LITTLE ROCK—Senator Shane Broadway of Bryant will formally announce his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor Wednesday. Serving in the Arkansas General Assembly, Broadway has worked closely with Governor Mike Beebe and his colleagues to create opportunities for economic development, to improve our educational system, and to provide tax cuts to Arkansans. As Lieutenant Governor, Broadway said he would continue focusing on jobs, education, and tax relief.

By Lana Clifton

Governor Mike Beebe was in Bryant Wednesday morning to help dedicate the Arkansas History Room at Bryant Elementary School. The room, the only one of its kind in the state, was a vision that had come to fruition for third grade teacher, Jami Branch. She and her class worked together with parents and others to pull together artifacts and information about Arkansas.

Branch emotionally spoke of the project as a great accomplishment and held it up to the students of Bryant Elementary as an example of what could happen if they worked toward a goal.

“If you try anything, if you set your mind to it, you can do it, boys and girls,” expressed Branch. “Lots of people said this would never happen, and we proved them wrong.”

 Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe was in Bryant Wednesday morning to help dedicate the new Arkansas History Room at Bryant Elementary School. The project was spearheaded by Jami Branch's third-grade class. Above, the Governor presents a plaque to the class. The plaque will be posted in the Arkansas History Room and lists each student in the class as founders of the room. (Photos by Lana Clifton)

Ann Clemmer held a reception at the Bryant Chamber of Commerce this morning to announce her bid for re-election for the State House of Representatives, District 29. Clemmer, a longtime faculty member of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is a Republican who raised three daughters in the Salem area. She is married to Jamie Clemmer.

Here is the bulk of her statement:

Yes! That's right. It's been one year since we launched Bryantdaily.com!

How time flies when your havin' fun doing what you love to do!

We deeply appreciate our advertisers who have been so loyal and supportive especially while we were "fresh out of the box" just one year ago! Much thanks to those who have contributed pictures, articles and prayers for our success, but mostly, we want to thank all of our visitors who have made our site grow and grow each month!

In fact, not only are we getting Google's attention (just Google us to see all the links) but we have had a whopping quarter-of-a-million page views this first year!

Thanks!

We look forward to a great 2010 as we have begun exploring all the ways we can truly be your source for all things Bryant!

Sincerely,

Rob Patrick

By Rob Patrick

It’s amazing really.

Dale Jones is planning to be back at work late this week or early next.

The 38-year-old is a physical education coach at Collegeville Elementary School and the offensive coordinator for the Bryant Hornets football team. Originally from Cincinnati, he moved to Hot Springs when he was in seventh grade and attended school at Cutter-Morning Star. After graduating from the University of Central Arkansas, he coached nine years at Mayflower High School before coming to Bryant in 2006. He’s the father of two, Ashlyn, 9, and Braden, 5.

And less than two weeks ago — on Tuesday, Jan. 19 — he was undergoing 11 hours of surgery to remove a tumor behind his right ear that was pressed against his brain stem and growing further into his brain.

Inclement weather has resulted in the cancellation of classes on Friday, Jan. 29.

The Bryant High School basketball games scheduled for the Hornets Nest tonight against Little Rock Central have been postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 2.