John Stroud, 50, of Ward, Arkansas, was born January 6, 1962, at Irving, Texas, to Robbie and Olga (Vranich) Stroud, and he died Wednesday, April 18, 2012.  He was a Christian, a member of Beebe First United Methodist Church and worked for the State of Arkansas, Department of Finance and Administration for twenty-nine years.  He [...]

Nova Lee Bolin-Byrd, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born December 21, 1932 and went to be with the Lord on April 22, 2012.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, Clarence Byrd; three children: Arnold (Joann) Byrd of Austin, Marcy (Bob) Long of Bald Knob, and Pamela Redding of Beebe; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; [...]

June 28, 1945 - April 18, 2012
Marion Dewey Poole, 66, of Cabot, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. He was born June 28, 1945 in Newport, to the late Marion and Ethel Mae Young Poole. Mr. Poole served in the United States Air Force as a small arms instructor before becoming an air traffic controller. [...]

Marion Rose Robinson, 75, of McRae, Arkansas, was born April 18, 1937 and died Saturday April 21, 2012. Rose is survived by, a son Bobby and wife, Janet of Beebe. Funeral service was April 24, 2012 at Westbrook Funeral Home with burial in Antioch Cemetery.

Tommy Reeves, 52, of McRae, Arkansas, died April 17, 2012. He is survived by two sons, Travis of Ward and Tyler of Bald Knob; his parents, Tom and Ruth Reeves of McRae; and his sister, Angela Head of Beebe. Funeral April 21, 2012, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Concord Cemetery.

Patricia Bell Savage 61, of El Paso AR, passed from this life on Monday, April 16th, 2012. She is survived by her husband Ronny Savage, two daughters, one sister, and four grandchildren. Family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

Aldah Mae Hogue, 82 of Beebe passed away Wednesday, April 18th, 2012. She was born April 23rd, 1929.  Survivors include her husband of 62 years, James Allen Hogue; daughter, Carolyn; two sons, Gary and Phillip Hogue of Beebe, Arkansas.  Funeral Services are Saturday April 28th, 2012 in the chapel of Griffin Leggett-Rest Hills Funeral Home.

Can you believe that this school year is almost over?  This year has gone by so fast - to me.  And the weather???? I really thought when we had that unusually warm spell a few weeks ago that it would just go from there to the heat of a normal mid-summer. But, for all our [...]

By C. Michael Long
Staff Sports Writer
The Lady Badger softball team squared off against a tough Southside team Thursday,  April 12 at Badger Softball Complex. The first 4 innings went scoreless between the two teams after both teams had a hard time getting any momentum going due to good pitching and fielding.
But that changed in the [...]

By C. Michael Long
Staff Sports Writer
The Lady Badgers competed in the first game of the tournament against a tough Trumann team in Beebe Saturday, April 14th at Gillam Fields.
Both teams went scoreless during the 1st inning with Trumann also going down 1-2-3 in the top of the 2nd inning. The Lady Badgers heated up in [...]