Last night a little before 7pm, a woman reported to the Conway Police Department that she was Sexually Assaulted at Burks Brothers Brewery & Taproom in Bryant. According to sources, the victim made the report while being examined at a Conway area Hospital. Sources also say the assault took place in the bathroom at the […]
On April 13th, 2025, a shooting erupted during a huge gathering at 5th Avenue Park in Conway. Tragically two young people, 24-year-old Tatayana Penister and 23-year-old Demetrius Feemster II, were murdered during the shooting while nine others were wounded. Four people were arrested and charged for the shooting which is great; however, many questions
On December 14th I put out a short article with video titled “Who’s Running The Elementary Schools In Conway.” https://arkansas1st.com/state/whos-running-the-elementary-schools-in-conway/ As promised, this article details the findings of the in-depth investigation I conducted into the termination of teacher Barbara Tucker. Tucker has been teaching for fifteen years and was a 4th grade teacher at
I have been blown up with messages asking me to look into the Aaron Spencer case. Honestly there is really nothing to look into. The facts are out and everyone knows them. FACT – A Dad literally saved his daughter’s life and made sure that the man who visited horrific evil upon her can never
My December 21st article titled, “Is A Bar In Bryant A Front For The Bandidos ?….The Shanna Hastings Story Continues”, dealt with the relationship between the notorious Bandidos motorcycle gang and Burks Brothers Brewery & Taproom n Bryant Arkansas. https://arkansas1st.com/state/is-a-bar-in-bryant-a-front-for-the-bandidos-the-shanna-hastings-story-continues/ To date, the article has over 1.2 Million views and has generated thousands of responses and
Fort Smith School District has two high schools, Fort Smith Northside and Fort Smith Southside. After the 2021 football season, Felix Curry was named Head Football Coach at Northside, becoming the first Black head football coach in the District’s history….That title only lasted three seasons. Beginning on December 11th of 2024, I brought you a
On December 12th I brought you the story of Hastings filing a lawsuit against Bryant Mayor Chris Treat and Police Chief Carl Minden for wrongful termination. That story includes tie-ins to the outlaw motorcycle gang The Bandidos. https://arkansas1st.com/state/former-bryant-pd-officer-files-lawsuit-against-chief-mayor-bandido-motor-cycle-gang-tie-in/ I announced in the article that I was going to take a deep-dive investigation into the matter
The Board will meet this Sunday night at 5pm to consider the three-finalist for the Superintendent position. Those finalists are – Tamekia Brown – Executive Director of Curriculum at the Waco Independent School District in Texas. Jennifer Barbaree – Superintendent, Pine Bluff School District. Jason Black – Interim Superintendent, Conway School District. People of Conway
Recently Conway Preston Florence Mattison Elementary School fourth grade teacher Barbara Tucker was terminated by the School District after a parent complained of inappropriate physical contact with her son. The attached video is what the District provided to support their conclusion of inappropriate physical contact. The interaction begins at the 45 second mark. On August
If you are a Sons of Anarchy fan, then you are gonna want to follow this case….Just keep in mind this is real. Today former Bryant PD Officer Shanna Hastings, through her attorney Matt Ingle, filed a lawsuit in Saline County Circuit Court against Chief Karl Minden, Mayor Chris Treat and the City of Bryant.
HARDLINERS LIVE !!! Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Tonight’s Topic: We’re going hard on the stories the mainstream won’t touch: Dearborn, Michigan – now majority-Muslim, engulfed in controversy with open calls for revolution and Sharia Law. The new Muslim-planned city rising in Texas Reports of “Sharia patrols” showing up in American cities while Europe’s no-go zones
Last Sunday, I brought you the story of Conway Athletic Director Greg Hughes’ admitted inappropriate contact with a student. I announced in the article I was going to do a thorough investigation into the handling of the incident which I am in the process of doing. In the article I brought up that Elementary teacher
Eric King is the District Safety & Security Director. In a completely separate role from the District, King is also a Commissioner on the Conway Civil Service Commission (CCSC). On November 24th I brought you the story of King being paid by the District for five workdays when he was actually sitting on the CCSC
On November 28th the Conway High School Football team hosted Bentonville High School in a State semi-final match up. During that game Conway Athletic Director Greg Hughes was on the Conway sideline. With 10 seconds left in the game, video shows Hughes grabbing a Conway player on the sideline from behind jerking him backwards, spinning
In the past I have brought you multiple stories involving Hardick violating State Law and policies. So it should be no shock that Hardrick, whose State education license is currently on probation, is in hot water again. On May 14th, 2024, a complaint was filed by Deanielle Jones with the Arkansas Department of Education’s Compliance
Over the last month I have been blown up with requests to bring my past investigations into Staley back to light….My pleasure. In early 2022, I must have spoken with well over a dozen police officers that either worked for Staley or were from area agencies who gave me detailed accounts of him beating defenseless
In February I brought you the story of Murdock milking the Forrest City School District out of over 1.5 Million dollars. https://arkansas1st.com/doge/state-senator-reginald-murdock-takes-in-over-1-5-million-from-forrest-city-school-district/ Then in August, I brought you the body camera video of Murdock using his status as a Senator to get out of a speeding ticket on July 25th. https://arkansas1st.com/state/state-senator-reggie-murdock-traffic-stop-can-you-say-abuse-of-office/ The old saying is
Wanna hear a story of theft ? Guy steals taxpayer money from a school district thinking no one will notice….Someone does notice and begins inquiring….Guy gets wind of the inquiry and tries to sneak the stolen money back into the school district so it looks like it was never gone….Guy fails miserably and gets caught.
On October 30th I published an article that I had filed a complaint with the Conway Police Department against Officer Nathan Watkins ( aka – Buffalo Wild Wings Cop ) for violating rules of conduct for officers in regard to the mass shooting at 5th Avenue Park on April 13th. https://arkansas1st.com/state/complaint-filed-against-conway-police-officer-nathan-watkins-could-he-have-prevented-the-mass-shooting-in-conway-the-facts-say-yes/ The complaint was fifteen
Hey gang its Jimmie….Did you know some souls are for sale ? As promised the follow up to my article last Sunday, link below, about Coach Ben Lindsey being fired. https://arkansas1st.com/state/conway-basketball-coach-fired-for-racial-slur-overreaction-hypocrisy-both/ Angelou was one of the world’s most renowned poets and writers….and she was Black. So would Conway School Interim Superintendent Jason Black fire….Tell ya
