Larry Demery, one of two men serving life prison for murdering NBA star Michael Jordan’s father in 1993, will be released in three years, state officials announced Tuesday. Demery was sentenced in 1996, along with childhood classmate Daniel Green, for the shooting death of James Jordan, who was sleeping in his car in Robeson County…… read more »
Coronavirus updates: 1,013 new cases in Arkansas, 6 more deaths
Read full story here LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Last week, Gov. Hutchinson announced a state-wide mandate for the state of Arkansas. The mask mandate will take effect on Monday, July 20. The governor said this decision came after conversations with those on the front-lines and legislators. He said that the fight against COVID-19 will likely get…… read more »
Charles Evers, brother of Medgar Evers, dies at 97
(CNN)James Charles Evers, the older brother of civil rights icon Medgar Evers, died in Mississippi Wednesday morning of natural causes, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth told CNN. He was 97. Known to many as Charles, Evers was the older brother of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, the Mississippi NAACP leader who was killed by a…… read more »
Comedian DL Hughley believes he might have unknowingly spread coronavirus to his radio team and son
Comedian and actor D.L. Hughley says he’s doing well after testing positive for coronavirus in late June. Hughley got tested after he collapsed on stage while performing in Nashville, Tenn., despite not showing any symptoms of the virus. “I feel good. Matter of fact, I’m in my last days of quarantine,” he told TMZ in a recent interview. Hughley said he believes he fainted because…… read more »
Kierra Sheard announces engagement to ‘dream’ fiancé on social media
It was an amazing 33rd birthday for GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning gospel singer Kierra Sheard who celebrated another year of life and got engaged to her “dream” man on Saturday June 20, 2020. “I can’t believe it!!!! You’re everything I’ve always wanted,” said Sheard on social media, captioning a photo of herself beside her fiancé, Jordan…… read more »
Restaurants opening for limited dine-in services starting May 11
Read original story here VIA KARK.COM News – LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Starting May 11, restaurants in the state were able to open to customers for limited dine-in services. Here’s a list of restaurants opening for limited dine-in service: The following is according to the North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau: Benihana The Bistro at Courtyard…… read more »
Grammy-winning soul singer Betty Wright dead at 66
Read Original Article Here Betty Wright, a Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter known for influential hits such as “Clean Up Woman” and “Where is the Love,” died at age 66 at her home in Miami on Sunday. Steve Greenberg of S-Curve Records told the New York Times Wright had been diagnosed with cancer in the fall. Wright had her breakthrough with…… read more »
Rock Pioneer Little Richard Dead At 87
Over the weekend we lost three musical icons — Little Richard, Andre Harrell and Betty Wright. Little Richard, the flamboyant rock and roll pioneer who influenced future generations of rock stars with such timeless classics as “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up,” “Jenny Jenny,” “Keep A-Knockin’” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” — died Saturday morning, May 9…… read more »
Rest In Love Troy Sneed
Gospel recording artist Troy Sneed has passed away from COVID-19. He was 52-years-old. A statement released by his team confirms Sneed passed away early this morning from complications of COVID-19 at a Jacksonville, FL hospital. “Troy was like a brother to me,” Mike Chandler, CEO of Rejoice! Musical Soul Food radio network, says. “He was a businessman.…… read more »
Arkansas health care worker dies from virus; 348 positive cases reported at Cummins Unit
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith announced Sunday that a health care worker has died from COVID-19. This is the first time a health care worker has died from the virus in Arkansas, according to Dr. Smith. The person worked at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in…… read more »
Broadway Joe Talk Show – April 02, 2020
April 02, 2020 – Guest: Mike Preston, Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission | If you or your business has been affected by the COVID-19, resources are available to help you. Online Unemployment Insurance Applications (preferred): www.ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov/ HOURS: 7 days a week from 6am-6pm…… read more »