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Bull Shoals Caverns

Bull Shoals Caverns is a limestone cavern located in Bull Shoals, Arkansas. The caverns were created approximately 350 million years ago, during the Ordovician period and were carved out by water method. Located in Mountain Village 1890.
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Rutledge Hosts 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Conference

LITTLE ROCK—Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge hosted today the 3rd annual statewide Elder Abuse Conference at The Church at Rock Creek in Little Rock. More than 150 attendees heard from the experts about issues faced by loved ones and the providers who assist seniors and adults with developmental disabilities. “Too many times our seniors have experienced despicable abuse,” said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “It is my office’s responsibility to protect the state’s elderly and disabled population from abuse, neglect and financial exploitation–a duty I do not take lightly.”
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BSL Book of the Week

Sharing New Big Print Books Bull Shoal Library has six cartons of new-to-them large print books thanks to the generosity of libraries in Van Buren, Arkansas. When the Van Buren libraries needed to cull their books to make space for new volumes, they donated their excess books to the Library in Bull Shoals.
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CROOKED CREEK

Have you ever thought about how much conservation you can do in your backyard? Farmers and ranchers, and many homeowners, are making progress in natural resource protection. You can join their conservation tradition right in your own backyard.
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VA Inspector General’s Report on Community Care Coordination Delay

WASHINGTON – Arkansas U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) commented on the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s report on community care coordination delays for a veteran at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center: “In this instance, the Fayetteville VA Medical Center failed to live up to its mission. Negligence in ensuring a veteran receives the quality and timely care they deserve is unacceptable. I will be working with my colleagues to ensure those responsible will be held accountable and this never happens again, in Arkansas or elsewhere,” said Boozman, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
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