Villanueva earns Arkansas Federal Credit Union Twisters Player of the Week
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Arkansas Twisters quarterback Brian Villanueva is the Arkansas Federal Credit Union Twisters’ Player of the Week for Week 18 after leading the Twisters to a 40-34 overtime victory to clinch a home playoff game.
Villanueva completed 27 of 42 passes for 271 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. He completed the biggest touchdown passes of the season in the fourth quarter and overtime period. He led the Twisters to a score with just :26 seconds on the clock to....
16 years old on critical need of kidney transplant
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Jenny Morales is 16 years old resident of North Little Rock an original of Guerrero, Mexico that has been diagnosed with kidney failure, the doctors have recommended a transplant.
“Thanks to the equipment the hospital donated Jenny is able to have the daily dialysis to keep her going from home,” said her parents.
The family has been brave in confronting the need for a kidney transplant. Jenny is currently under medical attention at the Arkansas Children Hospital. They ha....
U.S. Senator John McCain talked with ¡Hola! Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, AR – In the midst of the national support to immigration reform, US Senator John McCain the most outspoken republican in favor of immigration reform and a proposed guest-worker program visited Arkansas.
McCain, a Republican from Arizona, during his visit on April 10 to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson spoke with ¡Hola! Arkansas.
Senator McCain is the co-founder of the now well known, “McCain-Kennedy Senate Bill, S.1033” filed by Sen. John McCain, ....
Missing girl found in Malvern 8 years later
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- A little girl reported missing in San Antonio in 1997 was found by another child in Arkansas.
We've all seen the fliers, asking if you've seen a missing child. But, after eight years, 12-year-old Nathalie Garcia was recognized by her classmate-- as the girl she saw on one of those fliers.
Garcia was living with her abductor in Malvern, Arkansas. The abductor was also her mother, Maria Teresa Guerra.
Guerra says she didn’t do anything wrong, “I am the mother, and ....
¡Hola! Arkansas celebrates its fifth anniversary
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- ¡Hola! Arkansas the premier bilingual newspaper of the state, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month. “We thank the Arkansas community for allowing us to be part of their lives and look forward to many years ahead,” said Maura Lozano-Yancy, president and group publisher of ¡Hola! Arkansas. “Our family is proud of serving the Arkansas Hispanic Community since October 2000,” she added.
Because of readers like you we have grown to be a leader to the communities that....
Arkansas competes for the first time in Miss Latina U.S. 2005
CANCUN, MEXICO – Miss New York Latina Melissa Quesada was crowned Miss Latina U.S. 2005 on October 1st in Cancun, Mexico. First Runner-up was the delegate from Rhode Island, Karina De la Rosa, who also received the special award for "Best Runway Model".
Since 1983, Latin women living in the United States have competed for the title of Miss Latina U.S., but Arkansas has never been represented in the competition, that is until, 23 year old, Heather Rodriguez entered into the pageant as Miss La....
Arkansas student receives national recognition
MORRILTON, AR -- Elena Lopez, a senior at Morrilton High School, was recognized by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program, as announced by Principal Brian Bunch.
The National Hispanic Recognition Program, established in 1983, is a College Board program that provides national recognition of the exceptional academic achievements of Hispanic high school seniors and identifies them for postsecondary institutions.
Students enter the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/Nat....
It's conquering a challenge that thrills me, said Milka Duno
Milka Duno, is a professional race car driver and naval engineer. Her many accomplishments include being the first female to win a major sports car race in North America, and earning four engineering-related masters degrees, three simultaneously.
She wrote to us in her own words, “When I was a small child in Caracas, Venezuela, my teacher asked us to draw her a picture. I drew a horse. My teacher asked why I chose something so hard to draw. I told her that I didn't like to do simple things ....
Pryor Visits La Casa Health Network in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Senator Mark Pryor toured La Casa Health Network a community health and social services center focused on providing services to Hispanic families in Little Rock on August 15. Dr. César Compadre, President of the Board of Directors of La Casa and a professor of public health at UAMS, accompanied the Senator and demonstrated the many services that the center offers to the public.
Pryor learned of La Casa’s bilingual medical information services, toured a computer lab for int....
José Feliciano lights Arkansas “Cinco de Mayo” on fire with his music!
LITTLE ROCK, AR – This year, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO), celebrated “Cinco de Mayo” with six-time Grammy Award-winning Latin legend and one of the most recognized international artist, José Feliciano.
With a name synonymous with music, Feliciano has influenced popular music for more than two generations. “I’m delighted of the opportunity to visit Little Rock. I had been in Arkansas before, but this time, I’m coming as a performer,” Feliciano said to ¡Hola! Arkansas.
The Arka....
Alzheimer’s Association aim to educate Hispanic community
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- The Alzheimer’s Association Central Arkansas Region, Oklahoma and Arkansas Chapter, Public Affairs Specialist, Theola Poole told ¡Hola! Arkansas in an exclusive interview of the national effort the Alzheimer’s Association is doing as a call to action for Hispanics, “particularly the Arkansas Hispanic baby boomers, that need to take steps now to reduce their risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease,” said Poole.
According to a recent report by the Alzheimer’s Association, d....
Today’s THV and ¡Hola! Arkansas Announced Extensive Election Coverage in Spanish
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- -(HISPANIC PR WIRE) -- November 1, 2004 -- ¡Hola! Arkansas the premier bilingual newspaper in the state, announced today that it will broadcast a live Spanish interpretation of Today’s THV (KTHV-Little Rock) primetime and late night live coverage of the presidential election on Tuesday, November 2 to provide Spanish speaking viewers with local and national election results, news-briefs and news updates analysis.
Today’s THV will offer complete coverage of one of the most....
Salvadorian entrepreneur helps Arkansans fight heart disease
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- A new sandwich, shaped like a heart, debuted, Thursday, October 28 at one Subway restaurant in the nation to raise funds for the Pulaski County division of the American Heart Association.
The “Hearty,” with its distinct look and ingredients, is the creation of Mauricio Aguilar, local Subway restaurant owner, as an answer to how he could turn his passion for the mission of the American Heart Association into a creative and heart-healthy way to give back.
The “Hearty” is....
Local celebrity signs recording contract
LITTLE ROCK, AR – In mid-November Eduardo Lemm of Litle Rock signed a record deal with Thundersexy Music Group, a BMG-Sony Music affiliate. “My stage or artist name on the album is EL $mooth, but we may use my name: Eduardo Lemm aka “EL $mooth $uavercito,” said Lemm breaking the exclusive news to ¡Hola!
Arkansas. “The premier of my single should be out by late March 2004, and the album should be ready by mid-summer. “Right now we have fifty radio stations that will be playing my songs: 1....
Congressman Vic Snyder Spends Weekend in Iraq
LITTLE ROCK, AR – During another exclusive interview, Jeff Nixon of ¡Hola! Arkansas interviewed U.S. Congressman Vic Snyder who recently returned from Iraq. Snyder spent the weekend of October 17 in Iraq.
“My sense of troop morale is that everyone is doing as well as can be expected. The soldiers seem very committed to what they are doing. I was able to sit and talk with about five Arkansans. Two of the soldiers have children that they have never seen because they have been in Iraq servi....
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