Benton native Judd Deere, was just promoted to Special Assistant to the President and Director of Media Affairs for the White House. He previously served as Director of State Communications. Before joining the White House, he served as Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s communications director: https://arkansasag.gov/media-center/news-releases/rutledge-statement-on-departure-of-communications-director-judd-deere-to-the-white-house. Incredibly honored to be named Director of Media Affairs, serving @POTUS […]
Census Data Shows Saline County in Top 3 for Population Growth
The United States Census Bureau has released data showing the differences in Saline County over a period of about seven years. The categories of data reflect population, demographics, and economic changes from April 2010 to July 2017. Some of the data is from earlier. The dates are noted on individual categories. According to the following table, the […]
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News from Congressman French Hill 010118
Dear Friends, The holidays are a time of giving to others, lending a hand to our neighbors, and spending time with our loved ones. It’s a season of joy and laughter as we celebrate Christ’s birth and bring in the new year. For some, however, hope is dim as they wrestle with challenges such as […]
Boozman Applauds Senate Passage of Tax Reform Bill
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate gave its final approval to a comprehensive tax reform package: “Historic tax relief is not far from being signed into law. This is great news for hardworking Arkansans and it is great news for our state’s economy. For too long, middle-class […]
Federal Judge Orders “Boys on the Tracks” Files to Open Dec 1st
According to an article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from Nov 26, 2017, a Federal Judge has ruled that documents be opened concerning the mysterious 1987 deaths of Kevin Ives and Don Henry. Scroll to the end to click and read their article. There are some things left out of the article that I’ll list here: […]
Representatives from Cong. French Hill’s Office to Visit and Speak in Bauxite August 7th
UPDATE: City of Bauxite, Arkansas posted via Facebook on August 4 at 3:05pm: It has come to our attention that French Hill will NOT be attending this event, but two of his representatives will be. They will be here to help anyone in the public who might need help with VA, social security, medicare, IRS and any other […]
Circuit Judge McCallister Turns Himself in on 4 Felony Tax Evasion Charges
UPDATES Judgeship filled in Saline County Judge Bobby McCallister to Resign Dec. 15 Update: Judge Bobby McCallister Charged with Failing to Pay Taxes Saline Co. judge booked into jail, accused of failing to file tax returns Judge Bobby McCallister responds to JDDC allegations, denies … Discipline Commission Investigates Saline County Judge Saline Co. judge under […]
Mayor Invited to DC to Discuss US Education Agenda
The Council on Youth, Education and Families (YEF Council) has invited Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs to join the Mayors’ Education Task Force meeting on Monday, March 13th, during the Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. The event will be hosted by Secretary Betsy DeVos at the U.S. Department of Education. This meeting will provide mayors the […]
Arkansas Minimum Wage Is About to Go Up
State minimum wage is about to go up for the third consecutive year. On January 1, 2017, the minimum wage in Arkansas will increase to $8.50 per hour This is due to the Arkansas Minimum Wage Initiative, Issue 5, a ballot initiative passed by voters in the 2014 general election. It went up by $1.25 in 2015 […]