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Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas
Huckabee announced an initiative designed to encourage healthier dining. The governor said Arkansans eat about 45 percent of their meals in restaurants. The Healthy Arkansas restaurant award program will give awards annually to Arkansas restaurants that offer healthy menu items and quality dining environments. Restaurants have until April 29 to apply to be Healthy Arkansas facilities. Wednesday's event was held at the Sufficient Grounds location near the state Capitol in Little Rock. ... [Read More]
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Lincoln was the featured speaker at the City Year Unity Rally on June 2nd in North Little Rock. The rally was part of City Year’s national annual convention, "cyzygy ‘05: Celebrating 10 Years of AmeriCorps," which took place in Central Arkansas May 31st through June 4th. City Year is a member of the AmeriCorps national service network and engages over 1,000 young men and women in a year of intensive full-time service in 16 cities across America and in South Africa. ... [Read More]
ARKANSAS: Buckle Up For Bucks
Members of the Coalition's Safe Travel Action Team (STAT) solicited local businesses in the Little Rock and Texarkana areas to each donate eight $5 bills. The bills were mounted on a custom certificate. Businesses with a "drive-through" were chosen to participate in the program, including a local fast food restaurant, dry cleaners and bank. ... Little Rock, AK 72202 ... [Read More]
Arkansas Governor - Current Events
Huckabee and James answered questions during a news conference at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock on Monday afternoon. James, 53, was the superintendent of the Little Rock School District before leaving last year to serve as the superintendent of theFayette County Public Schools in Lexington, Ky. James replaces Ray Simon, who resigned in October to become the assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. Department of Education at Washington. ... [Read More]
Chapter 1 -- Briefing Governor Clinton in Little Rock
We had been asked to provide substantive and logistic support of a different nature at an earlier point when the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had visited Little Rock. On 4 December, Adm. David Jeremiah, accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State for Political/Military Affairs Robert Gallucci, visited Little Rock to explain the plan for US involvement in Somalia. This visit had been expected but was firmly scheduled only at the last minute. The afternoon before, the White House, through the DCI, had contacted us requesting that the CIA team in Little Rock make the supporting arrangements for Admiral Jeremiah's visit. ... [Read More]
arkansas weather, national weather service - little rock, Tornado Damage Picturesfrom 02/24/2001 (Page 1 of 2)
Little Rock Weather Forecast Office ... A church was destroyed by an F2 tornado on Sandstone Drive...or about 8 miles south of Little Rock. ... A house was destroyed by an F2 tornado in College Station...or about 4 miles southeast of Little Rock. The house had been rebuilt after the March 1, 1997 Arkansas Tornado Outbreak. ... [Read More]
ASD History
In 1860, Asa Clark organized a second school for the deaf in her home in Fort Smith. Matthew Clark, a graduate of the New York Institute for the Deaf-Mute, was the instructor. After seeing a teaching demonstration by Mr. Clark for the Arkansas Legislature, an appropriation was established for the funding of the school. During this time, the Civil War forced the school to close. Immediately following the end of the Civil War, the school was reopened and moved to Little Rock on the site of the Territorial Capitol. The building used was the first School for the Deaf in Little Rock, as well as the first State Capitol. In 1868, Governor Powell, recommended to the General Assembly that the school be taken over as a state institution. An Act was approved on July 17, 1868, locating the School in Little Rock and naming it "The Arkansas Deaf-Mute Institute". ... [Read More]
Arkansas House of Representatives | Weekly House Update
The House also approved HB 1823, by Rep. Sam Ledbetter of Little Rock, limiting the filing of lawsuits against food companies and restaurants by people who claim the food made them obese or overweight. Lawsuits against companies for violations of health and safety issues, such as the spread of salmonella, wouldn't be affected. ... LITTLE ROCK - The House of Representatives and the Senate have combined to pass legislation to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries, but the matter is now in federal hands. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
From Little Rock, AR, 60 miles South on I-30 to AR 26. Then, 37 miles West to Murfreesboro, then 6 miles North on AR 27. ... Lake Greeson, AR, on the Little Missouri River, has many hunting and fishing opportunities as well as camping, swimming and boating. The lake is a wintering site for bald eagles. A nature trail allows the visitor to reach the site of a cinnabar mine. The 31-mile-long cycle trail and the Chimney Rock geological formation are also located at Lake Greeson. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
From Little Rock, 15 mi N on US 67-167, 50 mi N on AR 5. ... Greers Ferry Dam stands at the foot of beautiful Round Mountain and in the shadow of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Numerous parks offer modern camping and recreational opportunities. Marinas provide rental services, food and other supplies and services. Lake fishing is good throughout the year. A trout hatchery furnishes trout for the Little Red River flowing out of the dam. Hiking trails give visitors a beautiful natural view of the lake and its surroundings. Activities on and around Greers Ferry Lake will keep anyone busy. ... [Read More]
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