Paragould Podcast

Miracles and The Joy of Serving Others with Operator of Downtown Nutrition Leslie Ballard

Leslie loves serving Paragould both through tasty teas and spiritual encouragement. In this episode, Leslie shares with us what is in her heart that ultimately drives her hands to serve others. In addition to her work at Downtown Nutrition, Leslie is the owner of Branding Soul, a realtor for Arkansas Elite Realty, and the co-president of the Paragould Women's Networking group.

Attorney Harry Truman Moore Talks His Friendship with Bill Clinton and More

Before meeting President Bill Clinton and them becoming lifelong friends, H.T. made a name for himself in 1964 as a journalist for the Times Dispatch in Walnut Ridge, AR when he penned the story of The Beatles taking off at the local airport.

Paragould Police Captain Brad Snyder

Brad loves his profession and he loves serving Paragould. Listen today as he shares about his life, stories on the job, and what officers are thinking when they pull you over.

Police Officer and Supernatural Fiction Author Priscilla Jones

Priscilla joins us to talk about her books, work as a police officer and historical haunted home on Poplar Avenue.

You can find her website here: https://pljones.webs.com/

Richard (Dick) Pace, Coroner, Embalmer, Funeral Director, Vice President of Operations at Heath Funeral Home

What is it like to be surrounded by death for over 50 years? Dick Pace knows. Today he joins us to talk about why he chose his career path, lessons learned and so much more.

Kiss the Cook Owner and Chef Libby Glasco

Listen as Libby and Jared talk about the 80s, cooking, starting your own business, getting over your fear of failure, the importance of loving others, and of course, Kiss The Cook.

All-American Softball Player Braxton Burnside

After graduating from Paragould High School in 2016, Braxton went on to play SEC softball for Mizzou and later transferred to the University of Arkansas. Becoming a Razorback was a lifelong dream, and in 2021 she set the school's record for most home-runs hit in a single season. She just moved back to Paragould, and she's in the process of building a brand new facility in Bono, AR to offer softball and baseball lessons. You can find her stats here: https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/braxton-burnside/

Paragould FUMC Senior Pastor Rev. Dane Womack

Reverend Dane has served as Senior Pastor of Paragould FUMC since July 2019. He was raised in Cave City, Arkansas and earned degrees from the University of Central Arkansas (BS, MS) and Duke Divinity School (M.Div). Today he comes on the podcast to talk about his life, his perspective of Paragould, pastoring a church through COVID,​ and the great T.V show Ted Lasso.

Premiere Magazine Editor Richard Brummett

Before his current role as NEA's Premiere Magazine editor, Richard was the sports writer for the local Paragould Daily Press. Plus, you can find many old photos of Paragould posted almost daily by checking out his series "Today's Blast from the Past" on his personal Facebook page. 

Executive Director of the Children's Homes Micah Brinkley

Children's Homes, Inc. has provided help, hope and home to children and families since 1955. They are a faith-based, Christ-centered organization specializing in residential education care, foster care and adoptive care.

 

You can visit their website here: https://www.childrenshomes.org/