U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR)—a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry—praised U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s decision to allow summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to all children through the remainder of the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2020
Senator Tom Cotton’s Bill to Block Unemployment Funds for Rioters
August 31, 2020 by
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will introduce the Support Peaceful Protest Act, a bill that would make people convicted of federal offenses as part of riots ineligible for virus-related federal unemployment funds. It would also mandate that those convicted of such riot offenses face fines to help … [Read more...]
Temporary Closure of Beaver Bridge
August 31, 2020 by
Replacing the timber deck and railing on the Beaver Bridge (Highway 187) over the White River will require temporary closure of the bridge. Weather permitting, crews will temporarily close the bridge as follows, Monday through Thursday (except on holidays) Ø Phase I - … [Read more...]
Boozman Praises USDA for Extending Free School Meals Through End of 2020
August 31, 2020 by
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR)—a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry—praised U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s decision to allow summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to all children through the remainder of the … [Read more...]
Citizens Banks in Batesville Exceeds $1 Billion in Total Assets
August 31, 2020 by
BATESVILLE, Ark. (August 28, 2020) - Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, Arkansas, announced Friday, August 28, 2020, that it has exceeded $1 billion in total assets making Citizens Bank one of the few banks in Arkansas to achieve this level of scope and scale. Celebrating at an … [Read more...]
New CDC report shows 94% of COVID-19 deaths in US had contributing conditions, 6% COVID-19 only
August 31, 2020 by
We need to protect the Vulnerable CDC Report shows: Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or … [Read more...]
Boil Water Notice
August 30, 2020 by
The Arkansas Department of Health confirms a boil order notice issued for Van Buren County Water Association for customers from Highway 9 West to the end of Van Buren County nearing the Conway County line. … [Read more...]
