Kevin Parish sang "Time of Your Life" during graduation exercises on Friday at the Bill George Arena in Siloam Springs.
A scissor-tailed fly catcher perches on a fence near Gentry on May 8. The bird gets its name from its long tail feathers which are often crossed as the bird maneuvers in flight. The scissor-tailed fly catcher is also the Oklahoma state bird.
Gentry senior Randy Vang receives a hug from his mother, Mai Chor Xiong, during Gentry High School graduation ceremonies on Friday.
Decatur senior Evan Owens clears the bar in pole vault competition in Gravette earlier this season. Owens won the state championship at Ft. Smith on May 1 with a vault of 13 feet, 4 inches.
Snow covered and weighed down a row of Azalea bushes in full bloom at Decatur on Friday. More than three inches of wet, heavy snow blanketed the Eagle Observer coverage area but was pretty much melted away after a few hours. Snow on Friday breaks area records
Sarah Mills, from Gentry, represented Benton County at the April 6-11 conference. She is pictured with Senator John Boozman.
Bryana Carter was one of several seniors who were honored during parents’ night on Friday. Bryana is pictured with her parents. Seniors on the boys’ team were honored during their game as well.
Gentry freshman Mallory Morris brought home a state championship in the 800-meter run on Thursday.
Gentry senior Kevin Parish took first place in all the boys' dash events on Thursday in Gravette.
Gentry junior Jerod Cousins leads his heat in the 110 meter hurdles at the district track meet held in Gravette on Thursday.
You would have to look twice, or maybe three or four times, to catch a movement by one of the live statues at the Gravette Arts in the Park event.
Walmart representatives Leslie McFarland (left) and Tim Surber (right) presented a $1,000 check to Decatur's band program for talent development on April 14. The community grant check was received by students Kathleen Lydon and Hailey Mead and Decatur band instructor Kristen Wages. Wages said the money would be used to purchase instruments for the Decatur band program, likely percussion instruments.
Prom King and Queen: Peyton Rose and Jessica Bayley
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The concentration and intensity of pitching, whether in baseball or softball, often shows on the face of the pitcher if caught at the fraction of the second when the ball is released and speeding toward the waiting batter at home plate, as seen In Gentry's Dusty Haag and Gravette's Lindsee LaBrecque. That same expression on the pitchers' faces is oft repeated with each new pitch. Baseball and softball teams from Gravette and Gentry begin tournament play this week at Ozark.