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Ryan Crawford of Lincoln smiles as her brother Sam Kazery of Fayetteville snaps a photo as she joins other NorthWest Arkansas Community College graduates preparing for the start of the 23rd annual Northwest Arkansas Community College commencement at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College graduate Farah Abu-Safe smiles as she is introduced by Becky Paneitz, college president, as Abu-Safe receives the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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Jose Naranjo and Juan Acosta, both juniors at Rogers High School, garnish quesadillas they made during a Know Hunger workshop Friday at Tyson’s Springdale headquarters. Students learned about nutrition, prepared a meal and toured the facility as part of the workshop.
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Valeria Randolph, from left, Shannon Rumsey and Jennifer Ford along with other cancer patients, survivors, supportive family and friends go through their dance number as they record a music video Sunday afternoon at Highlands Oncology Group in Rogers. The music video to the song “Speak Life” by Toby Mac will be premiered at the Cancer Challenge Gala in June. The focus of the video is to evoke hope against cancer and to bring a unified voice of love to all of those who are affected by it.
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Johnelle Hunt, chairman of Hunt Ventures, right, and Debby Weineke, executive director of Benton County Habitat for Humanity, hug after Hunt donated $75,000 to the organization Friday at Hunt Ventures’ world headquarters in Rogers. The money will be used to help Habitat for Humanity purchase a building which will be used as the nonprofit organization’s new office.
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Naturals shortstop Orlando Calixte, left, falls as he misplays a throw as Tulsa center fielder Rafael Ortega is safe at second base during the sixth inning of Sunday’s game at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.
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Naturals starter Jason Adam delivers a pitch during the second inning against Tulsa.
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Brock Dassero, a Springdale Har-Ber rising senior, practices on Thursday at Har-Ber’s practice field.
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Keith Fimple, Fayetteville assistant coach and defensive coordinator, runs practice for the defense Wednesday at Harmon Stadium in Fayetteville. Fimple replaces Brian Early as defensive coordinator. Early was hired to Bret Bielema's coaching staff earlier in the year.
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Nick Fernandez, a Bentonville rising senior linebacker, runs through drills during practice on Thursday at Tiger Stadium.
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Mitsi McKee of M Photography, a volunteer photographer, takes a photograph of 6-month-old Nicholas Avery of Fayetteville on Sunday as the looks through a carrot cutout in the Apple Seeds Inc. booth during the Block Street Block Party on Block Avenue in Fayetteville. The event is in its third year and is hosted by the Block Street Business Association. The event featured games, kids activities, live music, beer gardens and booths manned by more than 80 vendors.
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Visitors walk up Block Avenue during the Block Street Block Party.
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Fatima Pollard, right, and Jules Taylor lead a group of children in songs during the Block Street Block Party on Sunday.
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Arkansas football Coach Bret Bielema (left) visits with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sports Editor and Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame president Wally Hall during the “Talking Football” dinner Sunday night at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock.
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Arkansas catcher Jake Wise and the Razorbacks will face Ole Miss or Kentucky at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
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A tree down on N.W. C Street in Bentonville.
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Workers from the Bentonville Street Department use chain saws to cut down and clear a tree which broke off and fell into East Central Avenue at 305 E. Central Ave. in Bentonville. Strong wind from a storm ripped through Northwest Arkansas and prompted a tornado watch at 7:40 p.m. by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla.
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Rogers Police Department patrol officer Chad Pomielto runs with the Special Olympics Torch Monday morning on Walnut Street in Rogers. Pomielto was running with members of the Rogers Police Department participating in the annual Torch Run through the city handing off the torch to members of the Springdale Police Department when they reached the city limit.The torch run is meant to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics, which holds its summer games Thursday through Saturday at Harding University in Searcy.
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Ben Stockton, 9, a third-grader at Root Elementary School laughs as he rides a hop ball Monday during the annual field day activities at the school in Fayetteville.
