Batesville Area Arts Council's annual Summer Celebration fundraiser returns this year on Saturday, June 18, at Lyon College's Highland House (2030 Bearette Street) presented by First Community Bank. The event will feature live music by The Natural Disasters, dinner and drinks, outdoor lawn games, … [Read more...]
Construction Requires Overnight Lane Closures
June 1, 2022 by
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight lane closures on the Interstate. Weather permitting, crews will be working in the eastbound and westbound lanes betweenU.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116) from June 1-30. This … [Read more...]
Boozman Announces Arkansas Farm Bill Field Hearing
May 31, 2022 by
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman, will hold a field hearing in Arkansas to gain input from Natural State agricultural producers as the process of writing the 2023 Farm Bill … [Read more...]
Temporary Full Closure of Highway 178Across Bull Shoals Dam
May 31, 2022 by
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates. The road will be closed from 7 a.m. June 1 until 5 p.m. June 2. The closure has been coordinated with local … [Read more...]
Arkansas’s First ‘Moonshine and Music Festival’ Set for November
May 25, 2022 by
Save the date for two days of music, moonshine and much more at a first-of-its-kind festival in the State of Arkansas. Donald Farrar III, the event coordinator, said the Ozark Moonshine and Music Festival will be November 4 and 5 at Fairfield Bay’s new Entertainment District, which allows … [Read more...]
Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest Entries Accepted Through June 5
May 25, 2022 by
Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest Entries Accepted Through June 5 LITTLE ROCK, AR – Entries are being accepted for the ninth annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas. … [Read more...]
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra to Perform Free Memorial Concert on May 26
May 25, 2022 by
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will close its season with a free concert to honor and celebrate the lives of members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra family who have passed away in these past two years. The Memorial Concert will be FREE for the community to attend and will take place … [Read more...]
Construction Requires Temporary
May 25, 2022 by
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a short-term closure of Fairfield Road at its connection with the I-30 frontage road in Benton. Weather permitting, crews will close Fairfield Road between the I-30 frontage road and Jackman Street from Tuesday, May 31 … [Read more...]
Interstate 30 Construction Requires Lane Closures in Little Rock and North Little Rock
May 25, 2022 by
Work on Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock involves weekly lane closures. Weather permitting, the following travel impacts are expected to occur next week, beginning Monday, May 23. Double-lane closures on interstate lanes will generally be limited to 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Traffic … [Read more...]
Additional Funds Aid Efforts to Remove Feral Hogs from Arkansas
May 25, 2022 by
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that additional funding has been made available to assist with feral hog eradication efforts in Arkansas. Senator John Boozman was instrumental in securing $650,000 in federal funding through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 … [Read more...]
