As we head north out of Arkadelphia, we stop for the walk to what we simply referred to as The Bluff when I was a boy.
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posted by rexnelson on January 15th, 2018Arkadelphia: Athens of Arkansas
posted by rexnelson on December 29th, 2017Arkadelphia once promoted itself as the Athens of Arkansas. This college town certainly has a history that can support such a claim.
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posted by rexnelson on December 28th, 2017We cross the Ouachita River at Camden and continue our trek north on Arkansas Highway 7. The woods are thick here, and the road is narrow and curvy.
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posted by rexnelson on December 27th, 2017The oil boom that began in the 1920s along with the timber industry kept Camden hopping for years. These are harder times economically, but the city still oozes history and Southern charm.
Read MoreThe Louisiana line to El Dorado
posted by rexnelson on December 22nd, 2017The task: To take Arkansas Highway 7 from the Louisiana state line north to where it runs into Bull Shoals Lake in Boone County. It’s a quiet Tuesday morning as we start on the Louisiana line.
Read MoreMaxwell Blade’s Malco
posted by rexnelson on December 15th, 2017The revitalization of downtown Hot Springs rolls on. Now it’s the fully renovated Malco Theatre and Maxwell Blade’s magic show.
Read MoreCollege football: Week 14
posted by rexnelson on November 27th, 2017Never have so many Arkansas college football teams played games on a Saturday in December. Here are the picks for this week’s games.
Read MoreCollege football: Week 13
posted by rexnelson on November 22nd, 2017The Bret Bielema era comes to an end in Fayetteville on Friday afternoon. The picks for this week’s college games are now posted. We’re 75-19 on the year coming into this week’s games.
Read MoreCollege football: Week 12
posted by rexnelson on November 15th, 2017All four of the state’s Division I teams play games at home this week. Two Division II teams are on the road for playoff games. Here are the picks for the first week of the post-Jeff Long era of college football.
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