The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Batesville Wastewater Treatment Facility on Thursday, June 9. The facility is located at 500 River Bank Road. Mayor Elumbaugh addressed the audience, thanking the citizens, the engineering firm McGoodwin, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
BACC to Hold Merchants and Planters Groundbreaking Ceremony
June 23, 2016 by
The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the new Merchants and Planters Banking Facility, located at 3081 Harrison Street in Batesville. The ceremony will be held Wednesday, June 29th at 10:00. They will have their architects, builders, board … [Read more...]
Boozman Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Block Executive Amnesty
June 23, 2016 by
U.S. Senator John Boozman issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling blocking President Obama’s executive amnesty: “This ruling by the Supreme Court affirms that President Obama’s executive actions on immigration were a gross overreach of power. This abuse of authority by the … [Read more...]
2016 International Roadcheck Event Recap
June 21, 2016 by
Arkansas Highway Police have released preliminary state totals for all checkpoints in Arkansas during last week’s 2016 International Roadcheck event, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. The annual three-day event sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle … [Read more...]
New officers elected by the North Central Arkansas Artist League
June 21, 2016 by
New officers were elected Monday by the North Central Arkansas Artist League. They are (from left) President Charlotte Rierson, Fairfield Bay; Vice President Joyce Hartmann, Choctaw; Secretary Alecs Long, Edgemont; and Bonnie Hookman, Treasurer, Fairfield Bay. The Artist League presents free public … [Read more...]
U.S. Senator John Boozman Submits Veterans History Project Interviews to Library of Congress
June 21, 2016 by
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman presented a collection of Arkansas veterans’ oral histories to the Library of Congress for preservation in its Veterans History Project (VHP). “The Veterans History Project is a unique collection of the memories of our veterans. These firsthand accounts add … [Read more...]
Boozman Pushes for Expanding U.S. Agriculture Exports to Cuba
June 17, 2016 by
U.S. Senator John Boozman continued advocating to open up trade with Cuba during the Senate Appropriations Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. The committee adopted an amendment offered by Boozman and Sen. Jon Tester that … [Read more...]
