Sidney Mcmath News Today

"Mister Yancey wants to see bayonets on the ends of those rifles," was the order passed from foxhole to foxhole by the men of Easy Companys Second Platoon spread out in a defensive position on hill 1282 near the frozen Chosin Reservoir during one frigid winter night of 1950.

The inaugural class of the Arkansas Bar Association Legal Hall of Fame was called to order on Sept. 15, in the Great Hall in the Arkansas Governors Mansion.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most heated political battles in Arkansas history: the two-week runoff campaign between U.S. Sen. John L. McClellan and a young challenger named David Pryor.

Two area picturesque locations are gracing the covers of two magazines now on newsstands.City Rock Bluff near Calico Rock is on the cover of Southern Living magazine. The cover photo is part of the magazine’s “Hidden Southern Escapes for Summer Getaways” article in a Special Collector’s Edition.While the photo features the White River, the article focuses on the Buffalo National River, saying, “Its sparkling waters and Ozark Mountain view still amaze.” Southern Living says, “Numer...