Did you ever hear of the Silver Moon?  Did you go there?It was in Newport AR and it hosted soon-to-be-famous stars like Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Louis Armstrong, Conway Twitty, Sonny Burgess and many others. The club had alcohol, gambling, and live bands and could seat 800.I found this poster in a drawer in my house and I think Hubby was a patron back in the 50's.  Not me.  I didn't live in Arkansas.  He was familiar with the area and now there is a rock-n-roll highway that remembers it and other night clubs along the highway. I found this picture of it online.  Perhaps a Searcy Sleuth can give us a memory of attending this club or others on the rock-n-roll highway! 03/17/2024

Real estate can be trying.  Real estate can be fun.  But real estate is never boring!  Daughter Valerie Canepa and I had to go to Jacksonport Arkansas to check on a property.  I had never heard of Jacksonport and neither had she.  We found it just on the other side of Newport Arkansas. (Jacksonport served as an important steamboat stop and trading center at the confluence of the White River and Black River, until being bypassed by the Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad shortly after becoming county seat, according to Wikipedia.) Today, it is a city of about 212 folks and it is right beside Jacksonport State Park.  Jacksonport State Park covers 164.7 acres and has 20 campsites, playgrounds, pavilions, a swimming beach and it is located along the White River.  And best of all, it has thi... 02/24/2014