In the early 20th century, the Main Street section of Pine Bluff north of the railroad tracks was a thriving business center, while the southside was not. In an effort to extend economic success south of the railroad tracks, Pine Bluff s prominent leaders and business owners dreamed up a modern hotel.
“1968: A Folsom Redemption,” a collection of photographs and memories of journalists photographer Dan Poush and writer Gene Beley who were among a handful of eyewitnesses to the Jan. 13, 1968, Johnny Cash concerts at Folsom Prison, goes on display Friday in the Windgate Gallery on the campus of the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock.
Look up the history of beauty pageants and you won't find Edith Mae Patterson listed as the very first Miss America. But according to a St. Louis newspaper and thousands of her admirers in 1920s and early '30s Arkansas, that she was.
Look up the history of beauty pageants and you won't find Edith Mae Patterson listed as the very first Miss America. But according to a St. Louis newspaper and thousands of her admirers in 1920s and early '30s Arkansas, that she was.