Daniel McFadin

1 week ago | arkansasonline.com | Daniel McFadin

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. When James Harrod, the water superintendent for the South Sheridan Water Association, got the call last Sunday, he "honestly thought it was a joke."Around 10:30 a.m. one of his employees had gone to the the association's roughly 30- to 40-year-old water treatment facility -- located in a somewhat remote area where it's visible from just one house -- to conduct water testing and perform other tasks.

2 weeks ago | arkansasonline.com | Daniel McFadin

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A Pocahontas man was arrested Thursday on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material, the Arkansas State Police announced Friday. Eric Osborn, 25, was arrested after a search warrant was executed at his home on North Thomasville Avenue. Osborn was transported to the Randolph County Detention Center. The investigation is ongoing.

2 weeks ago | camdenarknews.com | Daniel McFadin

Three men were honored with the Trooper of the Year Award during Wednesday's annual Arkansas State Police awards ceremony. The event, held at the Benton Event Center, honored Cpl. Christopher Barnett, Cpl. Dustin Carpenter and Cpl. Marcus Simpson with the distinction. Given out by the Arkansas State Police Foundation, it has been bestowed on troopers since 1965. The trio were selected from a list of 15 nominees, most of whom either received Medals of Valor or Lifesaving Awards during the ceremony.

2 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Daniel McFadin

NASCAR sponsorships can typically be separated into two categories. One is your normal brand or product wanting to promote itself to an audience (or a business-to-business deal with a team). The other is a sponsorship that’s promoting an event or a piece of media, like the decade’s worth of movie sponsorships that have come and gone in NASCAR. May 22 brought news of a very cool, yet weirdly specific third type of sponsor activation. It combines the branding promotion with the event promotion.

2 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Daniel McFadin

NASCAR sponsorships can typically be separated into two categories. One is your normal brand or product wanting to promote itself to an audience (or a business-to-business deal with a team). The other is a sponsorship that’s promoting an event or a piece of media, like the decade’s worth of movie sponsorships that have come and gone in NASCAR. May 22 brought news of a very cool, yet weirdly specific third type of sponsor activation. It combines the branding promotion with the event promotion.