Two North Arkansas Natives to Be Inducted Into State Sports Media Hall of Fame

Steve Wright of Batesville and Tim Hamilton of Melbourne are set to receive honors for their contributions to sports journalism and broadcasting.

Two individuals with roots in north-central Arkansas are among the newest inductees into the Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. Steve Wright, a native of Batesville, and Tim Hamilton of Melbourne will be honored for their careers at a luncheon in Springdale on July 30. Wright, who grew up in Batesville and graduated from the University of Arkansas, will join the Hall as its sportswriter representative. Over…