Archives for March 2013

Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Exempt Small Farms from Burdensome Fuel Storage Requirements

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR), James Inhofe (R-OK), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Boozman (R-AR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Mike Johanns (R-NE) today introduced a bill to amend the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule and ease the regulatory … [Read more...]

Karen Ryan Named Vital Link Chief Executive Officer

Link Board of Directors announced that Karen Ryan joined Vital Link as Chief Executive Officer effective February 11. She succeeds Myra L. Wood after her retirement in December 2012. Ryan, US Army - Lieutenant Colonel and Independence County native, most recently served as the Case Management … [Read more...]

Congressman Tim Griffin: Email Shows Obama Administration’s Pain-Inflicting Plan

Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s effort to intentionally undermine government operations in order to score political points: “This email confirms what many Americans have suspected: The Obama Administration is doing … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas Concert Choir will be in concert March 11

Title: The University of Central Arkansas Concert Choir will be in concert March 11Location: in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall on the UCA campusDescription: The University of Central Arkansas Concert Choir will be in concert March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be in the Snow Fine … [Read more...]

Rock, Rhythm, and Blues Fest to Hit Leslie, Arkansas in May

Rock, Rhythm, and Blues Fest to Hit Leslie, Arkansas On May 11, 2013, some of the best musicians around will be converging on the small town of Leslie in North Central Arkansas. Leslie, a town of about 480 people, is located halfway between Harrison and Conway on Hwy 65 and home to the Buffalo River … [Read more...]

Liberty Bank of Batesville ribbon cutting for new Building

Liberty Bank of Arkansas had a a ribbon-cutting for its new 4,700-square-foot facility on Harrison Street in Batesville.   The bank will feature 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. drive-through banking Monday through Saturday with two lanes, Saturday banking in the lobby from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., a 24-hour drive-up ATM … [Read more...]

Henry Awards Presented at Governor’s Conference on Tourism

The annual Henry Awards Banquet took place on Tuesday evening, March 5, concluding the 39th annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The conference was March 3-5 in Hot Springs. The Henry Awards honor individuals and organizations which have made important contributions to the state’s … [Read more...]

Griffin: ‘House Leading the Way’ in Funding Troops, Veterans and Controlling Spending

Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) issued the following statement after House passage of the Department of Defense, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 933): “Once again, the House is leading by passing a sensible appropriations bill … [Read more...]

Hoeven-Pryor Sensible School Lunch Act Endorsed by School Nutrition Association

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and John Hoeven (R-ND) today announced that the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has endorsed the Sensible School Lunch Act, their bipartisan bill that provides school districts with greater flexibility in implementing new rules for the National School Lunch Program … [Read more...]

Pryor Joins Graham, Begich, Flake to Introduce Legislation on Mental Health and Gun Violence

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor, along with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mark Begich (D-AK), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) today introduced the NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill which clarifies circumstances under which a person loses the right to receive or possess firearm based on … [Read more...]