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BATESVILLE, Arkansas — The Lyon College Black Student Association and Black History Month Committee invite the campus and community to take part in a series of spring events focused on remembrance, celebration and community engagement. The schedule begins Monday, Jan. 19, with the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon…

Devil’s Knob is a scenic natural area about 10 miles southwest of Melbourne, Arkansas, set in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. It’s part of the Devil’s Knob–Devil’s Backbone Natural Area, known for its limestone, dolomite, and sandstone glades, woodlands, and bluff formations. The area features an uplifted ridge with two knolls…

Exploring Early Arkansas: Maynard Pioneer Park & Museum and the Historic Rice-Upshaw House Tucked away in the quiet northeast corner of Arkansas, Maynard Pioneer Park & Museum offers a window into frontier life. The museum grounds are filled with preserved buildings, artifacts, and exhibits that showcase how early settlers lived,…

Blanchard Springs Caverns’ Early Story Lives on in Lyon College Archives BATESVILLE, Arkansas –As state leaders move toward designating Blanchard Springs Caverns as Arkansas’s 53rd state park, a quieter but equally significant chapter of the caverns’ history rests in a climate-controlled room inside Lyon College’s Mabee-Simpson Library in Batesville. Years…

🌾 Discover Independence County: Where History Still Turns 🌿 Just six miles northwest of Batesville along Highway 69 sits a piece of Arkansas history you might drive past without even realizing its story: Spring Mill. Built just after the Civil War in 1869, this water-powered grist mill is one of…

🎻 How a Small Arkansas Town Helped Shape the Sound of a Nation 🎶 Most people think of Nashville when they think of the Grand Ole Opry — but the spark that lit that legendary stage began in a little place called Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. It all started in 1919,…

Governor Sanders and Sec. Lewis Sign MOU with U.S. Forest Service Designating Blanchard Springs Caverns as Arkansas’ Newest State Park LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis today signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Forest Service that begins the formal…

LIVING WINDOWS & PARADE DETAILS ANNOUNCED Calico Rock will hold their annual Living Windows & Lighted Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 13, in just one week. For those that have not experienced it, it’s hard to share just how magical this night is. Local businesses, church groups, and groups of…

Step into the New Year with a guided First Day Hike at Lake Charles State Park  POWHATAN, Ark. – Lake Charles State Park will offer a First Day Hike, Jan. 1, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the park, 3705 Highway 25, Powhatan. The event is free and open…

Nestled in the rolling Ozark Mountains, Horseshoe Bend, is a serene lakeside retreat that captures both natural beauty and small-town charm. This friendly haven gained wider attention in the 1970s when country music legend Gene Williams filmed The Gene Williams Show here, bringing in established stars and newcomers and highlighting…