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Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson spoke at Tuesday’s annual Howard County Farm Bureau membership dinner. The governor said that he had signed an emergency declaration Tuesday (8/20) for $150,000 to start bridge repairs and other needed infrastructure repairs in Howard County, following flash flooding in Nashville and Dierks. The governor also spoke on topics of agriculture and high speed rural broadband.
Howard County Farm Bureau President Dennis Ritchie recognized the Greene Family of the Umpire area as the Howard County Farm Family of the Year. They have advanced as one of eight district winners in the 72nd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program. The state winner will be announced December 6.
Outgoing board members receiving recognition included Ritchie, Ray Rogers, F Gibson and the late Joey Jamison.
Other guests included Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward, Livestock and Poultry Commission Director Patrick Fisk, State Representative Justin Gonzales and State Representative Deann Vaught.
