When I was about 10 years old, I was old enough to play Little League baseball in Ennis, Texas. That was an exciting time!

Ralph Carmichael worded the first verse and chorus of his gospel song, “The Savior is waiting to enter your heart. Why don’t you let Him come in? There’s nothing in this world to keep you apart. What is your answer to Him? Time after time, He has waited before, and now He is waiting again to…

A pop song from the 1970s includes these lyrics: “All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming. Don’t need no ticket. You just thank the Lord.” Is this true? Is faith the only thing we need to become a part of the kingdom of heaven?

Today is my brother Mike’s birthday. Like most of my family, he is a skillful cook. Where he stands out from the rest of us is that he is a very accomplished pit master. His team, Rugaroux Q, participates in cook-offs around south Louisiana, having won awards for barbecue, jambalaya and gumbo.

Two recent entertainment announcements have this music fan more than excited.

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Big leaf hydrangeas, oak leaf hydrangeas and gardenias will begin to bloom if they have not been winter damaged. These are three plants that bloom in the summer but set flower buds in the fall.

The following are health inspections conducted in White County that had one or more infractions: (Establishments with no infractions are not included. There are 55 possible citations under the categories foodborne illness risk factors and public health interventions and good retail practices.)

The Huntington’s Disease Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently received a three-year designation as a Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

‘Fast X” is the 10th film in “The Fast and the Furious” franchise directed by Louis Leterrier (director of “Now You See Me” and “The Incredible Hulk”) and written by Justin Lin (director of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth entries of this franchise) and Dan Mazeau (writer of “Wrath …

This year’s Nissan Frontier is in a pivotal position coming off a major redesign last year. The third-generation pickup went from a weak player before to competing with the big boys but its shortcomings held it back from GM, Ford, Honda and Toyota. It’s a great start, though, and we were imp…

She laughed to keep from crying, and it became a way of life as she enriched millions of lives, including mine.

Several students earned academic distinction during the spring 2023 semester at Arkansas State University-Beebe.