MONTICELLO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are conducting a joint investigation into the death of a mature bald eagle found in Drew County March 28. The dead eagle was found near Tennessee Spur Road, west of Monticello and transferred to the Little Rock … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
2019 Essay Contest For Scholarships
The contest is open to all area children in the 5th and 6th grade who RESIDE in the following Arkansas counties served by this Chapter, Van Buren, Cleburne, Stone and Searcy, who will be aged 11 and 12 years old when the camp begins June 9th - 14th or the second session on June 16th – 21st. The … [Read more...]
Boozman, Coons Seek to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day
U.S. Senate French Caucus co-chairs Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a resolution to mark the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion and honor the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who helped bring an end to World War II. “Seventy-five years ago, the brave … [Read more...]
Department Seeking Public Input at Meeting about Reconfiguring the U.S. Highway 67 Interchanges at Highway 5 and at Highway 89 in Cabot
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will hold a public involvement meeting in Cabot to present and discuss the proposed plans to reconfigure the U.S. Highway 67 interchanges at State Highway 5 (Exit 16) and State Highway 89 (Exit 19) to Single-Point Urban Interchanges (SPUI). The … [Read more...]
Searcy High School Graduation May 17th
Graduation: Searcy High School will hold their graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 17th at 7:30 pm at Lion Stadium. In the event of rain, the cermonies will be moved to Benson Auditorium on the Harding University Campus. A decision regarding change of venue will be made prior to 2:00 pm on the day … [Read more...]
Senators Tom Cotton Cotton, Schumer, Colleagues Introduce Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) today introduced the Fentanyl Sanctions Act—the first-ever fentanyl … [Read more...]
Methodist Behavioral Health System, Inc. Publishes Community Health Needs Assessment
The state’s only nonprofit behavioral hospital exclusively for children released its Community Health Needs Assessment this week. This report is Methodist Behavioral Health System, Inc.’s initial Community Health Needs Assessment. We anticipate the programs and processes set forth in this … [Read more...]
Linda Brendle Book Signing
The Faulkner County Library will host a book signing for author Linda Brendle on Thursday, April 11 at 1:00 PM. Linda Brendle retired from the business world in 2007 and has since devoted herself to her writing. She has written two memoirs, A Longand Winding Road,and Mom’s Long Good-Bye, and is … [Read more...]
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Golf Tournament
On May 25th, the Indian Hills Golf Resort in Fairfield Bay will host a golf tournament to raise funds for the construction of the Gold Star Families Monument to be constructed on the State Capital Grounds. This will be the first such monument ever constructed on the grounds of any state … [Read more...]
Senators John Boozman, Coons Seek to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senate French Caucus co-chairs Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a resolution to mark the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion and honor the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who helped bring an end to World War II. “Seventy-five years ago, … [Read more...]