Rex Nelson

Conference play began last week in high school football, and there weren't any huge upsets among ranked teams. Our previous No. 2 team in Class 6A, Searcy, beat No. 1. El Dorado. But we knew that game could go either way. Searcy is now No. 1 in Class 6A, ... See more

The crew for the television series "TrueSouth" is trying to figure out what makes the Grand Prairie of Arkansas unique. I tell them the best place to start the day is the Museum of the Grand Prairie in Stuttgart. I get to spend 12 hours with these profess... See more

The majority of the state's high school football teams took last week off to rest up for the start of conference play this Friday. There were some big games, however. Joe T. Robinson, the top team in Class 5A, defeated Benton by a final score of 56-35. Be... See more

I can't remember the first time I met John T. Edge. I do remember that I had heard about an organization at Ole Miss called the Southern Foodways Alliance. I was told that it was run by a fellow who was a bit of a savant when it came to Southern culture a... See more

In a 1987 issue of the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Ellen Compton wrote about the Bradley County seat of Warren. "At the beginning of the 20th century, Bradley County's economy and culture were singularly agricultural," she wrote. "The largest town in t... See more