Archives for December 2018

Mary Did You Know tops the Timeless 106.1 KFFB most popular Christmas songs for 2018

Mary Did You Know tops the Timeless 106.1 KFFB most popular Christmas songs for 2018 from our Facebook survey. Here is the Top 10 most popular Christmas Songs from the survey. 1. Mary Did You Know 2. O Holy Night 3. Silent Night 4. Silver Bells 5. I'll be home for Christmas 6. Baby, it's … [Read more...]

Join Timeless 106.1 KFFB for the annual Greers Ferry Lake Classic Basketball Tournament December 27-29

Join Timeless 106.1 KFFB for the annual Greers Ferry Lake Classic Basketball Tournament December 27 through December 29, 2018. This special sports presentation on Timeless 106.1 KFFB and on www.kffb.com will feature all the games of the tournament with the championship played on Saturday, December … [Read more...]

Congress Sends Bill to Strengthen Women’s Economic Empowerment to President’s Desk

Congress approved the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment (WEEE) Act, legislation that seeks to eliminate global gender-related barriers and empower female entrepreneurs around the world. The bill heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. The bill was introduced in the … [Read more...]

Boozman Congratulates Tim Griffin on Promotion to Colonel

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Lt. Governor Tim Griffin’s promotion to Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves: “Tim has always been motivated by a sense of duty which has led him to a life of service both in elected office and in the Army … [Read more...]

Senate Passes Senator Tom Cotton’s Full Military Honors Act

Washington, D.C. — Last night, the Senate passed the Full Military Honors Act of 2018, a bill introduced by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) that would allow all Medal of Honor recipients and former prisoners of war to receive a full military honors burial ceremony with an escort, regardless of rank. … [Read more...]

Congress Sends Boozman Bill Ensuring Veterans Receive Full Housing Benefits to President

WASHINGTON— Congress is sending President Donald Trump legislation to sign into law that would to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburses veterans for missed or underpaid Forever GI Bill housing benefits. The Senate and House passed the Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment … [Read more...]

U.S. Senator John Boozman On Hand as Farm Bill Signed into Law, Applauds President’s Support of Agriculture Industry

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and a member of the conference committee that authored the final 2018 Farm Bill, applauded President Donald Trump for supporting farmers and ranchers by signing the bill into … [Read more...]

Penny Marshall, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ star and ‘A League of Their Own’ director, hailed as ‘one of the greats’ has Died

Penny Marshall best known for TV's "Laverne & Shirley" and director of Mega Movies such as "Big" and "A League of Their Own" has died at the age of 75. Marshall died Monday in her Los Angeles home from complications due to diabetes. Tom Hanks who starred in "Big" bid farewell to his spunky … [Read more...]

BACC Announces Partners & Plans for 2019 Annual Meeting & Gala

The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) has announced its plans for its 2019 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting & Gala, presented by First Community Bank, will be held at that Batesville Community Center on Friday, Jan. 25, 2018. The doors will open to guests at 6:00 p.m. BACC has … [Read more...]

Retrospective Exhibition by George Chlebak

The Batesville Area Arts Council is pleased to present the Retrospective Exhibition by George Chlebak. The exhibition will be on display at the BAAC Gallery on Main (226 E Main St) December 4 –22, 2018. With a trained eye and his camera in hand, George Chlebak (1936 – 2018) happily traveled … [Read more...]