Under the watchful eye of head coach Scott Reed, #4 Wendall Thompson uses his velcro hands to make a great catch as the El Dorado Wildcats practiced for the first time on the new artificial turf at Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats will be in action on Friday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. for their season opener against Camden Fairview at Memorial Stadium. To see more photos, click on ‘read the rest of this story’.
Wildcats Practice on Turf
August 31st, 2010Getting closer
August 21st, 2010One stitch at a time
August 18th, 2010Roy Rogers, with cowboy hat, uses a sewing machine to sew two pieces of artificial turf together, as Denny McGann keeps an eye on the stitch underneath the turf. The workers were installing the new artificial turf at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday and the job is expected to last 10 or more days to complete the whole field.
Awaiting for Turf
August 18th, 2010
The final layer of rock base is packed and ready for the new artificial turf that will be installed at Memorial Stadium in El Dorado, Arkansas. The stadium is getting an all around upgrade with the new turf, a new scoreboard and a second story that will be added to the top of the press box, shown in the background, in the future.
Lighting up the sky
August 16th, 20102010 Chesley Pruet Memorial Junior Golf Tournament
August 13th, 2010The Chesley Pruet Memorial Benefit Golf Tournament got underway today Friday, August 13 with the Junior Tournament. The Junior tournament is unique in that only golfers 18 years or younger are allowed to play in the two person scramble. On Saturday, there will be a 4 person scramble, which one player has to be 18 or younger. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado. To see more photos click on ‘read the rest of this entry’.
2010 M*A*S*H B*A*S*H
August 13th, 2010Tee Time
August 12th, 2010Although school doesn’t officially start for most area schools until next week, the golf teams have been in full swing since the beginning of August. To see more photos of area golfers, click on “read the rest of the story”.
Are you ready for some Football…..?
August 5th, 2010Friday night football is just around the corner and just about everyone has the Fever! Here are a few photos from area teams as they participate in their 2-a-days this week. Click on ‘Rest of the story’ for more photos.
Years of knowlege
July 29th, 2010Lynn Staton of Old Union, left, and Orie Felton Morgan share the bed of a pickup as they listen to speakers of the Conservative Action Project of Union County (CAP) during a rally on the East steps of the Union County Courthouse Thursday afternoon. The duo had some of the best seats, as many people either stood, sat in lawn chairs or along the wall outside the courthouse during the rally.
Who says girls are not tuff….?
July 27th, 2010Star connection
July 27th, 2010Don’t forget to watch the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” this evening at 10:30. Ten-year-old actress Joey King, who has family ties to El Dorado, will appear.
King is the star of the new film “Ramona and Beezus,” which is playing in theaters now.
For more, check out today’s (Tuesday) edition of the News-Times.
Wet Weekend
July 9th, 20102.9 Million funding awarded
July 9th, 2010U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln was in town Wednesday, July 7, to announce that nearly $3 million in federal funding has been awarded to a local rural water association to extend sewer service to residents who live outside the El Dorado city limits. For more photos of the event, click on ‘read the rest of the story’.
Lincoln, Boozman in El Dorado Wednesday
July 6th, 2010Senator Lincoln will appear at the chamber of commerce to announce a rural development grant related to water projects outside the city; Rep. Boozman, while not making an official appearance, will drop by the News-Times for an interview. Boozman, you may remember, is running against Lincoln for her Senate seat.













