This featured, narrative-driven, stories on people and/or organizations.
Faye Hedera is using “100 Faces of Conway” to meet her community and it turned into a labor of love. During the Conway Art Walk in March, I sauntered downtown to enjoy the art festivities. As I wondered, I walked into UCA Downtown and encountered a young lady with some stunning portraits. Even more, the …
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Shelby Staton is a 24-year-old artist currently living and working in Conway, AR. From Lonoke, Arkansas, she moved to Chicago for a semester freshman year of college before coming to the University of Central Arkansas that spring. Conway is where she found her home and her passion as a print artist. From an early age, …
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The Progression of Conway’s Hope Village Hope Village, a community of ten quality homes being built to address the problem of homelessness in the Conway community, is the latest initiative of the City of Hope Outreach. CoHO is a community development organization in Central Arkansas led by Dr. Phillip D. Fletcher, the founder and executive …
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Today is November 6, 2022. There is an air of excitement and stress, all at the same time, in the headquarters of Conway Scene. Simply put, its time for the holidays! We usually do so much during this time of the year and the pressure is about to be turned up 10X. But we love …
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You’ve probably thought something similar, whether you’re a Conway resident or just a traveler passing through. Holding steady at the city with the most roundabouts in Arkansas, 32 to be exact, the question remains, why does Conway have so many roundabouts? The City of Conway Director of Transportation, Kurt Jones, says the answer is simple: …
CONWAY- Finding community in college can be quite the daunting task. However, thanks to University of Central Arkansas student Jacey Howerton, creating a “girl gang” only requires a pair of walking shoes. “Hot Girl Walks” originated from a viral TikTok trend, in which groups of women come together to take walks and talk with one …
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I can remember clearly, as most do, the day that the towers fell. I was eating breakfast with my pastor at the Westside Cafe in Fort Worth, TX. I had barely gotten there when he told me one of the servers said something about a plane flying into one of the Twin Towers in New …
Kyla Brazeal is this month’s Meet your Barista. Kyla Brazeal is originally from Springdale, AR. She came to Conway to attend UCA. Originally, Kyla was a biology major, but switched the Business program majoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and absolutely loved it. Recently, she got married to her best friend Jaron. Kyla loves working as …
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Service to others is a passion for helping others achieve their goals, providing help where help is needed or contributing time and effort to others. Merriam Webster defines “service” as “the action of helping or doing work someone,” and this action is the primary goal of Lesley Graybeal. Graybeal is the Director of Service-Learning and …
JONESBORO – Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, KASU public radio and the City of Wilson are announcing a summer concert series for those desiring to pull up a chair and relax on a summer evening in the South. The first installment in the concert series, “Live from the Cash Porch,” will feature singer …
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