Local Digest
Ribbon cutting today
A ribbon cutting will be held at 10 a.m. today for Shelter Insurance - Amber Myers Agency, LLC at 112 E. Elm St.
Public Service Committee to meet
The Union County Quorum Court’s Public Service Committee will meet today at 1 p.m. in the third-floor conference room at the county courthouse.
Elder law workshop scheduled
John K. Ross, an elder law attorney, will speak at College Avenue Church of Christ from 2 to 4 p.m. about legally protecting an elder’s assets, helping them stay independent and other related topics. To RSVP, call 903-223-5653 or email kstone@rossandshoalmire.com.
Reagan-Rockefeller dinner tonight
The Union County Republican Committee’s annual Reagan-Rockefeller fundraiser banquet is scheduled for this evening.
A meet the candidate reception will be held at 5 p.m., where attendees will have the opportunity to meet Republican candidates for Arkansas offices including Jake Bequette (U.S.Senate candidate); Trent Garner (state Senate candidate); Leon Jones, Jr. (Arkansas Attorney General candidate); Dennis Milligan (state Auditor candidate); Charles Beckham (state senate candidate); Judge David Graham (Circuit Judge Division 1 candidate); Tommy Land (state Land Commissioner candidate); Sonia Barker (state Representative candidate); Judge Joseph Woods (state Lt. Governor candidate); Mandy Fudge (Union County Clerk candidate); Karen Scott (Union County Tax Collector candidate); and Paul Choate (Mayor of El Dorado candidate).
The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd will emcee the event, and guest speakers including Gov. Asa Hutchinson (keynote); Jonelle Fulmer, chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas; Pastor Iverson Jackson, chairman of the African-American coalition of the RPA; and Col. Nate Todd, Arkansas Secretary of Veterans Affairs are on the schedule.
For more information, contact Elaine Strickland at 870-643-0271; 870-863-4526; or estrickland476@gmail.com.
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