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Larry Bush, Sweetser Construction foreman, operates a track hoe Wednesday as he pulls up the old parking lot in front of the Springdale Senior Center. Sweetser has been contracted to replace the parking lot that should be finished in a couple of months.
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Jordin Smith, Farmington junior pitcher, has been a key player for the Lady Cardinals this season. Smith is the team’s ace pitcher, and also bats in the middle of the order with five home runs.
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Anna Beaulieu, left, Fayetteville High School French teacher, has senior Camila Restrepo sign her copy of “Connotations,” a collection of art and literary work by Fayetteville High School students at the Fayetteville Public Library. Restrepo contributed two written works and a photograph to the magazine. Read story »
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Deanie Gaddy, left, and her son, Joseph Largent, read Wednesday from the latest edition of “Connotations,” a collection of art and literary work by Fayetteville High School students, during a signing party and reading at the Fayetteville Public Library. Largent is a member of the magazine’s staff and was on hand to help celebrate the release of the collection, which won two national awards and a state award.
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The 2012 edition of “Connotations,” a collection of art and literary work by Fayetteville High School students won two national awards and a state award for the 2012 edition.
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Chloe Sandoval, Holcomb Elementary School fourth-grader, competes in a heat of the 75 meter dash Wednesday at Ramay Junior High School in Fayetteville. Sandoval was participating in the district wide fourth-grade track meet that featured the 400-meter dash, a football throw and long jump as part of the activities of the annual track meet.
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Ali Williams, right, community organizer for Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville, helps Joshua McKee of Springdale learn paddling techniques Wednesday while becoming familiar with canoeing in the pond outside the store. A group of clients from Youth Bridge is preparing for an 8-mile trip down the White River on Saturday and three more similar trips as a part of an effort to give young people experiences with the outdoors and boating. The effort is organized by the Beaver Watershed Alliance with help from Pack Rat through a Paddle Nation grant given by Outdoor Nation. The local effort will also guide similar trips for Girl Scouts from West Fork and children at the Yvonne Richardson Center.
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J.D. Speed, Prairie Grove starter, delivers a pitch Tuesday during the second inning against Farmington.
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Junior Emily Tubert tied for third at the 2011 NCAA regionals, tying the best individual finish for an Arkansas women’s golfer.
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Fayetteville's Carson Shaddy gets a high five from teammate Brett Price after he hit a solo home run against Rogers Heritage on March 27, 2013 at Fayetteville High School.
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Andrea Kathol, a graduating Fayetteville High School senior (above), hugs longtime teacher Steve Adams on Thursday the annual Moving Up ceremony at Harmon Stadium. Following awards and recognition for sports teams and clubs, seniors from the class of 2013 were invited to walk past a row of their teachers to give them the opportunity to say goodbye and thank them. Fayetteville High School’s varsity winter guard team (left) walk along the track during the annual Moving Up ceremony.
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Tyrec Nance, 11, left, and Laine Adams, 6, both from Fayetteville, work Thursday on digging holes for tomato plants at the community garden next to the Yvonne Richardson Community Center in Fayetteville. The garden program is just one of the many after school program offered at the center.
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David Stewart has been appointed by the governor to replace Rudy Moore as Fayetteville District Judge.
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Joanna Andaluz, 10, (above) top right, Joselin Garcia, 11, bottom right, and Yareli Barroso, 12, bottom left, students from Elmdale Elementary School, watch as Alix Montoya, left, and Nora Garcia, both students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, look through bows Thursday from Beddazzled Bowz at the college in Bentonville during an expo held in the student center. Members of Enactus, a NWACC student organization promoting entrepreneurial spirit in the community, met with fourth- and fifth-graders from Elmdale’s Economics Club throughout the year to teach them about how to run a business. Students had to create a product to sell, develop a business plan, market their product and sell it at the expo. Students focused on recyclable or renewable products. Alex Skirvin, 10, (right) right, a student from Elmdale Elementary, looks through signs made from recycled wood with his grandmother, Pam McGinnis, Thursday at the college. Alex and his team made coasters out of old T-shirts.
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Fayetteville’s Kara Tubb, left, and Conway’s Addie Smith fight for the ball Thursday night during their 7A state tournament game in Cabot.
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Holden Thorton of Springdale Har-Ber attempts a double play Thursday after getting the force out on Fort Smith Southside’s Andrew Barley during the 7A State Baseball Tournament at Veterans Park in Rogers.
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Kenzi Ziem, Rogers Heritage sophomore, slides back to first Thursday to avoid a run down against Conway in the 7A state tournament at J.B. Hunt Park in Springdale.
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Breanna Donaldson, 15, front, a Springdale freshman, and Merscedez Ruiz, 14, play with runoff from a building Thursday during a rain delay in the 7A state tournament at J.B. Hunt Park in Springdale. Games were postponed until today because of bad weather.
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Sonia Beltran, 17, (above) left, and Denyse Leon, 18, look Thursday through a program to find which scholarships they’ve won at Bentonville High School before the Senior Scholarship Assembly at the Arend Arts Center. Overall, the class of 2013 earned $7,322,275 in scholarships. Community scholarships totaled $358,245, military scholarships totaled $2,123,488, and the remaining $4,840,542 was awarded to seniors from college, state and national scholarships.