WHEREAS:    Blytheville grew from a lumber mill town into one of the centers of Arkansas' cotton industry in the 1880s. Serving as the state's gateway in Northeast Arkansas, it also welcomed travelers and tourists to the Natural State; WHEREAS:    Blytheville's role …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: Bradley County Quorum Court, Justice of the Peace District 2 Don Schwebel, Warren, to the Bradley County Quorum Court, Justice of the Peace District 2. Term expires December 31, 2024. Replaces Eddie Wayne Parnell…

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME -- GREETINGS:WHEREAS:    On or about June 25, 2023, severe storms and straight-line winds occurred and caused great damage to private property and public facilities in jurisdictions across Arkansas;WHEREAS:    Adverse circumstances have been brought to bear upon ci…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Division of Aeronautics Timmy Stockdale, Hot Springs, to the Division of Aeronautics. Term Expires November 9, 2027. Replaces Blake Williamson. Shannon Hobbs, Wynne, to the Division of A…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— The President approved Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for a presidential Major Disaster Declaration in response to Arkansas’ June 25th storms. Governor Sanders requested the declaration on August 23rd. “Central Arkansas and the Delta are still picking up the pieces le…

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS:WHEREAS:    Colonel Willis Miles Ponder founded Walnut Ridge in 1875 and served as its first mayor. The town was originally named Pawpaw after the number of pawpaw trees in the area, but changed its name to Walnut Ridge when town leaders applied for a p…

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME -- GREETINGS:WHEREAS:    On or about July 17, 2022, severe storms and flooding began, and continued thereafter, which have caused great damage to private property and public facilities in various jurisdictions in the State of Arkansas; WHEREAS:    Adverse circumsta…

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS:WHEREAS:    Hot Springs, Arkansas, was explored by early European arrivals to the Louisiana Territory, who noted the area’s thermal springs. It was incorporated in 1851;WHEREAS:    Hot Springs briefly served as Arkansas’ capital in 1862 during the Civil…

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS:WHEREAS: In 1864, President Lincoln announced the first official Thanksgiving to urge Americans to pause in the middle of the Civil War to give thanks to God for the many blessings we enjoy;WHEREAS: Over a century and a half later, Americans c…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Arkansas Early Childhood CommissionBarbie Baxter, Murfreesboro, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term expires on June 30, 2024.  Replaces Ryan Clayborn.Arkansas Higher Educati…