1970’s – Robert Haas McDonald

1970’s – Robert Haas McDonald

Robert Haas “Rob” McDonald, descended from several old Jackson County families, won the International Professional Rodeo Association’s World Bull Riding Championship at Madison Square Garden in 1977. Competing for many years, McDonald also trained...
1948 – United Harmonizers

1948 – United Harmonizers

The first black group to have a program on radio station KNBY was the United Harmonizers, organized in 1948. Pictured are, from left to right, Ted Hatchett, Norris Stephenson, Theophilus Henderson, Gus Hatchett, and T.A. Watson. Minnie Bell Stephenson sits at the...
1913 – First Newport High School Football Team

1913 – First Newport High School Football Team

Members of the first Newport High School football team, the Greyhounds, pictured here in 1913 are, from left to right, Harry Littleton, Walter Stallings, Charles Minor, Albert Bevens, W. L. Childers, Elmer Patton, Burley Cox, Willey McMinn (captain), Vernon Singles...
1914 – Boy Scouts in Newport

1914 – Boy Scouts in Newport

The Reverend Lee Heaton, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, led a fine group of Boy Scouts in 1914. According to the note on the back of the photograph, this was one of the first Boy Scout troops registered west of the Mississippi. Watson, Tim, and Elizabeth...