MC Health Unit Closed
Marion County Health Unit will remain closed today, Friday, February 25, 2022 due to inclement weather. Login to continue reading Login Sign up for access Sign Up Now Close
February 2022
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Marion County offices closed
Marion County Offices, Library, Transfer Station, and Marion County Health Unit will be closed today, Thursday, February 24, 2022, due to inclement weather. Thanks, John Massey, County… Login to continue reading Login…
BSCC meeting Cancelled
The Monthly City Council Meeting for the City of Bull Shoals scheduled for 6:30 PM on Thursday 24 February, is CANCELLED due to inclement weather. Login to continue reading Login…
Arkansas students ready for statewide archery competition
Hot Springs- Eightyeight teams of students ranging from fourth grade through high school seniors have been selected to compete in this year’s Archery in the Schools State Championship March 4-5 at the Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs after last week’s regional competitions, held throughout the state.
Read MoreArkansas students ready for statewide archery competitionLady Bobcats win Regular and Tournament Championships
The Flippin Lady Bobcats face a conference nemesis Friday, February 18 to win the 2A-1 District Tournament on their on floor. The Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers opposed the Lady Bobcats for the third time this season and winning for the third time.
Read MoreLady Bobcats win Regular and Tournament ChampionshipsArkansas’s Black History Heroes
February is Black History Month, and today I’d like to pay tribute to some of the Arkansans who have made a real difference in our state and nation. More than 160 Arkansans have been inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
Read MoreArkansas’s Black History HeroesClark County Cargiver sentenced
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Mikel Noel, a caregiver from Clark County, pleaded guilty to abusing an individual in his care. Noel was convicted of two felonies: Battery in the Second Degree and Abuse of an Adult Endangered or Impaired Person. He was sentenced to 120 days in the Clark County jail in addition to probation for five years, a $1,000 fine, anger management courses and regular drug screens. Noel will be placed on the adult maltreatment list and the Medicaid exclusionary list.
Read MoreClark County Cargiver sentencedIt’s Time to Bring Federal Workers Back and Reopen Capitol Hill
There is no doubt COVID-19 has presented a wide variety of challenges for us all and changed the way we interact with people, businesses and government. Unfortunately, Arkansans are currently experiencing roadblocks to essential government services because of unnecessarily scaled-back assistance among federal agencies. That is unacceptable and underscores the need to return to normalcy, resume in-person operations and even welcome Americans back to Capitol Hill.
Read MoreIt’s Time to Bring Federal Workers Back and Reopen Capitol HillGeneral Assembly work for Arkansas
The 93rd General Assembly is now entering the second week of the 2022 Fiscal Session. The session began with an address by Governor Asa Hutchinson in which he outlined his budget priorities for the next fiscal year.
Read MoreGeneral Assembly work for ArkansasArkansas examines health costs
Little Rock– The legislature completed the first week of the 2022 fiscal session, approving budgets for numerous state agencies and advancing reforms of public health insurance systems. For almost a year a group of legislators has been working on the complex task of reforming state employee and teacher health insurance systems, which have experienced financial problems to the extent that lawmakers last year replaced their governing board.
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