Stories by Mara Klecker

  • Bricks build support for Bates house

    In the shade of a carport, rows of folding chairs stood Wednesday morning where a burning cross once was left as a message for civil-rights activist Daisy Lee …

    by Mara Klecker August 13, 2015

  • Students warm up for fall classes

    Sixty-three Arkansas high school students gave up five days of their summer vacation last week to take part in activities to help them prepare for advanced pla…

    by Mara Klecker August 3, 2015

  • State booting up computer-science courses

    This fall, the Natural State will be the first in which every high school and charter school offers at least one computer-science course.

    by Mara Klecker August 2, 2015

  • Boy Scout tour stops in LR park

    Across their khaki Boy Scouts uniforms, many of the teens gathered at Little Rock's Riverfront Park on Sunday wore a white sash with a red arrow.

    by Mara Klecker July 27, 2015

  • LR flash mob grooves to the beat

    Lisa Lafferty and her granddaughter, Makayla Moseby, both of North Little Rock, were among the first to arrive Saturday morning to the steps of the state Capit…

    by Mara Klecker July 26, 2015

  • Center plans Marin exhibit with $350,000

    Last month, the Arkansas Arts Center received a $350,000 grant toward research and conservation of the center's 290 John Marin drawings and watercolors, which …

    by Mara Klecker July 22, 2015

  • In Kids Count, state hits bad turn

    Arkansas fell three spots -- from No. 41 to No. 44 -- in the 2015 Kids Count report that ranks each state according to four domains of child well-being: econom…

    by Mara Klecker July 21, 2015

  • Progress of 300 is beyond words

    More than 300 Little Rock elementary students attended Camp Can Do over the past month to improve their English speaking and reading skills.

    by Mara Klecker July 19, 2015

  • LR, NLR offer spots to beat heat

    In response to this week's extreme heat, Little Rock will open three of its community centers to those who need a place to cool off.

    by Mara Klecker July 15, 2015

  • Restaurant owner, flat-grill magician

    Wardell "Poppy" Pennington tried to retire three times before finally putting down his spatula after more than 60 years of flipping sizzling burger patties at …

    by Mara Klecker July 12, 2015

  • Museum out to doll up old gowns

    In a dark room on the second floor of the Old State House Museum on Tuesday, three former Arkansas first ladies pointed at the floor-length dresses behind the …

    by Mara Klecker July 8, 2015

  • Flying feet, fists landing in LR

    For the 25th year, Little Rock's Statehouse Convention Center will host the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) World Championship, held Monday through Sunday.

    by Mara Klecker July 5, 2015

  • Washed-out bridges strand train riders

    More than 150 people waited for chartered buses at the Little Rock Amtrak station after three bridges were washed out, causing trains to be rerouted Saturday, …

    by Mara Klecker July 5, 2015

  • Gas cheap, biggest travel Fourth since '07 seen

    Lower gas prices are prompting tens of thousands of Arkansans to travel for Independence Day, contributing to the largest number of travelers for the holiday i…

    by Mara Klecker July 2, 2015

  • Wildwood Park in LR dedicates wooded path

    Under the shade of towering trees, Sharon Saunders walked along a new trail in Wildwood Park for the Arts on Saturday morning while her rat terrier, Ginger, ra…

    by Mara Klecker June 28, 2015

  • 240 youths set to repair, paint houses in LR

    With paint scrapers and paintbrushes in hand, 240 young volunteers from across the nation will spend a week of their summer vacation fixing up Little Rock home…

    by Mara Klecker June 24, 2015

  • Crowd in LR marks Juneteenth

    Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Little Rock on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth Independence Day, which commemorates the announcement of the end of sla…

    by Mara Klecker June 21, 2015

  • Mary Sandlin Fletcher Worthen

    Mary Sandlin Fletcher Worthen will be remembered by family and friends as an active community member with a passion for history, music and cooking.

    by Mara Klecker June 17, 2015

  • Police beat

    3 arrested in shot to head, abduction Three people have been arrested after a woman told the Pulaski County sheriff's office she'd been kidnapped, tied up with…

    by Scott Carroll , Mara Klecker June 11, 2015

  • Awards given for reporting

    Journalists from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette received the top prize and a best of online reporting division award in the Green Eyeshade Awards, a journalism …

    by Mara Klecker June 10, 2015

  • General takes over Air National Guard

    In a hangar at Little Rock Air Force Base, Brig. Gen. James Vogel stood center stage, looking out over several hundred Air National Guardsmen gathered to see t…

    by Mara Klecker June 7, 2015

  • West is choice to lead campus

    Arkansas State University System President Charles Welch announced Friday the selection of Debra West as chancellor of the ASU Mid-South campus in West Memphis.

    by Mara Klecker June 6, 2015

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