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Upcoming Lady Badger Basketball Camp

The Lady Badger Individual Basketball Camp will be held May 29-June 1, at Badger Arena from 8 a.m. untill noon for grades 1-9. Forms are available at school. Fees are $50 per...

Beebe Badger Football Camp Set for June 2nd

The 3rd annual Beebe Badger Football camp will be held Saturday, June 2md. The camp will take place in the Pruitt Field House. Students entering 1st through 3rd grades in...

Upcoming Beebe Badger Baseball Camp

There will be a Beebe Badger Baseball Fundamentals Camp June 6-8 at the Beebe High School Baseball Field from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. for 1st grade through 8th grade students. Only the...

Central Arkansas PRCA Rodeo Helping Local Wounded Warriors May 25th & 26th

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Arkansas Sting Takes 1st and 3rd in Greene Co Tech Tourney

The 6th Grade Arkansas Sting played in Paragould this weekend To read more, become a subscriber. Call us at 501-882-5414

Badgers Fall to White Hall, 7-3

The Badgers lost to White Hall To read more, become a subscriber. Call us at 501-882-5414

Arkansas Heritage Celebrated at Beebe Middle School

In every classroom throughout the week of May 7-11, students were engaged in activities relating to our Arkansas heritage. Even the teachers were enthusiastically involved...

Middle School GT Marine Adventure

By Lydia Brumfield The Beebe Middle School GT students have just returned from their field trip to The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory ...

Local Residents Graduate from Harding University

SEARCY, Ark. — The following Beebe residents are one of approximately 750 graduates who received a diploma at Harding University’s commencement exercises May 5. To...

Annual CMN Talent Show Winners

The 13th Annual CMN Talent Show sponsored by the Wal-Mart DC 6082 in Clarksville was held on Sat To read more, become a subscriber. Call us at 501-882-5414

A Day to Remember in Bald Knob

For most of us, Memorial Day 2012 Bald Knob marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and beach...

Coping with the Unseen Mental Health Awareness Month Brings Illness to Light

White County Medical Center’s Compass and Clearview staff members are constantly aware of the seriousness of the mental health illnesses that plague society. However, many...

Harper Receives Taxidermists Recognition

The National Taxidermists Association is pleased to announce that Rodney Harper of Beebe, Arkansas has received certification at the national level in the category of Fish...

Applications Open for Coveted Arkansas Elk Permits

LITTLE ROCK – It is time to apply for the most desired ticket in the Arkansas outdoors – an elk hunting permit. The application period is the month of May, and both...

Upcoming Beebe Badger Baseball Camp

There will be a Beebe Badger Baseball Fundamentals Camp June 6-8 at the Beebe High School Baseball Field from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. for 1st grade through 8th grade students. Only the...

Upcoming Lady Badger Basketball Camp

The Lady Badger Individual Basketball Camp will be held May 29-June 1, at Badger Arena from 8 a.m. untill noon for grades 1-9. Forms are available at school. Fees are $50 per...

Beebe Badger Football Camp Set for June 2nd

The 3rd annual Beebe Badger Football camp will be held Saturday, June 2md. The camp will take place in the Pruitt Field House. Students entering 1st through 3rd grades in...

Lady Badgers Fall In State Tournament Semi Finals

BY C. MICHAEL LONG Staff Sports Writer (Wynne) – The Lady Badgers competed in the 5A State Softball Tournament May 10-11 in Wynne against Watson Chapel and Greenbrier. The...

Badgers Compete in State Cross Country Meet

BY C. MICHAEL LONG Staff Sports Writer The Badgers recently competed in the State Cross Country Meets and had several track team members do well. Their results are listed below:...

Badgers Fall in First Round of State Tournament

BY C. MICHAEL LONG Staff Sports Writer (Monticello) – After a great run in conference play, the Badgers ran into a White Hall team that capitalized on errors at the right...

Gann Honored as Scholar Athlete

The Arkansas Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. recently honored outstanding scholar athletes throughout the State of Arkansas at a special...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Willow Rosenthal Helps City Slickers Become Urban Farmers

This local hero turned empty lots into blooming plots to help revitalize a community and created a model that city officials hope will be duplicated nationally. When Willow...

Lois Holmes Farmer

Lois Holmes Farmer, 86, died Sunday, April 29, in Jackson, TN. Until recently, Ms. Farmer served Arkansas for over 35 years as a real estate broker and owner of Farmer’s...

Robert Clyde Walker

Robert Clyde Walker, 69, of Antioch, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 10, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Walker; two sons, Marty Walker and Wesley Montgomery,...

Shanda Kaye Barnett Harness

Shanda Kaye Barnett Harness, was born January 28, 1956 to David and Sharon Barnett of Beebe and got her wings May 14, 2012 after a determined struggle from a fall in December. She...

Beebe School Board Hears Financial Status of District; Approves Personnel Changes

At Monday night’s regular school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Belinda Shook gave a financial overview of where the district stands financially. She told the board that...

Godspell to be Presented Tonight at Beebe Auditorium

The freshmen choir would like to invite the community to come to the Freshmen Choir performance of Godspell on Thursday night, May 10th at 7 p.m., Beebe Auditorium. This is a free...

Cain-Bell to Wed May 19th

Randy and Susan Cain of Beebe proudly announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kristin Danielle Cain, to Jonathan Clinton Bell, of Pangburn. Kristin is the granddaughter...

Fire Dept. Training Session

On Saturday, April 21, the Antioch Fire Department, McRae Fire Department and Beebe Fire Department held a multi-departmental training session where they performed training for...

What’s Left?

Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday to all you mothers and soon to be mothers and mothers to be in a few years! I was a mother at such a young age, I didn’t have time...

Divine Good vs. Human Good by R.B. Thieme, Jr.

(April 1, 1918 - August 16, 2009) A catalog of available tapes and publications will be provided upon request by contacting R.B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, 5139 West Alabama,...

Vaccine Available for Painful Shingles Virus

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost one in three people in America will develop shingles in their lifetime. Shingles is a painful rash caused...

Mothers and Memories By Roger Campbell

Mother’s Day moves most of us into long range memory mode. Childhood events come to mind, racing then through the years with stops at pleasant places and learning...

Today’s Word with Joel Osteen Ministries

He’s Working In You TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “…he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6, NIV)...

Harry DeWitt Armstrong

Our beloved father, Harry DeWitt Armstrong, 95, of Beebe, was born August 25, 1916, in McRae, Arkansas to Jack and Cora (Lock) Armstrong, and went to be with the Lord on May 6,...

Delma Kate (White) Watson

Delma Kate (White) Watson, age 87, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, wife of Rev. Ellsworth Watson, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Sherwood....

Early Voting for May 22 Primary is Now Open

All voters can choose either party’s primary election Some of the area contested elections are: State Senate District 28 Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy Tiffany Rogers,...

Proposed Agenda Beebe Public Board Meeting

Beebe Board Room May 14, 2012 Reg. meeting, 6:30 p.m. I.Call to Order 6:30 P.M. II.Approval of Agenda III.Informational Report 1.FBLA National Winners – Torrey McNully...

Judge Says Ownership of Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Belongs to Duncan Jones’ say they will appeal decision

Judge Thomas Hughes handed down a decision that the one million dollar lottery ticket which Sharon Jones found in the trash bin belongs to Sharon Duncan - who claimed to be the...

Food Give Away is Saturday

Cross Reach has scheduled its next food give away for Saturday, May 5, 2012 starting at 11:00 am to the citizens of Beebe and surrounding areas regardless of income, gender, race,...

ROTC to Host Blood Drive Friday

May 4th from 8am to 2pm at the ROTC building on the Beebe Schools campus is where the blood drive will be held. The goal is to collect at least 50 units. That will...

Beebe Man Killed in Truck Accident

Christopher Turner, 41, of Beebe, was killed in a one vehicle accident at approx. 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29th on Hwy. 25 in Cleburne County. According to preliminary Ark....

Upcoming Optimist Junior Golf Championships

The Arkansas District Optimist Junior Golf Championships qualifying tournament presented by Simmons First Bank will be held Saturday, June 16 at the Pine Bluff Country Club. The...

Commission Considers Arkansas Hunting Season Proposals

LITTLE ROCK – During last week’s monthly meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, commissioners were presented with proposals for the 2012-13 hunting seasons....

Badger Weight Team Competes in State Weight Meet

BY C. MICHAEL LONG Staff Sports Writer The 2012 Badger Weight Team competed in the State Weight Meet Saturday April 7th. The Badgers finished second in the 5A and 6th overall with...

Badgers Split Double Header with Batesville

BY BO KERSEY AND C. MICHAEL LONG Staff Sports Writer Batesville – Beebe and Batesville faced off in a pivotal 5A East double header matchup on April 23rd in...

Arkansas Athletics 12AA Baseball Team

The Arkansas Athletics 12AA baseball team, made up of players from the Pine Bluff, White Hall, Warren, Sherwood/Sylvan Hills and Beebe (Cleveland, Bradley, Pulaski and White...

Free Women’s Self Defense Class

Beebe Martial Arts and the City of Beebe are offering a free women’s self defense and awareness class on Saturday May 5, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Beebe Martial Arts located at 605...

Beebe Jr. High February Students-of-the-Month

The faculty at Beebe Junior High has chosen Quint Roberson as the February Student of the Month. Quint is a 7th grader and is the son of Hollie Roberson Scheeler and Patrick...

Author Coming to Beebe for Book Signing Friday

Native Arkansan and published author, Judy (Loyd) McDonough, will be coming to Arkansas for a book signing of her new book, Deadline. This is the first of three books in The...

Local Father and Son Continue Winning Streak

Harper’s Pure County Taxidermy owner Rodney Harper and son Jared attended the 2012 Mississippi Taxidermy Associations Annual Convention and Competition on April 12-14...

Divine Good vs. Human Good by R.B. Thieme, Jr. (April 1, 1918 - August 16, 2009)

A catalog of available tapes and publications will be provided upon request by contacting R.B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, 5139 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77056 Before you begin...

Major Marshall Cooney Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

A promotion ceremony was held for Major Marshall E. Cooney to Lieutenant Colonel on Monday April 16, 2012 at Camp Robinson. LTC Cooney was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas on May...

Beebe Police Reports: February 2012

Last week we ran several of the police incident reports from February. This week will continue and run the remainder of February incident reports. 2-9-12 - 800 block of W....

Bell-Rowland to Wed in May

Jason Andrew Moody Rowland and Shamale Marie Bell have announced thir engagement to be married. Shamale lives in Austin, AR and is employed by Hewlett Packard in Little...

Beebe Police Department Recent Arrests and Pleas

Beebe Police Captain Eddie Cullum reported the following felony arrests and pleas. On April 12th, 2012, Officer Steve Hall stopped a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Satterfield, 49, of...

WCMC Announces First MRI Scan on Patient with Revo MRITM SureScan� Pacemaker System

White County Medical Center has announced that it successfully conducted its first MRI scan on a patient with the Revo MRITM SureScan® pacing system. The Revo MRITM...

Two Teens Assaulted, One Raped on Quiet City Street

The assault happened on North Fir Street just across from a church at 8:00 p.m. in a populated area as two teen girls were out walking. BY LEE “CAT” McLANE...

ASU-Beebe:� Students Named to 2012 Edition of Who’s Who Among Students

Several students from Arkansas State University-Beebe were named to the 2012 Edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. The recipients, which include...

Quilt Lecture May 7th

Debbie Maddy Lecture, “No Diamonds/no Y Seams Old Quilts new Methods” will be held on Monday May 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, Family Life Center...

Badgers Split Double Header With Nettleton

BY BO KERSEY AND C.MICHAEL LONG – Staff Sports Writer Jonesboro – The Badgers traveled to Jonesboro, to battle with Nettleton in a double header, Monday April 16th in...

Lady Badgers Go Extra Innings For Win

Photos & Text By C. Michael Long Staff Sports Writer The Lady Badgers had to go two extra innings Monday April 9, but came out victorious against a stubborn Harding Academy...

BHS 11-12 March Students-of-the-Month

Samantha King has been chosen by the faculty as the senior student-of-the-month for March at Beebe High School. She is the daughter of Sheila Barkowsky and Mark King. Samantha is...

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CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas STEM Institute is seeking 25 educators in grades 3-5 to join the STEM Core Team. This grant-funded, professional development...

Annual AFJROTC Award Winners

American Legion Post 91 participated in the Beebe High School AFJROTC Dining Out banquet honoring Cadet Samantha Collins with a $500.00 scholarship and Cadet William Greer with...

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(Rogers,AR) I’ll Fly Away Music Group will be bringing the next Brumley Music Jam to Van Buren, AR on April 28th, 2012. The Jam will consist of a train ride on the Arkansas...

When the General Met the King By Roger Campbell

More than thirty years have passed since I met the general, an unforgettable meeting that took place as the result of answering a classified ad. We had just moved into a new home,...

Today’s Word with Joel Osteen Ministries

The Ability to Believe TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “…God has dealt to each one a measure of faith” (Romans 12:3, NKJV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria One of the greatest...

John Stroud

John Stroud, 50, of Ward, Arkansas, was born January 6, 1962, at Irving, Texas, to Robbie and Olga (Vranich) Stroud, and he died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. He was a...

Nova Lee Bolin-Byrd

Nova Lee Bolin-Byrd, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born December 21, 1932 and went to be with the Lord on April 22, 2012. She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, Clarence...

Lady Badgers Defeat Southside

By C. Michael Long Staff Sports Writer The Lady Badger softball team squared off against a tough Southside team Thursday, April 12 at Badger Softball Complex. The first 4...

Beebe/Searcy Girls Invitational Softball Tournament Lady Badgers vs. Trumann

By C. Michael Long Staff Sports Writer The Lady Badgers competed in the first game of the tournament against a tough Trumann team in Beebe Saturday, April 14th at Gillam Fields....

Lady Badgers Win Beebe/Searcy Softball Invitational

Photos & Text By C. Michael Long Staff Sports Writer The Lady Badgers faced off with Nettleton Saturday April 12, in the Championship game of the Beebe/Searcy Girls...

Badgers Sweep Paragould in Double Header

Photos & Text By C. Michael Long Staff Sports Writer The Badger baseball team continued their winning ways Tuesday, April 10th at Badger Field against a tough Paragould...

Beebe Jr. High FBLA Largest in State

By Bill Ashmore Beebe Jr. High FBLA is the largest FBLA-Middle Level Chapter in Arkansas for the 2nd year in a row. It is also the 2nd largest in the Nation once again, losing to...

Harding University Undergraduate Team Places in Statewide Business Plan Competition

SEARCY, Ark. — The Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration at Harding University competed in the 12th annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup, a statewide...

ASU-Beebe:� Changes on the Way for the GED Program

By Frances Hart, Public Information Coordinator Arkansas is one of only a few states that offers the General Educational Development (GED®) test at no cost to the student, but...

Geography is Everywhere by Elise Schlosser

Anthropomorphism; Animal & Cultural Geography The suggestion of giving human emotions to animals; anthropomorphism, has remained a long standing, controversial subject, in...

Earth Day Festival Comes to Heifer International Campus April 21st

LITTLE ROCK – Our natural landscape in Arkansas does a lot for us; for one day this weekend, it’s time to return the favor. The Arkansas Earth Day Foundation...

Australian Artists to Visit Badger Elementary

From the only continent that is also a country comes the Australian Kaleidoscope with Martin and Nellie Beggs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. These artists will spend...

Mattie Ballentine Accepted to UAMS College of Pharmacy

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is pleased to announce that Mattie Ballentine has been accepted into the UAMS College of Pharmacy for the Fall 2012 entering class!...

ASU Jonesboro SBTDC to Host Workshop

An upcoming workshop hosted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University is designed to help small technology-based...

Ayusa Seeks Families in Beebe to Host High School Foreign Exchange Students

Ayusa, a non-profit promoting global learning and leadership through foreign exchange, study abroad and leadership programs for high school students, is seeking host families in...

Wildflower Weekend at Petit Jean State Park

By Rachel Engebrecht, Interpreter, CHI Petit Jean State Park The public is invited to spend a weekend enjoying the wildflowers of spring at Petit Jean State Park. Activities...

ASU-Searcy:� Annual Yard Sale/Open House Set for April 21st

Arkansas State University-Searcy will have the annual Yard Sale/Open House April 21, featuring vendors with all types of merchandise, products, arts and crafts as well as a car...

Beebe Blue Rock Blasters take Second Place at Cleburne County Shoot!

By Bob Copeland As the shooting season progresses, the competition gets more fierce. The teams become more focused and the scores keep climbing. Members of the Beebe Blasters had...

McAfee-Smith to Wed April 14th

Mr. and Mrs. Vaudie McAfee and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Marsh of McRae are proud to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Laurissa Dawn McAfee, to James Lynn Smith, son of...

State 4-H Record Book Winner and Governor’s Award Finalist

Each year, the White County 4-H program has several 4-H members turn in their project record books to be judged based on what they have accomplished in the past year within their...

Beebe School Board Recognizes Students Going to State Math Competition

By Lee “Cat” McLane Editor/Publisher The Beebe School Board Monday night recognized seven math students qualified to compete in the state ACTM math competition....

Lady Badgers Go Extra Innings For Win

PHOTOS & TEXT BY C.MICHAEL LONG Staff Sports Writer The Lady Badgers had to go two extra innings Monday April 9, but came out victorious against a stubborn Harding Academy...

Harrison-Markle Wed March 9th in Florida

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison announce the marriage of their daughter, Christina, to Bradley Markle, March 9th, 2012 at Queen’s Harbour Yacht Club in Jacksonville, Florida....

Mayflower Pistol Range Temporarily Closed

MAYFLOWER – The pistol range at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Dr. James E. Moore Jr. Camp Robinson Firing Range at Mayflower is temporarily closed. Two...

BEEBE PUBLIC BOARD MEETING

Beebe Board Room April 9, 2012 Regular Meeting, 6:30 P.M. I. Call to Order 6:30 P.M. II. Approval of Agenda III. Informational Reports A. Math Contest Winners, Theresa Gilliam...

Beebe Middle School Honor Roll - 3rd Nine Weeks

5th Grade All A’s Honor Roll Rachel Crabb Baily May Brooke Sadler Erik Stinnett Mickayla Young Caleb Barrentine Ethan Bridges Bethany McMullen Hunter Orman Sydney Davis...

Food Give Away is Sat.

Cross Reach has scheduled its next food give away for Saturday,April 7th, 2012 starting at 11:00 am to the citizens of Beebe and surrounding areas regardless of income,...

Beebe Police Reports: January 2012

1/1/12- Theft of property reported in 300 block of N. Gum St., 36 duck decoys were stolen from outside the house. 1/5/12 - Theft from vehicle parked in town. License plate stolen....

BHS Band Wins Top Award in Disney World Competition, The Golden Mouse Trophy!

The Beebe High School Band left the band hall at 10:30 Friday morning, March 16th. They drove through the night on charter buses leased from Red Carpet, stopping...

Fire Destroys Mobile Home

BY LEE “CAT” McLANE Editor/Publisher A fire Saturday afternoon, March 31st, at Jackson’s Mobile Home Park on Dewitt Henry Dr., destroyed a mobile...

Another Win for Beebe Blue Rock Blasters

By Bob Copeland Joe McAlee of the Beebe Blue Rock Blasters took second place honors in the Amateur Trap Association shoot held at Blue Rock Gun Club in North Little Rock on...

What’s Left?

If you’re like me - and I truly hope you’re not - you find that as each year passes, you have less and less time to spend on yourself. And, ironically, as each year...