen, who is resigning from the board effective June 18 after being promoted to branch manager of Regions Bank in Jonesboro. Harris [read more…]
HOXIE, Ark. — Families in Lawrence County and across Northeast Arkansas will soon have access to specialized autism services closer to home as Outcomes ABA prepares to open its new clinic in Hoxie. Located at 1600 SW Broad Street, Outcomes ABA will become Lawrence County’s first ABA therapy clinic, expanding [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — Williams Baptist University has presented its 2026 Founders Awards to graduating seniors Treasure Jenni and Mason Andrews. The two were honored May 9 at WBU’s commencement exercises by Williams President Dr. Stan Norman. Jenni, who is from Russellville, Ark., graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in [read more…]
Return to the Land’s settlement near Ravenden is only open to whites, Christians and heterosexuals By:Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Advocate A federal discrimination lawsuit was filed Wednesday against a whites-only community based in north Arkansas by a woman in a multiracial family whom the group did not allow to purchase land. [read more…]
(WALNUT RIDGE, Ark.) – Williams Baptist University awarded degrees to 111 graduates during its 2026 commencement exercises. That total included 12 master’s degrees, 95 bachelor’s degrees and four associate degrees. Commencement exercises were held May 9 in WBU’s Southerland-Mabee Center. The commencement speaker was Tommy Wells, a 2008 Williams graduate [read more…]
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ark. — Police video released last month shows an April 18 pursuit in Lawrence County that began with an attempted traffic stop on U.S. 67 and ended with a crash, a foot chase and the arrest of Christopher Justin Sorg. According to a probable cause affidavit from Arkansas [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Ken Lewis crossed the stage and grasped his diploma at Williams Baptist University commencement exercises Saturday, May 9. In doing so, he concluded a 53-year journey. Lewis, a Walnut Ridge native who currently lives at Eaton, first enrolled at what was then Southern Baptist College in [read more…]
LAWRENCE & RANDOLPH COUNTIES, AR — The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce are proud to jointly announce the recipients of the 2026 Ag Appreciation Expo Scholarships, awarded to outstanding students pursuing futures connected to agriculture and rural development. The Ag Appreciation Expo is [read more…]
(WALNUT RIDGE, Ark.) – Startup Chapel has held a special place in Terry Hatfield’s heart ever since his days as a student at Williams Baptist University. So, the 1975 WBU alumnus put his artistic skills to work and produced a striking picture of the historic chapel, which he recently presented [read more…]
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