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Levon Helms boyhood home in Marvell has been nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Levon Helms boyhood home in Marvell has been nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lots of new jams from Arkansas musicians have been released since the beginning of the year. There is fresh music from old favorites, major label stars, indie darlings, local heroes and a pair of stellar debut LPs from Little Rock acts. The offerings range from rock, pop, folk and R&B to country, extreme metal and a little bit of blues.

Lots of new jams from Arkansas musicians have been released since the beginning of the year. There is fresh music from old favorites, major label stars, indie darlings, local heroes and a pair of stellar debut LPs from Little Rock acts. The offerings range from rock, pop, folk and R&B to country, extreme metal and a little bit of blues.

The term Americana, at least when applied to music, is somewhat amorphous. Its specific, but also quite broad; its one thing made up of all these other things, which is kind of like America itself.

The term Americana, at least when applied to music, is somewhat amorphous. Its specific, but also quite broad; its one thing made up of all these other things, which is kind of like America itself.

Music might not be able to fix all the worlds troubles, but dadgummit it sure can help.

50 Arkansas artists who made good noise in 2020 50 Arkansas artists who made good noise in 2020 December 29, 20207:43 pm (top left to top right) Bazi Owenz, Bailey Bigger, Joshua Asante, (bottom left to bottom right) The Eulogy Brothers, Elise Davis, DOT Creators are going to create, and whether the upheaval of a year like 2020 stifles or fuels that process probably depends on the artist, and on the day. Many, undoubtedly, made music in 2020 at their own expense, inve...

Share and speak up for justice, law & order... HUNT COUNTY, Texas — A Texas police sergeant went duck hunting and did not return Wednesday as anticipated. He was found dead Thursday at Lake Tawakoni, about 60 miles east of Dallas. Sgt. Robert Ramsey was a 12-year veteran of the University Park Police Department, according to authorities. In a statement Thursday, University Park Police said it appeared as though Ramsey put his boat in the water at a public ramp. It’s unclear how he ended up ...

University Park police sergeant found dead at Lake Tawakoni Robert Ramsey was reported missing after he didn’t come home from a hunting trip Wednesday. A picnic area is seen at Lake Tawakoni State Park on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Wills Point, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) A University Park police sergeant was found dead Thursday at Lake Tawakoni, about 60 miles east of Dallas, a day after he was reported missing. Robert Ramsey, a 12-yea...