Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Contesting. Contesting is a competitive activity pursued by amateur radio operators. In a contest, an amateur radio station, which may be operated by an individual or a team, seeks to contact as many other amateur radio stations as possible in a given period of time and exchange information.
Sponsored Topics. Centerton is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. A tornado destroyed 40 homes, damaged 150, and injured 12 people on March 12, 2006. Centerton is part of the FayettevilleâSpringdaleâRogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The new owner built a home and filed a plat for the town of Centerville, offering lots for $10 each, with one lot free to buyers who built houses. In 1891, the population, over 1,000, found its mail confused with that of another Centerville in the state, and the name of the town was changed to Centralia. (Washington - A guide to the Evergreen State, WPA American Guide Series, Washington State Historical Society, 1941). It was officially incorporated as Centralia on February 3, 1886. The city was the site of the infamous Centralia Massacre in 1919.