Archives for March 2020

Concert Titled “Collage” Coming to Downtown Batesville

On Saturday, March 21, 2020, the Carius Concert Series will present “Collage”, a benefit concert for Main Street Batesville, a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization. “Collage” will feature the vocal talents of Cindy Carius, Penny Wolfe, and Sarah Jo Sample and instrumentalists Danny Dozier, Mike Foster, … [Read more...]

Arkansas Craft School Upcoming March Classes

The Arkansas Craft School has several new Spring Courses available for booking! All courses have displays set up in the ACS Craft Gallery, so please come by to have a look and get inspired by all you can learn to create with us! For our young artists we have Blair Tinkle teaching her After School … [Read more...]

Arkansas Surgical Hospital Receives 2019 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award®️ for Patient Experience

The nationally recognized award honors top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above in performance in Patient Experience. Presented annually, the award names clients who consistently sustained performance in the top 5% of all Press Ganey clients for each … [Read more...]

Boozman Applauds Passage of Emergency Coronavirus Funding

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate passage of a bipartisan, bicameral supplemental funding package that provides $7.7 billion in emergency discretionary funding to meet the growing challenge presented by … [Read more...]

Ozark Health Medical Center CEO David Deaton & Lisa Swafford on KFFB’s Open Mic with Bob Connell 3-6-2020

Ozark Health Medical Center CEO David Deaton & Lisa Swafford on KFFB’s Open Mic they’ll be discussing, the new Anesthesia Machine provided by the Ozark Health Foundation and their annual catfish fundraiser. The interview program hosted by KFFB’s General Manager Bob Connell featured at 7:50 am … [Read more...]

Join Bob Connell for Open Mic with Guest Dennis Cavanaugh with the NWS during Severe Weather Awareness Week Day #5 March 6, 2020

Join Bob Connell for Open Mic with Guest Dennis Cavanaugh with the National Weather Center in Little Rock during, "Severe Weather Awareness Week", they'll be discussing Watches & Warnings. Open Mic heard March 6, 2020, at 7:50 am and 5:50 pm on Timeless 106.1 … [Read more...]

Boozman, Cotton & Hill Announce $5.9 Million FAA Grant for Little Rock Airport

Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressman French Hill announced the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for taxiway reconstruction. “The Little Rock airport is a key component of our state’s … [Read more...]

Boozman to Attend Events in Central Arkansas

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) will present medals to a WWII veteran and speak at an agriculture conference on Friday. Media is invited to attend the following: Friday, February 28, 2020 Event: Medals and Celebration for WWII Veteran Fulton Walker Time: 10 a.m. Location: Pine Bluff … [Read more...]

Federal Railroad Administration Seeking Input on Blocked Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established a new, dedicated webpage allowing the public and law enforcement agencies to report blocked highway-rail grade crossings, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Blocked crossings occur when stopped trains … [Read more...]

Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas Announces New Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas announced Kelly Fleming has been named executive director of the nonprofit devoted to put God’s love into action, bringing people together to build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Fleming has served as the Director of … [Read more...]