Stories from Thursday, November 17, 2011

MaKayla Smith, 18, of Berryville, was living the perfect life. Studious, popular, athletic, she seemingly had it all. As she was nearing the completion of her junior year at Berryville High School, things would change suddenly one sunny afternoon. MaKayla was joining several of her friends on a Saturday, riding ATVs to a local swimming hole...

Clear Spring School high school students used traditional tools and brightly colored sand to create a geometic mandala last Friday, under the tutelage of the Venerable Geshe Dorgee, a Buddhist monk.

LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas law enforcement agencies collected nearly six tons of unwanted and expired medications as part of the third U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Take Back Initiative held Oct. 29. The 11,924 lbs. of medications are the most ever obtained in a single Arkansas Take Back event, and reflect an increase of more than 4,500 lbs. ...