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Great Video: Henderson State University lip dub goes viral
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May 16,2012 at 11:06 AM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Henderson State University in Arkadelphia is getting some serious attention online, thanks to a new lip dub video.

Using a single continuous camera shot, HSU students dance and sing to Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" and "Don't Stop Believin'" by...more Journey.

The video has close to 13-thousand views on YouTube and countless hits on the school's website.

Student leader Cameron Magee had the difficult job of holding the camera through the six minute video.

"We used what's called a glide camera to keep the shot steady," says Magee. "We kinda had a crew of a few friends of mine and we rode around and walked the route all morning over and over because I was walking backwards for most of it."

Two-hundred and fifty students participated in the video.

"It's a testament of our student body," says Associate Dean of Students Jordan O'Roark. "Them coming out and gathering together, doing this in such heat, close to
Arkadelphia

Arkadelphia native Dr. Fitz Hill speaks to Promise Students
May 16,2012 at 2:51 PM EST

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.-In honor of the second class of Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship recipients, Arkadelphia High School will be hosting Arkadelphia Promise Academic Signing Day on Thursday, May 17th at 1:30 p.m.  This event will be highlighted by guest speaker and Arkadelphia native, Dr. Fitz...more Hill.  Dr. Hill is the President of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock.  Over 100 Arkadelphia High School seniors will participate in the ceremonial signing.
“We are excited that Dr. Hill is going to be with us to celebrate our second class of recipients of the Arkadelphia Promise,” said Jason Jones, Executive Director of the Arkadelphia Promise.  “This event is designed to spotlight our seniors and their academic efforts, as well as emphasizing our organization’s desire to help our students pay for college.  We are looking forward to the challenge Dr. Hill will put before our graduating class of 2012”
The goal of the Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship is to increase the
Arkadelphia

Dr. Fitz Hill holds book signing
May 15,2012 at 3:54 PM EST

Dr. Fitzgerald Hill to promote his recent book, "CRACKBACK! How College Football Blindsides the Hopes of Black Coaches"
 
Tuesday - May 15
Arkadelphia Arts Center 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Arkadelphia

Community Coffee Schedule
May 15,2012 at 3:51 PM EST

May 16 - Boys & Girls Club of Clark County
May 30 - Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
June 6 - Clark County Farmers Market (at the Farmers Market location)
The Community Coffees are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Town Hall unless otherwise noted.  For more information or to...more schedule a Community Coffee, please contact the Chamber office at 870.246.5542. 
After the June 6th Coffee, there will be a "summer break". The Community Coffees will resume in September.
Arkadelphia

Ouachita Baptist University confers 325 degrees on class of 2012 grads
May 14,2012 at 2:58 PM EST

Quoting founding President John W. Conger’s words, President Rex M. Horne, Jr., told Ouachita Baptist University’s 2012 graduating class that “knowledge is no blessing unless it is used well and wisely.”

Senior faculty member Dr. Glenn Good carries founding President John Conger's...more inaugural commencement address, and commencement marshal Dr. Deborah Root carries the university mace during Ouachita's May 12 commencement ceremony. Photo by Nicole McPhate.
Marking Ouachita’s 125th annual spring commencement, a copy of President Conger’s inaugural commencement address from 1888 was carried in the academic processional along with the university mace.
“We’re in a world that has great challenge and great opportunity, and we believe that the hope for change rests in you,” Dr. Horne told the graduates. “All of us are most impressed with you and your generation and the commitment that you have.”
University officials conferred a total of 325 degrees on 318 graduates,
Arkadelphia

Bailey wins OBU’s 2012 Virginia Queen piano competition
May 14,2012 at 2:59 PM EST

T.J. Bailey, a junior worship arts major from Fort Smith, Ark., won first place in Ouachita Baptist University’s 35th annual Virginia Queen Competition for Excellence in Piano Performance.
Thirteen students competed in this year’s event. Bailey received the competition’s $600 first prize....more Second place with a prize of $400 was awarded to Jillian Turner, a freshman piano and vocal performance major from Fort Worth, Texas. Third place was awarded to Sean Jackson, a freshman music theory and composition major from Milton, Fla., with a prize of $250. Honorable mention and $50 each was awarded to Rusty Butler, a junior worship arts major from Little Rock, Ark.; Jordan Denniston, a sophomore music major from Plano, Texas; and Christopher Mazen, a senior worship arts major from Shreveport, La.
Other students who competed were Stephen Curry, a freshman worship arts major from Little Rock, Ark.; Jenna Cummings, a senior music major from Jacksonville, Ark.; J.K. Slyby, a senior
Arkadelphia

Arkadelphia Alliance endorses advertising, promotion proposal
May 11,2012 at 4:39 PM EST

The Arkadelphia Chamber wants you to vote FOR Ordinance No. 0-11-12 levying a tax of 1% upon the gross receipts of hotels, motels or similar retail accommodations and restaurants or similar business, prescribing the uses therefore, creating the City of Arkadelphia Advertising and Promotion...more Commission, and for other purposes.
 
Early Vote NOW!
Clark County Courthouse
Open for Early Voting
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
 
Last day to early vote is:
Monday May 21 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
 
Primary Election is: Tuesday May 22
Arkadelphia

Warriors invade Amity
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May 10,2012 at 1:17 PM EST

What's a Warrior Dash?
Arkadelphia

Warrior Dash needs volunteers
May 9,2012 at 12:25 PM EST

Saturday, May 12 at
Timber Lodge Ranch
966 Lodge Road
Amity, AR 71921

The areas of service are:
Packet Pick-Up
Gear Check
Finish Line
Fire Maintenance
Water Check
Merchandise
Beer
Food
Parking
Volunteer...more Tent
Course

Shifts to be covered are:
Shift 1 - Saturday, May 12  from 6:30 am -1:00 pm
Shift 2 - Saturday, May 12 from 12:00 pm -7:00 pm

Please let us know by close of business today if you would like to volunteer by calling 246-5542 or email shawnie@arkadelphiaalliance.com
Arkadelphia

Renting vs. Buying a Home
May 9,2012 at 10:58 AM EST

(+IDA Info Session)
Monday - May 14 
Southern Bancorp Training Room @ 5:30 p.m. 
Please enter from Main Street entrance, all other doors will be locked that evening. 
Pros and cons to renting your home or buying your home.  You will learn information to help you make sound...more decisions about your housing situation.  Are you ready to purchase or rent your next home?  We will have discussions on all the hot topics that you will need to know about before you get into your next home
Arkadelphia

Amputee to compete in 5k run to raise money for children’s cancer research
May 8,2012 at 4:05 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Jillian Elwart was born with a congenital anomaly that required the amputation of her right leg above-the knee when she was a toddler. Not long after the surgery, she was fit with a prosthesis and has been walking tall ever since. Throughout the years Elwart saw the...more difference her prosthetic clinician made in her life, and decided to pursue a career in the field so she could do the same for someone else. She is now a certified prosthetist / orthotist at Hanger Clinic in Little Rock where she helps restore mobility to those with amputations and individuals with disabilities and injuries requiring orthotic solutions.
This Saturday, May 12, Elwart, who continues to be extremely active and serve as an inspiration to those around her, will participate in the Warrior Dash, “a mud-crawling, fire-leaping, extreme 5k run” in Amity, Arkansas as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She’ll be using a custom-designed prosthesis that includes
Arkadelphia, West Little Rock

Community Coffee Schedule
May 8,2012 at 11:51 AM EST

May 9 - Central Arkansas Development Council
May 16 - Boys & Girls Club of Clark County
May 30 - Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
 
SUMMER BREAK
The Community Coffees are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Town Hall unless otherwise noted.  For more information or to schedule a Community Coffee please contact the Chamber office at 870-246-5542.
Arkadelphia

Vote early
May 8,2012 at 11:46 AM EST

Clark County Courthouse 
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Saturdays - 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Last day to early vote is Monday, May 21 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Primary Election is  Tuesday - May 22
Arkadelphia

OBU alum Jacob Watson wins second prize in Lotte Lenya Competition
May 8,2012 at 4:35 PM EST

Jacob Watson, a 2011 Ouachita Baptist University alumnus, won the $10,000 Second Prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition, held recently at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.

OBU alum Jacob Watson (second from left) recently tied for second place in the prestigious Lotte Lenya...more Competition. Watson poses with (L-R) first-place winner Matthew Grills, second-place winner Justin Hopkins and third-place winner Megan Marino. Photo courtesy Kurt Weill Foundation for Music.
The Lotte Lenya Competition, sponsored annually by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, is a renowned competition for young artists, ages 19-30, who specialize in singing both opera and musical theatre repertoire. This international theatre singing competition has sent on winners to play major roles on Broadway and perform with prestigious opera houses such as Metropolitan Opera.
Matthew Grills, a tenor from Rochester, N.Y., won the $15,000 First Prize. Watson tied with Justin Hopkins, a
Arkadelphia

George Lindsey, known as TV's Goober Pyle dies
May 6,2012 at 2:17 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.

The Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville said Lindsay died early Sunday morning...