Featured Stories

This featured, narrative-driven, stories on people and/or organizations.

Artist Shelby Staton

Shelby Staton finds her inspirational art home in Conway

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.ย  From an early age, …

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City of Hope Outreach

Hope Village: Spreading Hope during the Holidays

The Progression of Conwayโ€™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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Conway Roundabouts

Conway Roundabouts. Why am I weaving my way through three roundabouts just to get a cup of coffee?

Youโ€™ve probably thought something similar, whether youโ€™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: …

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Hot Girl Walk Conway

Hot Girl Walk Conway Runs University of Central Arkansas

CONWAY- Finding community in college can be quite the daunting task. However, thanks to University of Central Arkansas student Jacey Howerton, creating a โ€œgirl gangโ€ only requires a pair of walking shoes.ย  โ€œHot Girl Walksโ€ originated from a viral TikTok trend, in which groups of women come together to take walks and talk with one …

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Meet your Barista Kyla Brazeal

Meet your Barista: Kyla Brazeal from Docโ€™s Coffee & Creamery

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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Lesley Graybeal finds a match made in community collaboration as Director of Service-Learning and Volunteerism

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 …

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Erin Enderlin

Conway’s Erin Enderlin kicks off new concert series honoring Johnny Cash

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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