by June 3, 2020 3:46 pm
-Arkansas COVID-19 cases surpass 8,000
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in Arkansas, and the case count is likely to rise further as state officials turn their focus in June to…
by June 3, 2020 3:46 pm
-The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in Arkansas, and the case count is likely to rise further as state officials turn their focus in June to…
by June 2, 2020 5:20 pm
-Folks have less than 30 days if they want a business appointment with Citizens Bank & Trust Co. President and CEO Keith Hefner. He’s leaving the bank June 30 after…
by June 2, 2020 3:30 pm
-On the day it was reported the number of known COVID-19 cases and number of Arkansans on ventilators reached new highs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said efforts to move to phase…
by June 2, 2020 2:35 pm
-May tax revenues did not see a big decline because of the COVID-19 disruption. Arkansas tax revenue in the first 11 months of the fiscal year (July 2019-May 2020) is…
by June 1, 2020 6:32 pm
-A Confederate soldier statue on the Bentonville square will be moved to a private park near the Bentonville Cemetery, according to an agreement announced Monday (June 1) between the Arkansas…
by June 1, 2020 2:55 pm
-The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed Fort Smith metro home sales. Five counties in the Arkansas part of the metro and adjacent areas in eastern Oklahoma had 1,050 home sales…
by June 1, 2020 2:41 pm
-The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Arkansas, with the number of new known cases up almost 10% between Friday and Monday (June 1). Arkansas Secretary of Health…
by May 29, 2020 3:07 pm
-COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a new high Friday (May 29) and the number of new known cases continues to rise statewide, specifically in Northwest Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said during his…
by May 28, 2020 4:51 pm
-Steuart Walton, chairman of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Economic Recovery Task Force, on Thursday (May 28) previewed the group’s first report that will be made public Friday. A special legislative session…
by May 28, 2020 3:38 pm
-The past 24 hours accounted for the largest number of reported COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, with 42% of those in Northwest Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported Thursday (May 28) during…
by May 27, 2020 1:46 pm
-Beaty Capital Group of Fort Smith is partnering with New York City-based Dream Hotel Group to build the first of a “Dream Hotel” brand at the TempleLive music venue in…
by May 26, 2020 3:30 pm
-Part of Tuesday’s (May 26) daily COVID-19 briefing included Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith lecturing Arkansans on the need to be “disciplined” in following…
by May 23, 2020 2:23 pm
-Another 160 known community cases of COVID-19 were reported Saturday (May 23), with 27% of those in Northwest Arkansas. Of the cases found since March 11, 13.4% have been in…
by May 22, 2020 3:21 pm
-In the 72 days since COVID-19 reared its fatal and economically disruptive head in Arkansas, almost 11% of the known new cases – 609 – have been reported in the…
by May 21, 2020 5:48 pm
-An Arkansas joint legislative committee on Thursday (May 21) took the unusual step to subpoena Alcoholic Beverage Control Director Doralee Chandler and Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston after the…
by May 20, 2020 1:03 pm
-The regional tourism industry, focused primarily in Crawford and Sebastian counties, was off to a good start in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit restaurants, hotels and put a hold…
by May 19, 2020 4:56 pm
-Fort Smith-based Weldon Williams & Lick, a 122-year-old business and an iconic enterprise in the region’s business history, has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to furlough a little more…
by May 19, 2020 3:30 pm
-Leadership of the Arkansas State Dental Association is hopeful a Monday night meeting of the Arkansas Department of Health’s dental advisory group will result in “updated guidance” to address what…
by May 18, 2020 5:46 pm
-The Democratic Party of Arkansas on Monday (May 18) called for investigations into a breach of the state’s newly launched Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program and alleged advanced notice to…
by May 18, 2020 3:32 pm
-The number of known COVID-19 deaths in Arkansas reached 100 Monday (May 18), with hospitalizations rising from 65 on Sunday to 77 on Monday. Also on Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson…