Archives for February 2020

Join Bob Connell for Special Open Mic with Guest Dennis Cavanaugh with the NWS during Severe Weather Awareness Week March 1st-5th

Join Bob Connell for Special Open Mic Programs with Guest Dennis Cavanaugh with the National Weather Center in Little Rock during, "Severe Weather Awareness Week", March 1st-5th, they'll be discussing, Flooding, Lightning, Tornadoes, Severe Thunderstorms, and Watches & Warnings. Open Mic heard … [Read more...]

National forest fire managers are currently conducting prescribed burns

Prescribed Fire Notice Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests NOTICE: National forest fire managers are currently conducting prescribed burns in areas across the Ouachita National Forest and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. This notice provides information on the day's expected … [Read more...]

Arkansas Transparency in Government Group (AR TIGG) Coalition

The annual spring Freedom Of Information Act Symposium, sponsored by the Arkansas Transparency in Government Group (AR TIGG), has been scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2020, in the Silver City Room of the Riverfront Wyndham Hotel located at #2 Riverfront Place in North Little Rock.  Beginning at 9:00 … [Read more...]

$5,000 cash prize for Arkansas Tourism ‘Ark Tank’ competition that is set for Tuesday

Arkansas Tourism in partnership with Innovate Arkansas will present Ark Tank, a business pitch competition to be held live on Tuesday, March 3, at 11:15 a.m. at the Fort Smith Convention Center. The event is a part of the 2020 Arkansas Governor's Conference on Tourism. Those unable to attend the … [Read more...]

U.S. Senators Tom Cotton, Kelly Loeffler, Marsha Blackburn Target Deceptive Fentanyl Traffickers

Earlier today, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Zero Tolerance for Deceptive Fentanyl Trafficking Act. The bill would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers who intentionally misrepresent the drug to unknowing … [Read more...]

Entergy and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation release ALICE in Arkansas Report

WHAT: Entergy Arkansas and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation will release The ALICE in Arkansas Report, at a press conference — 11 a.m. March 10 in the Old Supreme Court Room at the State Capitol. The report paints a surprising picture of the scale of financial barriers experienced by nearly half … [Read more...]

Timeless 106.1 KFFB Remembering Johnny Cash on His Birthday

As we remember Arkansas's very own Johnny Cash he would have been 88 years old on February 26, 1932. Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas. As we remember Johnny by Featuring his songs on his birthday on Timeless 106.1 KFFB. … [Read more...]

Central Arkansas McDonald’s Celebrate Leap Year with 29-cent French Fries

Central-Arkansas-area McDonald’s are helping everyone get a little more out of Leap Day this year with .29-cent small French Fry orders on Saturday, February 29th! Just stop by your local McDonald’s and savor this extra special day of the year with some extra Golden McDonald’s French Fries! “Leap … [Read more...]

Senator John Boozman Honors Literary Icon Arkansan Charles Portis, author of “True Grit”

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life of Arkansan Charles Portis, author of “True Grit,” who passed away last week. “I want to take this opportunity to say how proud we are of Charles Portis and his legacy as an acclaimed writer and story-teller. My thoughts … [Read more...]

Social Security Modernizing its Disability Program

Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul announced a new final rule today, modernizing an agency disability rule that was introduced in 1978 and has remained unchanged.  The new regulation, “Removing the Inability to Communicate in English as an Education Category,” updates a disability rule that … [Read more...]