by Do South | Nov 1, 2022 | Featured, People
An Oasis in the Desert There are hints, there are signs and then there are meteors that fall from the sky and hit you right between the eyes. Take for example, how Eddie and Katie Vansell of Van Buren first met. “There used to be this thing called Bridal Fest...
by Do South | May 1, 2022 | People
A conversation with Dustin and Anna Booth, if held within earshot of their home in Van Buren, is set to the joyful melody of children’s voices. In the background, three-and-a-half-year-old Easton and his sixteen-month-old sister Eliza fill the air with their angelic...
by Do South | Sep 1, 2020 | People
[title subtitle=”WORDS Dwain Hebda IMAGE courtesy Virgila Dale’s Photography”][/title] As the incumbent parents of five children, Drew Deffenbaugh and his wife Brandi are no strangers to the arrival of babies. But last year, when their first set of twins...
by Do South | Sep 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell images:courtesy Ashley McFaul via AFSP”][/title] The decision to have a second child came after many heartfelt talks, a lot of pondering, and much introspection. Nichol and Matt Goines understood there would be risks....
by Do South | Sep 1, 2014 | People
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell Images: Catherine Frederick and courtesy Mercy Fort Smith”][/title] Each year, the Lily Award is given to a person or persons whose work has impacted those who stay in the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mercy Fort...
