Fallon Wahlstrom helps Jasmine Robinson with a worksheet during a study period at the Faulkner County Boys and Girls Club in Conway. The club is beginning a $2 million fundraising campaign to replace its current facilities because their current building is too small.
Bruce Brown, a member of the Charlie Daniels Band, warms up before a show at the Legends Hot Air Balloon Rally in Hot Springs, Ark.
Blake Gideon goes up against Colorado's Anthony Wright at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Gideon intercepted this pass and Texas went on to win with a final score of 38-14.
Eric and Tiffany Goeble greet each other after Eric got off the airplane that brought him back from a deployment with the 19th Airlift Wing in southwest Asia. The 19th flew missions over Iraq and Afghanistan during the deployment and the airmen are returning on their regularly scheduled rotation.
Tyler Standard, 10, of Beebe peers over the edge of the public swimming pool in Beebe. Standard is swimming in the deep end of the pool attempting to touch the bottom.
David Jacobson, a member of the Russellville High School swim team, swims laps in the Bob Courtway Pool on the Hendrix College campus. The team began practicing in Conway after Arkansas Tech closed its pool recently.
Lee Stephenson paints a 24 inch tall wooden cross in the workshop behind his home. A group of men meets from St. Paul United Methodist Church every Tuesday and Thursday morning in Stephenson's workshop to construct the crosses and give them to people who would like to display them in their yard.
Lovely Waller kisses her daughter Nicole while riding the bus to Nicole's day care. The Wallers are in a program the helps homeless people transition into normal housing through rental assistance and counseling. Lovely's morning commute includes two bus rides to different day cares for each of her daughters followed by a short walk to work.
Earnesia Williams, a junior from University of Texas, fights for the ball during the game against Furman University at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
Fairl Anderson, right, puts the finishing touches on Jerry Boles's haircut while his twin brother Hairl Anderson starts working on Perry Horn. The brothers started cutting hair while they were in the Army and have operated a barbershop in Batesville for decades.
Hazen Frank, 1, and her mother Leah play in the branches of an oak tree on Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas. The tree was named the 2008 City of Austin Large Tree of the Year for its accessibility, uniqueness, space, balance and fortitude.
El Dorado's Deandre Williams intercepted a pass intended for Lake Hamilton's Dante Ransom on the 1 yard line to end the Wolves' final drive and clinch the 6A state championship title for El Dorado.
Anna Ingle holds a pose during a prenatal yoga class in White County Medical Center's annex building. The class, hosted by WCMC's New Life Center, is designed to help expecting mothers alleviate stresses associated with pregnancy.
Museum-goers examine a piece of Teresita Fernández’s exhibit “Blind Landscapes,” which opened at the Blanton Museum of Art on Sunday. This installation, “Graphite,” consists of a series of pieces of granite attached to the wall.
Jennifer Doris, a sophomore playing for the University of Texas, hits the ball across the net as Kansas's Karina Garlington, a sophomore, attempts to block in Gregory Gym at the University of Texas in Austin.
Kara Jones, a 5th grade math teacher at Simon Intermediate School helps Isabella Stanley work on a math problem during class. Jones is one of four finalists for Arkansas Teacher of the Year, which will be announced in November.
Jennifer Grizzell, the manager of Hall's Dry Cleaners in Jacksonville, presses a shirt in the back of the business.
Aaron Williams, an University of Texas defensive back, goes up for an interception against Baylor in Waco at Floyd Casey Field. Texas went on to defeat Baylor 47-14.
Kenneth Taylor plays trombone with the Treme Brass Band in the French Quarter of New Orleans, La. The Treme Brass Band hosts a jam session for youngsters every Saturday to provide them with the experience of playing classic New Orleans music.
Chance Boshears, 5, talks to Gina Boshears, who is on the Mid-America Science Museum's board of trustees, through the museum's Sound Delay exhibit, which shows users how long it takes sound to travel through a tube. The Boshears are at the museum for a press conference announcing The Oaklawn Foundation's $250,000 donation to the museum.
