Master Gardener plant sales offer wide selection for green thumbs

Master Gardener plant sales offer wide selection for green thumbs

LITTLE ROCK — For gardeners of all skill levels and ages, Master Gardener plant sales offer a wide variety of plants for purchase.   More than 30 plant sales are taking place across Arkansas in April and May. Proceeds from the sales will benefit local Master Gardener beautification projects and educational programming. Many clubs also…

Top 10 vegetables to grow in Bradley County with limited space and experience

Top 10 vegetables to grow in Bradley County with limited space and experience

Are you interested in starting a home garden in Bradley County, but have limited space, time, or experience? Don’t worry! With the right vegetables and a little bit of know-how, you can enjoy fresh and healthy produce from your own backyard. In this article, we will discuss the top 10 recommended vegetables for a home…

Overnight freezing poses potential damage to Arkansas fruit

Overnight freezing poses potential damage to Arkansas fruit

LITTLE ROCK — With the official start to spring less than a week away, winter is throwing one last curveball at fruit growers in Arkansas and the surrounding region.  Below-freezing temperatures throughout much of the state made an appearance Monday night and Tuesday morning, with more cold weather on the way, particularly in the northwestern…

UAM sports prepare to launch spring 2023 campaigns

UAM sports prepare to launch spring 2023 campaigns

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Athletics Department is ready to kick off the 2023 spring semester. With basketball returning from break to continue their seasons, as well as golf opening their spring stretch and both baseball and softball opening their seasons. The UAM Men’s Basketball team comes back from winter break…

Time to sign-up for the Warren Country Club’s Spring Fling golf scramble April 22-24

Time to sign-up for the Warren Country Club’s Spring Fling golf scramble April 22-24

The Warren Country Club will host its annual Spring Fling, two-man golf scramble, April 22 through April 24, 2022 at the Warren Country Club Golf Course. Free sodas, waters, Gatorade, and beer will be provides on the course during participant’s rounds of golf. The event kicks off Friday with the practice rounds and shootout at…

‘Lazy’ mower approach can help pollinators

‘Lazy’ mower approach can help pollinators

LITTLE ROCK – Procrastination in the spring and a little less mowing in the summer may be virtues when it comes to helping pollinators, researchers have found. The University of Vermont suggests delaying spring mowing so flowers like dandelions can provide early season food resources to pollinators. Those food sources are important to pollinators such…

Storm system could bring severe weather to South Arkansas Monday

Storm system could bring severe weather to South Arkansas Monday

The National Weather service is monitoring a storm system which is expected to move across the southern United States Monday. It will bring showers and the possibility of some storms. While the threat for severe weather is slight for most of Arkansas, some isolated strong to occasionally severe storms are possible across the southern portion…

Threat of severe weather in South Arkansas Wednesday

Threat of severe weather in South Arkansas Wednesday

WARREN, Ark. – Residents are encouraged to keep an eye-to-the-sky Wednesday, March 30, 2022, as a line of thunderstorms is forecast to move across Arkansas throughout the day. According to the National Weather Service, the best chance of severe weather is across eastern and southeastern Arkansas during the afternoon and into the evening hours. Bradley…