LITTLE ROCK - National Work Zone Awareness Week (WZAW) is April 11-15 and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is pleading for drivers to slow down in work zones. This national safety campaign is observed each spring, the traditional start of construction season, to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.
On March 29, area schools competed in the Berryville Invitational Junior High School Track Meet at Berryville High School. The top 30 finishers from Marion County and related schools are reported. There were more finishers from the area competing most races.
On April 6, the Yellville-Summit Panthers and Lady Panthers traveled to Springdale to compete in the Tyson Invitational Track Meet. The Lady Panthers Senior girls won the meet and Kambree Gibson qualified for the the State Track meet in the 100-Meter Dash.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (April 7, 2022) – Arvest Bank announced today that its credit card division generated record sales volume in merchant services for 2021.
Washington – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R- AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of Flippin veteran Elesha Granniss in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans.
March is one of the biggest and busiest months of the year for sports. March Madness takes over when the NCAA Women’s and Men’s National Championships are played.
Washington, D.C. — Tonight, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was announced as the recipient of the “Dick Trammel Good Neighbor Award” from the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. The Dick Trammel Good Neighbor Award - the Rogers community’s highest honor - was first awarded in 1974. The award is presented each year to individuals who have contributed to the betterment of Rogers and the region.
Little Rock – The Arkansas 529 Education Savings Plan, established in 1999, is getting a new name to reflect the plan’s ever-evolving benefits more accurately for Arkansans. It will now be called the Arkansas Brighter Future 529 plan, Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan, whose office administers the program, announced today.
LITTLE ROCK – This week, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and a coalition of 44 attorneys general urged TikTok and Snapchat to give parents the ability to monitor their children’s social media usage and protect their children from online threats through parental control apps. These apps would empower parents to ensure that social media platforms are a safe space for their children.
Recently, Ukraine has been arming their citizens with AK-47 rifles and plenty of ammo. Does armed militia ring any bells? At this time, Ukraine families are escaping death by traveling to Poland and other safe zones. The men then tell their wives and children that he must return to Ukraine to defend his country. Needless to say, many will not return.
