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Recent stories by Rex Nelson

OPINION | REX NELSON: The Bentonville explosion I was in the car with Graham Cobb, who heads the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, on a May afternoon when it hit me just how explosive the city's growth has been. I halted my Arkansas tr... September 15, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: The newspaper publisher Earlier this month, The Pine Bluff Commercial celebrated the first anniversary of Walter Hussman Jr.'s announcement that the historic publication had been acquired by WEHCO Media. Hussman, the publis... September 12, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: A Majestic opening pitch Hundreds of people filled the Hot Springs Convention Center on the final Saturday of August to hear former professional baseball stars Andre Dawson, Goose Gossage, Jim Edmonds and Al Hrabosky. In othe... September 11, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Enchanted by Calico Rock I didn't expect to spend so much time at the Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center. This isn't a typical small-town museum. The museum's growth matches the amazing transformation of the downtown in... September 8, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Moving to town Those of us who follow demographic trends in Arkansas had a sense of where things were going when it came to the 2020 census. The only surprise was just how dramatic the numbers were as most parts of... September 5, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: A resort rejuvenated David Byard is driving as fast as he's talking as we speed down the curvy, hilly roads of Fairfield Bay. I feel increasingly queasy on this hot day after having had a big lunch prior to speaking to th... September 4, 2021

COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN ARKANSAS: Rex Nelson’s predictions for week 1 With only three of the college football programs in the state playing last fall, we didn’t bother with predictions. The pandemic isn’t whipped yet, but all four NCAA Division I programs and all six N... September 1, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: It's football season Another college football season begins this week. If things go as planned, I'll be in the broadcast booth at Cliff Harris Stadium in Arkadelphia tomorrow night to kick off my 38th year of calling Ouac... September 1, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Flood control I stand at the overlook off Arkansas 5 and stare down at Greers Ferry Dam, with placid Greers Ferry Lake on one side and the cold, swift water of the Little Red River on the other. I try to picture w... August 29, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Fairfield Bay's revival I was a young sportswriter at the Arkansas Democrat in 1982 when the phone on my desk rang. A man on the other end of the line identified himself as Darrell Glascock and asked if I planned to cover th... August 29, 2021