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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

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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 Kensett

For most of us, Memorial Day 2012 Kensett 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...