Cyd King
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Recent Stories
Lawyers laud partner for his 50-year career
FAYETTEVILLE — They joked about the draw of free food and booze, but the standing-room-only crowd of lawyers gathered March 5 at Pratt Place Barn were there out of respect for one of their most beloved and distinguished, Sid Davis. Read More »
Northern lights - Followers whoop it up for voice of the Hogs
FAYETTEVILLE — Dismayed by the hoop Hogs’ heartbreaking loss to the University of Mississippi, longtime voice of the Razorbacks, Mike Nail, was visibly buoyed by the standing ovation he received as he entered a retirement reception held for him after the game March 6. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Wine-tasting fundraiser enables independence
FORT SMITH — Sip a bit, snack a little, sip some more, laugh a lot, repeat. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Gala: Lost flab, true fab, auctioned trips, pig lips
ROGERS — Last weekend’s “Fab Boar” Kiss a Pig Gala had a lot to offer — a smallscale British invasion, some winners and a big loser. Read More »
Northern lights Crowd at Soup Sunday pours $18,500 into group
SPRINGDALE — With the Rev. Lowell Grisham, Lynn Carver and Susana O’Daniel greeting guests at the door, one could sense that something extraordinary was going on inside. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Father’s service award partly for son’s success
SPRINGDALE — At first, Life Styles board president Charles Harwell gave few clues as he described the individual who would receive this year’s Buell Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. Read More »
SPOTLIGHT GRANNY’S QUILTS OF LOVE Granny’s quilts wrap sick children
PEA RIDGE — The note scratched out in pencil by a boy named Tad is short but sweet: “Thank you for the quilt. It’s perfect.” The card is one of many handwritten accolades packed into the bulging fabric-covered scrapbook belonging to Granny’s Quilts of Love, a nonprofit whose members make colorful quilts for the young patients at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. Read More »
Chocolate, wine, bacon get fundraiser revved up
LITTLE ROCK — “You had me at ‘bacon,’” Fred Yarborough of Little Rock told Angie Graves, mimicking the now-famous line uttered by Renee Zellweger at the sappy climax of Jerry Maguire. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Panama leader throws hat in scholarship ring
FAYETTEVILLE — Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli is the only University of Arkansas alumnus to become a head of state — with one exception — Arkansas’ native son, former President Bill Clinton. Read More »
Northern lights President of Panama gets a royal reception
LITTLE ROCK — Shuttle buses pulled up to the door and jaws dropped to the ground as many got their first glimpses of Joan and Bruce Johnson’s Dromborg Castle, south of town. Read More »