Freddie Black Board of Directors As of 7/1/2012 Freddie Black Freddie Black is President and CEO of Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas. He graduated from Subiaco Academy and the University of Arkansas where he earned his BSBA degree in 1978 and his MBA degree in 1979. He joined Simmons Bank in 1980 and held several positions before being named President and CEO. He is on the Board of Directors of Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas and Simmons First Bank of Dumas. He also currently serves on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as Chairman.

"That's the reason we need to pull any further proposed ban," said Freddie Black, vice chairman for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission."We need to gain momentum in the flyway before we ask our hunters to give anything else up."The Mississippi Flyway is the route flown by migratory birds that end up in the state, and stretches from Canada and narrows over Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri.Black said the commission has also considered banning other types of electronically powered decoys, but that none of the other states in the council would back such a ban."If there were no mechanized decoys in the flyway, Arkansas hunters would benefit," Black said.

Banker Freddie Black of Lake Village, a commissioner with AGFC, pointed to the chief movers and shakers of the nursery pond project.Stanley Welty's land leveling operation deals with preparing agricultural fields for rice farming.Modern technology in the form of laser-guided machines produce low levees surrounding land shaped for top efficiency in use of water.Ponds for growing catfish are another focus of the operation.Make the levees higher, the field larger and deeper, and you have a pond for raising crops of fish.Actual construction of the nursery pond by the Welty and Bader firm took "a little over two days," Black reported.

Freddie Black Appointed to Arkansas GFC From the Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionLITTLE ROCK -- Gov.Mike Huckabee announced Wednesday that he has appointed Freddie Black of Lake Village to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.Black, 46, grew up on the banks of Lake Chicot, the state's largest natural lake."I can't think of anyone who loves our state more than Freddie.He will work hard to protect and enhance our precious natural resources."Click on the image for a printable photoBlack replaces Marion McCollum of Stuttgart.Black received his master's of business administration degree from the University of Arkansas in 1979 and graduated in 1983 from Louisiana State University's Graduate School of Banking of the South."Being appointed to the Game and Fish Commission is a dream come true for me," Black said."I inherited a love of the outdoors from my father and uncle, who spent countless hours teaching me to hunt, fish and appreciate what our state has to offer.We had many memorable days in the outdoors together.I'm now trying to do that with my children and friends.I look forward to using my knowledge and love of the outdoors in making wise decisions regarding our natural resources.I‚m thankful to Gov.Black is the board chairman for the Arkansas Nature Conservancy.He also is a member of the board of directors of Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas, the Lake Village Economic Development Commission, the Chicot County Rural Development Authority, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation and the University of Arkansas Foundation.He‚s a former president of the Lake Village Chamber of Commerce, a former president of the Lake Village Housing Authority, a former president of the Dermott Rotary Club and a former president of the Our Lady of the Lake Parish Council.Black is a member of Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Island 82 Hunting Club and the Woodstock Island Hunting and Fishing Club.He hunts deer, quail, dove, duck and turkey.He also enjoys bass and crappie fishing."Freddie will see to it that we continue to invest the taxpayers' money wisely."Black and his wife Laurie have three children: Laura Lea, 17; Frederick, 14; and Salee, 12. Black and his wife Laurie have three children: Laura Lea, 17; Frederick, 14; and Salee, 12.

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