Violet Brumley Hensley, the celebrated Arkansas fiddle maker and musician known as the “Whittlin’ Fiddler” and “Stradivarius of the Ozarks,” has died at the age of 109. Hensley died Friday, August 7, 2026, in Yellville.…
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Pencil Bluff Arkansas Native Ginny Monk Wins Pulitzer Prize for Towing Industry Reporting
A native of Pencil Bluff has earned journalism’s highest honor after winning a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting focused on the towing industry. Ginny Monk, who earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas,…
