TEXARKANA, Ark. – Just a few miles east of historic State Line Avenue sit another piece of Texarkana history: the Four States Fair and Rodeo. The history returns again this year, with Pete Carr and his crews coming to town to produce the annual rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18-Saturday, Sept. 21, at[...]

My grandmother died this morning in what I would call a celebration of a wonderful life. She was 102. Just a week ago, all eight of her living children were with her as we honored the recent marriage of Cheyenne, one of her 26 grandchildren. My mother – the oldest of five daughters and the[...]

JONESBORO, Ark. – Northeastern Arkansas is filled with the majesty and beauty that rests in the picturesque landscape that flows like the Mississippi River. Come mid-September, the attractiveness magnifies with the powerful bucking beasts from Texas-based firms Carr Pro Rodeo and Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo, which will produce awesome athleticism that is on display[...]

HIGHLY DECORATED ENTERTAINER IS READY TO BE PART OF AMERICAN ROYAL RODEO KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keith Isley is one of the most decorated clowns in rodeo. Now Isley will bring his brand of funny to the American Royal Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28,[...]

BULLFIGHTER BATTLES THE BEAST TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AT AMERICAN ROYAL RODEO KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kenny Bergeron is one of the most decorated bullfighters in rodeo. The south Louisiana man has been nominated as Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bullfighter of the Year each season since 2008. In that time, he’s been chosen by the[...]

HOST McCOY HONORS A REINING LEGEND, LEARNS MORE ABOUT CLYDESDALES When decorated reining horse sire Colonels Smoking Gun died two months ago after a bout with laminitis, he left behind a great legacy. His life and his lineage is just one part of the Sept. 9 episode of “The Ride with Cord McCoy,” which airs[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – Stockton Graves has had a special place in his heart for the Prairie Circuit. Graves got his start in professional rodeo competing at events close to his Newkirk, Okla., home, those primarily within the borders of the Oklahoma-Kansas-Nebraska region. Now 34 years old, he has qualified seven times for the Wrangler National[...]

JONESBORO, Ark. – Any great sporting event needs a combination of superlatives in order to be successful: Great athletes and phenomenal action. That’s just what happens when Pete Carr and his staff of experts produce a rodeo, and it’s what fans have come to expect. The combination will be in plain view during the NEA[...]