From online homework assignments to scheduling telehealth visits, we live in a digital world where high-speed access is no longer a luxury. Unfortunately, too many households across Arkansas are still unable to access high-quality broadband internet.
LITTLE ROCK – A six-month survey of Internet access in Arkansas has been completed, and state officials now have a more accurate roadmap of which regions need more investment in broadband technologies.
As a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I’ve delivered improvements to benefits and services for Arkansas veterans. Crafting policies and approving legislation is one way to fulfill the promise made to the men and women who served in our nation’s uniform. Just as importantly is cutting through red tape and breaking down hurdles blocking access to the critical care and services Congress authorized the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide.
FORREST CITY, AR – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $420 million in 132 infrastructure projects in 31 states. This includes a $95.9 million investment for 19 projects in Arkansas. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Terry Cosby made the announcement at the Forrest City Civic Center before visiting one of the project sites in Marianna.
Riley Hopson had a great opportunity to attend the Girls of Promise STEAM Conference. Riley is an eight-grade student at Yellville-Summit school.
You have no idea how it hurts an old-time outdoorsman like me to roam the Ozarks and witness what is happening to the wild turkey. What hurts most is to know it is likely to be this way for years and years, maybe for good, like what happened to the bobwhite quail. The reasons for the decline of the wild turkey are many, but the situation we create with too much hunting is a big part of it. They have begun, over the decades to breed later and later in the spring, and the harvest of gobblers before they ever mate, is significant. Many southern states have begun to recognize that problem… too many toms being killed too early in the spring, by a great increase in hunters. And those states, at least eight of them, are trying to ease the hunting pressure and the harvest of spring gobblers.
Chipmunks are small, ground-dwelling members of the squirrel (Sciuridae) family known for their burrowing habits and love of nuts. Despite their size, chipmunks can cause significant damage to homes, yards, and farms.
Cotter High School, Flippin High School, Western Grove High School and Yellville-Summit High School traveled to Harrison to compete in the Senior Goblin Rosson Track Meet. This meet displayed schools from around the State of Arkansas and Branson, Missouri.
Yellville – Today Republican State Representative Jack Fortner (R-Yellville) announced the endorsement of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the clear frontrunner to be Arkansas’ next Governor. Huckabee Sanders released the following statement:
TULSA, Oklahoma – After making history in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2021, shattering the PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) high-marked ride record, Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) delivered yet another monster effort inside the BOK Center this weekend to inch closer to further etching his name in the organization’s record books. Leme was the only rider to go a perfect 3-for-3 on the weekend, culminating his efforts with a mammoth, walk-off 90-point ride to win the elite Unleash The Beast’s PBR Express Ranches Classic, presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and surge into the world’s Top 5 as he seeks his unprecedented third consecutive gold buckle at season’s end.
