Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.

For those of you who have lived here your whole lives, this story will not be new to you. It is one of the most well told stories in Faulkner County. But if you haven’t heard this story or just knew there had to be a story behind the name “Lollie Bottoms,” here it is. Continue reading →