Jeff Williams

Melville

Assistant Managing Editor at Newsday

Assistant managing editor/Features/Arts/Entertainment

Articles

Mill River pro Jason Caron tied for lead at Senior PGA

1 month ago | newsday.com | Jeff Williams

Mill River pro Jason Caron is tied for the lead after three rounds of the Senior PGA Championship at the Congressional Country Club at Bethesda, Maryland. With wife Liz, also a pro at Mill River, daughters Caroline and Julia and friends rooting him on, Caron shot a one-under-par 71 and is five under for the tournament, tied with major tournament winners Retief Goosen and Angel Cabrera, and Phillip Archer.
Long Island assistant pros Dylan Newman, Andre Chi will tee off at PGA Championship

1 month ago | newsday.com | Jeff Williams

For two Long Island assistant pros, next week at the PGA Championship will provide one of the biggest moments of their careers. Dylan Newman of the Meadow Brook Club and Andre Chi of the Deepdale Club qualified for the PGA at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, by finishing tied for fifth in the PGA Club Professional Championship last week in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Quail, turkey conservation stamp winners unveiled

Mar 22, 2025 | magnoliabannernews.com | Jeff Williams

CANEHILL -- Winners of the Arkansas Quail Stamp and Arkansas Turkey Stamp competitions were announced March 13 at Historic Cane Hill Gallery, about 3 miles southeast of Lincoln in Washington County. "Bobwhite Quail Pair" by Abraham Hunter took the grand prize in the quail stamp competition. "Quail Valley" by Amanda Hukill was second and "Edge of Maze" by Scott Hiestand was third. "Morning Mist" by Amanda Hukill won the turkey stamp grand prize.
Quail, turkey conservation stamp winners unveiled

Mar 22, 2025 | thecabin.net | Jeff Williams

Winners of the Arkansas Quail Stamp and Arkansas Turkey Stamp competitions were announced March 13 at Historic Cane Hill Gallery, about 3 miles southeast of Lincoln in Washington County. “Bobwhite Quail Pair” by Abraham Hunter took the grand prize in the quail stamp competition. “Quail Valley” by Amanda Hukill was second and “Edge of Maze” by Scott Hiestand”was third. kAm“|@C?:?8 |:DE” 3J p>2?52 wF<:== H@?
Quail, turkey conservation stamp winners unveiled

Mar 20, 2025 | agfc.com | Jeff Williams

CANEHILL – Winners of the Arkansas Quail Stamp and Arkansas Turkey Stamp competitions were announced March 13 at Historic Cane Hill Gallery, about 3 miles southeast of Lincoln in Washington County. “Bobwhite Quail Pair” by Abraham Hunter took the grand prize in the quail stamp competition. “Quail Valley” by Amanda Hukill was second and “Edge of Maze” by Scott Hiestand” was third. “Morning Mist” by Amanda Hukill won the turkey stamp grand prize.
Impressive bulls top elk harvest

Jan 7, 2025 | paragoulddailypress.com | Jeff Williams

ASPER — Twenty elk were harvested during Arkansas’s 2024 season, including some impressive bulls, according to Wes Wright, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s elk program coordinator. Of the 20, 14 were taken on private land and six from public land. Nine were bulls and 11 were antlerless. All nine bulls had racks of 5x5 (number of points on each antler) or greater, including a 7x7 and a 6x7. The hunts were Oct. 7-11 and Oct. 28-Nov. 1; youth hunts were Oct. 5-6 and Oct. 26-27.
Ring in the new year with a wild Goosechase

Jan 2, 2025 | agfc.com | Jeff Williams

LITTLE ROCK — A new way to explore nature is part exploration, part art and part creativity. It’s an app called Goosechase and families across The Natural State soon will be able to use it to open all sorts of adventures. “We’ve been using it for about a year on a local level,” Eric Maynard, an assistant chief in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Education Division who works with nature centers, said.
Impressive bulls top elk harvest

Dec 31, 2024 | agfc.com | Jeff Williams

JASPER — Twenty elk were harvested during Arkansas’s 2024 season, including some impressive bulls, according to Wes Wright, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s elk program coordinator. Of the 20, 14 were taken on private land and six from public land. Nine were bulls and 11 were antlerless. All nine bulls had racks of 5×5 (number of points on each antler) or greater, including a 7×7 and a 6×7. The hunts were Oct. 7-11 and Oct. 28-Nov. 1; youth hunts were Oct. 5-6 and Oct. 26-27.
NIT announces new team selection protocol

Dec 5, 2024 | highlandcountypress.com | Jeff Williams

By Jeff Williams, NCAA The National Invitation Tournament Board of Managers has announced new qualification procedures for the 2025 NIT, which include bids going to 16 "exempt" teams, as well as others that may qualify automatically as regular-season conference champions. Exempt teams will include the top two teams not selected to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship from both the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference.
Anglers may strike gold chasing rainbows

Dec 3, 2024 | thesuntimes.com | Jeff Williams

Anglers will have a rare opportunity this winter to catch golden trout in places stocked by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program. The trout, a color variant of rainbow trout, will be stocked at all FCFP locations across the state beginning the week before Christmas. The water is cold enough during winter, even in southern Arkansas, to support the coldwater fish.