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Rex Nelson

Little Rock

Rex Nelson of Little Rock is a nationally recognized writer and expert on Southern culture.

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  • 1 day ago | arkansasonline.com | Rex Nelson

    On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. I was at the Rotary Club 99 meeting at the Clinton Presidential Center the day Frank Cuervo was welcomed to the club.

  • 1 day ago | nwaonline.com | Rex Nelson

    Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called "Southern Fried." After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia's Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.

  • 2 days ago | camdenarknews.com | Rex Nelson

    In last Sunday's column, I wrote about a 1996 boat trip that Gov. Mike Huckabee took on the Arkansas River from Fort Smith to the mouth of the river in far southeast Arkansas. The multiday excursion was meant to draw attention to a proposed constitutional amendment to boost tourism and quality-of-life-amenities. It passed narrowly that November and is now Amendment 75 to the Arkansas Constitution.

  • 4 days ago | arkansasonline.com | Rex Nelson

    On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. In last Sunday's column, I wrote about a 1996 boat trip that Gov. Mike Huckabee took on the Arkansas River from Fort Smith to the mouth of the river in far southeast Arkansas. The multiday excursion was meant to draw attention to a proposed constitutional amendment to boost tourism and quality-of-life-amenities. It passed narrowly that November and is now Amendment 75 to the Arkansas Constitution.

  • 5 days ago | arkansasonline.com | Rex Nelson

    On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. Another college basketball season has come to an end.

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Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson @rexnelson
2 Nov 16

New blog post: College football: Week 10: It was the kind of week we needed. The record was 9-0. Let's see if... https://t.co/noY9GH0oh1

Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson @rexnelson
31 Oct 16

New blog post: Rex’s Rankings: One week left: There's only one week left in the regular season in high school... https://t.co/Uw31XY2WnK

Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson @rexnelson
26 Oct 16

New blog post: College football: Week 9: Last week, our picks were almost as bad as the Razorbacks' play on t... https://t.co/D3K5ET9gBI