In the final week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed a criminal justice reform bill, a tax cut, and a budget that increases spending in education and public safety. The House passed SB549. This bill will reduce the state’s top income tax rate from 4.9% to 4.7%. It also reduces the corporate income tax rate from 5.3% to 5.1%. The reductions will be retroactive to January 1, 2023.
We have all heard the phrase, “Must’ve been a slow news week,” when something outlandish and outside whatever norms we feel are normal for ourselves, pops up on the radar. Well, these past two weeks were not “slow news weeks.”
It’s difficult to see our neighbors suffer the devastating consequences of Mother Nature. I’ve seen firsthand how residents from all across the state are stepping up to help family, friends and strangers in need. A common question from Arkansans since deadly tornadoes tore through the Natural State claiming five lives and injuring dozens of others, damaging property and testing our resilience has been: how can I help?
Victory over death and a hope for all mankind - He is risen! Happy Easter to everyone across the First District. Our transportation network is essential to Americans’ mobility, supports our quality of life, and is vital to our economic competitiveness.
12-08-1942 Billy Dean Barnes, of Franklin, Ark., son of the late Olen and Nola Floyd Barnes, was born Dec. 8, 1942, in Violet Hill, Ark.
04-12-1958 – Gerald Dean Koelling, 64, of Byhalia, Miss. passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Southaven, Miss.
Bill Dean Barnes, 80, of Franklin, Ark., died March 22 at Eaglecrest Nursing Center in Highland, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Eddie’s Family Funeral Home.
Pleasant Ridge Community Church, located 8 miles NE of Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, will have a singing and time of fellowship April 22, at 6 pm. The featured singers will be The Believers. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, call 870-528-4909.
By definition, business owners put a lot of their financial resources into their enterprises. But as an owner, you may need to invest in more than inventories and payroll to help achieve the future you’ve envisioned.
The Sharp County Regional Airport Authority (SCRAA) held its monthly board meeting on Wednesday, April 5 at the Sharp County Airport terminal at 3 p.m. Airport Manager Al Damazio called the meeting to order with Commissioners Larry Thomas, Adam Bates, John Armstrong, Fred Holzhauer, Kyle Crawford, Chris Clem, David Nebel, Jim Branch, Ethan Barnes and Jim Thomas present, as well as Treasurer Peggy Long. Outside guests attending were Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce (SRACC) representative Hazelle Whited and Ash Flat Mayor Larry Fowler.