WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today said Arkansas will benefit from critical highway dollars and student loan relief under a last-minute package of bills passed by the Senate. The package also reauthorizes the flood insurance program, without a measure Pryor opposed that would force … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Shopher wins 2012 Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza
July 1, 2012 by
LITTLE ROCK –Fishing in the Coal Pile area of the lower Arkansas River, David Shopher of McGehee caught a 6.27-pound largemouth bass to take the overall lead Sunday and win the 2012 Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza. He was using a Tennessee shad-colored crank bait. “This fish was near a laydown, a … [Read more...]
Bucket list item crossed off for two Searcy visitors
July 1, 2012 by
Coming to Searcy was “on my bucket list,” said Mary Lou Heckathorn, describing why she and her husband, Cliff, decided to make the 10-hour drive from Topeka, Kan., to Searcy, Ark., Thursday and Friday to visit Harding University. The Heckathorns had heard many … [Read more...]
White County Medical Center Graduates May/June CNA Class
July 1, 2012 by
The White County Medical Center Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program graduated 34 students in May/June. WCMC offers the CNA training program through a partnership with ASU-Beebe. Curriculum for the three-week program includes classroom and clinical instruction, which prepares students to take … [Read more...]
