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  • Economy Care Services & Holy Roller

    LIFE BEHIND BARS Supporting local businesses can look like patronizing a small bike shop on East Street in Benton—Holy Roller. It can even look like...

  • Play Town

    MAKING LIFE FUN Kara Hyatt owns Play Town, but for Kara, it is much more than just a business. Play Town is nothing short of...

  • Rolling In To The New Year

    You’ve probably never heard of Adolph Ochs—and honestly, why would you? Counting down the final seconds of 1907, Adolph started one of the most watched...

  • Forgotters of the Forgotten

    In a letter dated December 30, 1907, Mark Twain wrote, “The holidays have this high value: that they remind Forgetters of the Forgotten, &...

  • Valhalla Kitchen + Bar/ RŌBER Cocktails + Culinary

    Mark Twain is credited with saying, “Write what you know.” This statement, albeit simple, carries with it some wisdom we could all use. Life, experience,...

  • SugarDumplin’s Cupcakes

    In our personal and professional lives, we often ask ourselves, “What is the recipe for success?” For Jessica Scott, owner of SugarDumplin’s Cupcakes, the recipe...

  • Shop Til’ You Drop

    Each November, a special event comes to life in Benton to bring holiday cheer and shopping fun to the community while also boosting the local...

  • A Self-Induced Nightmare Scenario

    Most readers would not expect to find the 1966 classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on the list of the scariest Halloween movies of...

  • Bryant Hornets Chain Gang

    A “chain gang,” in the traditional use of the slang, is not something anyone would choose to be a part of. But for the group...

  • Bryant Team Preview

    The past four years, Bryant’s football season has begun with a big game at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium and ended there about three months...