Most school teachers are ready to retire—even take it easy, after twenty or thirty years of dealing with the younger generations. But, not Bronnie
Rose! After thirty-seven years of teaching [31 years, teaching business courses at Vilonia), she retired to helping with the family grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She also helped care for her aging father, Abraham Lincoln Hawkins, until his death in 2006 at one hundred and seven years.
During this period, her husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons, and received her devoted care for nine years before he succumbed to the illness.

Jimmy and Audrea Toal, owners of Oxford Learning on Prince Street, work with students to help them reach their full potential. The couple opened the center in October 2005. Oxford Learning is a franchise based in Canada, and the Conway location is the only one in Arkansas, they said. Jimmy said, “We have for years been looking for a way to help kids. When we started looking, we initially looked at a daycare and learning center. I got deployed with the Navy for a year (to Bahrain in 2003).

By Rick Fahr
Conway school officials are proposing five R’s, and they’re asking patrons to support the plan with a few extra dollars.
Don’t worry, reading, writing and arithmetic will still be hallmarks of the city’s public school system. Indeed, the district’s “2012” plan would enhance those fundamentals by improving facilities and streamlining operations with a five-“R” plan:
• Reconstructing the high school with new lab, library, classroom and cafeteria facilities.
• Reconfiguring grade structure to better align age groups.
• Repurposing Sallie cone Elementary into a pre-K center.

The wait is over! The moment has arisen! Twenty-six year old Jennie McNulty is soaring on the wings of Blackbird Academy of Arts, Inc. as she flings open her doors to Conway artisans.

In a surprise presentation, Mayor Tab Townsell proclaims April 28th, 2009 as Tina Antley Day in Conway and presented her with a key to the City. Tina Antley is the recipient of the first annual Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year Award for the state of Arkansas, awarded by the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators after nomination by Jim Stone Elementary Principal, Mark Lewis.