Williams Baptist University Reports Third Consecutive Enrollment Jump

Enrollment at Williams Baptist University has climbed for the third straight year, with the number of on-campus students rising to 600. Fall enrollment on WBU’s main campus in Walnut Ridge increased by 3.5 percent compared to last year, capping a jump of 31 percent over the past three … [Read more...]

Senator Tom Cotton, Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and 25 of his senate colleagues today sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding information regarding the humanitarian crisis created by his withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan. Specifically, the letter requests information on Americans and allies … [Read more...]

Arkansas Department of Agriculture Notice: Confirmed Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis

 The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is notifying the public that positive cases of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) have been confirmed in Arkansas in horses at two separate locations in Pulaski County. Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is an extremely rare but serious and fatal … [Read more...]

Batesville Area Arts Council Art Exhibit

The Batesville Area Arts Council is pleased to present The Invisible Life, an exhibition by Markeith Woods, at the BAAC Gallery on Main (226 E Main St) through October 9.The Invisible Life is an inspired narrative of life to demonstrate love, respect, compassion, agony, oppositions, … [Read more...]

Lane Closures Require Temporary Traffic Shift on Riverfront Drive in North Little Rock

Multiple lanes on Riverfront Drive will be closed through early November, requiring a temporary traffic shift, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will close the westbound lanes of Riverfront Drive between Pine and Olive Streets in North … [Read more...]

John Boozman on KFFB’s Open Mic with Bob Connell and the Clark’s and Lee’s from the Flying C Ranch 9-2-2021

KFFB’s Timeless 106.1 General Manager Bob Connell talked with Senator John Boozman and with Dr. Robert & Leanna Clark owners and Michael & Lauren Lee Mangers of the Flying C Ranch located in Faulkner County, 8 miles east of Conway. Senator Boozman has been touring Farms and Talking with … [Read more...]

ICYMI: Boozman Touts Duck Stamp’s Benefits for Ducks Unlimited

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC), celebrated the Natural State’s rich outdoor recreation legacy and praised the effectiveness of the Federal Duck Stamp in preserving waterfowl … [Read more...]

Beebe native serves aboard USS Barry in support of MALABAR 2021

 Fire Controlman 2nd Class Vaughn Olivo, from Beebe, Arkansas, and Gunners Mate 3rd Class John Rameta, from Tampa, Florida, stand watch on the focsle as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) gets underway to support MALABAR 2021 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense … [Read more...]

US Flags at Half-Staff Immediately Until Sunset on Monday, August 30, 2021

As a mark of respect for the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack on August 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag … [Read more...]

Cotton Statement on Kabul Airport Bombing

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the bombing outside the Kabul airport: “Twelve U.S. troops sacrificed their lives today to rescue their fellow Americans fleeing Afghanistan. We mourn their deaths and grieve with their families. To honor their lives, we … [Read more...]