March 2022

LITTLE ROCK— Greenway Equipment Inc. partnered with country music star Jason Aldean to raise funds to combat food insecurity for children in the communities it serves, totaling $172,000 to be given to three area food banks.

With oil and gas prices skyrocketing we the people are thinking. What are we going to do with the price of groceries going up, and now the oil and gas are going up day by day.

LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is warning Arkansans of a prevalent scam taking place across the State. The method is called “phishing,” (pronounced the same as, ‘fishing’) and it is when scam artists email messages to consumers that appear to pitch products or services, when, these emails are specifically set up to gain information. Often, the message will alert the individual to a potential problem with their account and request the consumer provide private information like an account number, date of birth or Social Security number in order to remedy the issue. Phishing emails contain software that can harm your computer or track your activities on the internet without your knowledge. They are not only illegal, but they are dangerous to unsuspecting consumers.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, continues his leadership and advocacy for Arkansas veterans as they pursue updates to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and services.

YELLVILLE– Arvest Bank and Genuine Care Pharmacy, co-sponsors of the 26th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in North Central Arkansas, are accepting nomination letters to recommend nonprofit organizations in Baxter, Boone and Marion counties for consideration as a 2022 Charity of the Year.

In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Buffalo National River, an Art Exhibit celebrating the beauty of the Buffalo will be on display throughout April at the Boone County Library. Works from the BNR Artist-in-Residence Program from 1996-2008 and 2019, as well as pieces from local renown artists will be featured.

Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway was born on February 1, 1878 and passed away on December 21, 1950. She was born to William Carroll Wyatt, a farmer and shopkeeper, and the former Lucy Mildred Burch. At the age of four, she moved

Welcome to Sunshine Week! Those who cherish openness and transparency in government use this week to highlight why citizens of a democracy should care when public officials block their access to information and meetings. It should be obvious that you should be allowed to attend or listen in when your elected officials gather to discuss where to use road and drainage equipment, how to spend tax dollars, or who to hire for a top administrative post.

Sunshine Week, America’s celebration of the public’s right to know what its governments do, comes this year at a particularly sobering time. The annual event began Sunday and continues through the week, with media outlets throughout the country using the occasion to call attention to the laws that preserve public access to information and seek to keep federal, state and local governments transparent to the people they serve.