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USDA’s Hazlett speaks at rural development conference


Top: The Senate and House Committees on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development hold a joint meeting dur- ing the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services’ conference May 22-24, 2018.


Middle top left: State Rep. David Fielding (left), Phillips County Judge Clark Hall, and Mountain Home Mayor Joe Dillard talk.


Middle right: During her keynote ad- dress, USDA’s Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett an- nounces the USDA is investing more than $7 million into two water infrastructure projects in two Arkansas cities.


Middle bottom left: State Rep. Michael John Gray (left) chats with Jackson Coun- ty Judge Jeff Phillips.


Bottom left: State Rep. Vivian Flowers speaks during a political roundtable dis- cussion led by Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock.


Bottom right: Gov. Asa Hutchinson briefs attendees on his plan to improve rural Arkansas by improving education, roads and high-speed internet access.


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