A fallen hero will be honored at Big Spring High School Thursday.
2003 BSHS graduate Specialist Robert James "R.J." Volker will be honored with a Capitol flag presentation Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the High School, 707 E. 11th Place.
Specialist Volker was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. During a tour of duty in… Read more »
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on Capitol Hill today to discuss veteran suicide prevention — maximizing effectiveness and increasing awareness. While the committee commented several times on the positive impact of veteran suicide prevention efforts thus far, the numbers from the most recent National Suicide Data Reportreleased by the VA… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington met with city and county officials Tuesday in Breckenridge and gave updates related to the national level, as well as issues rural areas such as Stephens County and Breckenridge are facing.
Over the course of the talk, Arrington hit on a variety of issues, including the economy and welfare state, healthcare, taxes, defense, President Donald Trump and the… Read more »
Amy Stephens, former principal of Bayless Elementary School in Lubbock, Texas, can’t get enough of Istation. Istation has been her top tool in turning around three schools in Lubbock ISD, transforming them from the lowest-ranked schools to top performers.
Stephens was first introduced to Istation while working as the assistant principal for Bozeman Elementary School in… Read more »
Jodey C. Arrington’s car was parked outside the entrance to the Executive Office Building on Sept. 11, 2001. He usually didn’t leave it there.
“I was literally right outside, for some reason, that day,” he said.
During the chaos of the morning, 29-year-old Arrington packed as many people as he could into his Chevy Tahoe and drove straight to his apartment… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington addressed military strength, tax reform, the farm bill and reflections on the 9/11 terrorist attacks at a Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon Tuesday.
Acknowledging the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Arrington said it is important for the “collective consciousness of America” to remember the day's mixture of… Read more »
Tuesday on The Chad Hasty Show, District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington joined the show to share his experience and memories from Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001.
Arrington was on staff working for President George W. Bush in the White House when the attacks were taking place. During the show today, Arrington spoke about reasons for the attacks, the freedoms cherished by… Read more »
Sixteen years ago, it was a beautiful enough morning that Pete Olson, a staffer in the U.S. Senate, chose to drive from suburban Virginia into work with his Jeep’s top down. Just as the future Sugar Land-based congressman passed the Pentagon, his wife called to tell him a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center buildings.
Instantly, he recalled to her the… Read more »
Facing an approaching deadline and a major sticking point he 2018 farm bill conference committee had its first public meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
Congressman Jodey Arrington spoke about some of his concerns surrounding farm income, which is expected to fall again this year.
"So the safety net to me is the heart of it. We spent 0.26 of 1% of the entire federal budget to get… Read more »
he 2018 Farm Bill is in conference committee.
Nine senators, including majority leader Mitch McConnell and 47 representatives, will hammer out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Namely whether to include work requirements for SNAP benefits.
Lubbock Congressman and Conferee Jodey Arrington said seven million surplus jobs means there's… Read more »
