Boozman Public Schedule for August 7-8

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) will be in Miller, Little River, Lafayette, Columbia, Ouachita, Hempstead, Nevada and Pike counties on Wednesday and Thursday.


Wednesday, August 7

Event:             Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Time:              7:30 a.m.

Location:       First United Methodist Church

                        400 East 6th Street

                        Texarkana

Boozman will speak at the Chamber breakfast and give a general overview of key issues in Washington.

Event:             Media Availability following Domtar tour and intermodal meeting

Time:              11:15 a.m.

Location:        Domtar Learning and Development Center

                        285 Highway 71 South, Room 110

                        Ashdown

Boozman will be available to discuss his tour of Domtar and meeting with local officials regarding intermodal issues.

Event:             Meet with Lafayette County Officials

Time:              1:30 p.m.

Location:       Lafayette County Courthouse

                        1 Courthouse Square

Lewisville

Boozman will meet with local officials to discuss levee needs. The meeting is expected to include Lafayette County Levee Board, members of the Quorum Court and other local officials.

Event:            Tour of SAU Engineering Program

Time:              3 p.m.

Location:       100 East University

                        Magnolia

Boozman will visit Southern Arkansas University (SAU) to tour new Engineering building in the College of Science and Engineering.

Thursday, August 8

Event:             Tour Ouachita County Medical Center

Time:              9 a.m.

Location:       638 California Avenue

Camden

The Medical Center recently earned a Grade A safety ranking – one of only two in Arkansas. Boozman will meet with the center’s board and tour the new lab.

Event:            Tour New Millennium          

Time:              11 a.m.

Location:       3565 Highway 32 North

Hope

Boozman will visit this recently expanded facility. New Millennium is a division of Steel Dynamics, one of the largest steel producers in America. 

Event:             Meeting with South Arkansas Development Alliance

Time:              2 p.m.

Location:       Nevada County Depot Museum

                        403 West 1st Street

Prescott

Boozman will meet with members of SADA and local leaders to discuss growing economic opportunity in Southwest Arkansas.

Event:            Tour Lake Greeson Narrows Dam Hydropower Plant

Time:             4 p.m.

Location:       155 Dynamite Hill Road

Murfreesboro

Boozman will tour the $4 million modernization project that updated systems to this critical hydropower facility.