U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, urged Robert Wilkie, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to commit to closely monitor the clinical review process underway at the Fayetteville VA Medical … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2018
Boozman Presses VA Secretary Nominee to Enact Improvements to Prevent Incidents Similar to Fayetteville VA Medical Center
June 30, 2018 by
Ministerial Alliance of Heber Springs Meeting
June 29, 2018 by
The Ministerial Alliance of Heber Springs will meet on Tuesday, July 17th beginning at 7:30am at the Smokehouse Restaurant in Heber Springs. All pastors, staff members and representatives from all churches are invited to attend and become part of the Ministerial Alliance. … [Read more...]
Fewer Arkansas Children Living in Poverty, Yet State Still Lags Behind in Child Well-Being
June 29, 2018 by
The number of Arkansas children in poverty has decreased by 28,000 since 2010, according to data in the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Despite this progress, 24 percent of the state’s kids still live in poverty (almost one in four), and Arkansas lags the … [Read more...]
Arkansas Highway Commission Approves Bid for Improvements in Izard County
June 29, 2018 by
The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to roadways in Izard County, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. The purpose of this project is to resurface 2.6 miles of selected sections of city streets in Franklin to include: S. Main … [Read more...]
Boozman, Cotton Announce AmeriCorps Funding for Arkansas
June 29, 2018 by
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton announced that Arkansas will benefit from $2.8 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs. These investments will support 124 … [Read more...]
Boozman Statement on Justice Kennedy’s Retirement
June 28, 2018 by
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire from the United States Supreme Court effective July 31: “Justice Kennedy served on the federal bench for 43 years, 30 of which were on the Supreme … [Read more...]
Scheduled Power Outage for Clinton
June 28, 2018 by
We are planning some work in the North Clinton substation, due to a bad regulator. To be able to perform the work safely we need to turn the substation off for about 1 hour. The outage will effect parts of the following areas but not all. Outage areas includes down town Clinton, Hwy 16 E and W, Hwy … [Read more...]
Boozman Praises Committee Passage of Farm Bill
June 28, 2018 by
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after joining his colleagues on the Senate Agriculture Committee to approve the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which is commonly referred to as the Farm Bill: “The farm economy is in a much different place than the last time … [Read more...]
Cleburne County Cares
June 27, 2018 by
Did you Know Cleburne County Cares has been assisting needy families for over 30 years. We currently serve over 2500 families in the Cleburne County area and have just recently opened our new Food Pantry. The new facility is located at 2016 Highway 25 B in Heber Springs just North of the Walmart … [Read more...]
