News

Have you heard some people say, eating healthy is too expensive? The good news is you can eat healthy on a budget. Healthy eating is important at every age. Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy or fortified soy alternatives. When deciding what to eat or drink, choose options that are full of nutrients and limited in added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium.

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, March 10, 2022, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7 p.m. The public and members are invited to attend.

Little Rock- The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H will host the 2022 Arkansas SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater robotics competition, on Friday, March 11, at The Center at Bishop Park in Bryant. An estimated 165 students will represent 41 teams from 11 counties at the event. Event participation has grown by more than 400 percent since 2016.

The Marion County Election Commission will be meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the courthouse, to review candidate filings and handle any other pertinent business. The public is invited to attend.

Fayetteville- Washington Regional Medical Center’s laboratory recently achieved reaccreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the world’s leading provider of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs.

Little Rock– The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to report that 27,803 feral hogs have been removed from the state of Arkansas since January 2020 by members of the Arkansas Feral Hog Eradication Task Force.

LITTLE ROCK– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing several new and expanded opportunities for climate-smart agriculture in 2022. Updates include nationwide availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC) option, a new and streamlined EQIP Cover Crop Initiative (CCI) and added flexibilities for producers to easily re-enroll in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). These improvements to NRCS’ working lands conservation programs, combined with continued program opportunities in Arkansas, are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader effort to support climate-smart agriculture.