by - April 22, 2020 2:40 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (April 22) said the state, with some limitations, will lift restrictions on elective surgeries, and he set dates for when he will make decisions on…
by - April 21, 2020 3:16 pm
The economic task force appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson met Tuesday (April 21) to begin discussing how best to reopen the state economy. The group plans to issue an interim…
by - April 20, 2020 9:37 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases continued to spike in Northeast Arkansas, and Crittenden County remains the second most infected county in Arkansas. The county that abuts the Mississippi River across…
by - April 20, 2020 4:09 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas said Monday (April 20) it will move its coronavirus test collection site to a different location. The new location effective April 20 is the Mercy Convenient Care-Highway…
by - April 20, 2020 3:13 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith on Monday (April 20) asked doctors to begin testing more patients with COVID-19 symptoms, saying commercial labs have the capacity. Smith, who made…
by - April 19, 2020 3:06 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Cummins prison in southeast Arkansas continues to grow, with almost 350 inmates testing positive following 974 tests administered Friday and Saturday. Gov. Asa…
by - April 17, 2020 4:04 pm
Rep. Dr. Lee Johnson, R-Greenwood, and medical director for Fort Smith EMS and Southwest EMS, said because area residents have practiced social distancing Fort Smith has been able to control…
by - April 17, 2020 2:12 pm
May 4 is the target date to begin “Phase 1” reopening of Arkansas’ economy, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (April 17). He added that Arkansans will have to remain focused…
by - April 16, 2020 6:38 pm
Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville will furlough 305 full-time equivalent workers, president and CEO Larry Shackelford said Thursday (April 16). In a prepared statement, Shackelford said the directives of…
by - April 16, 2020 4:58 pm
Crittenden County remained the second hardest-hit county in the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday (April 16), the number of cases continued to expand and the…
by - April 16, 2020 3:16 pm
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. has acquired CTEH, an Arkansas-based scientific consulting firm that specializes in emergency preparedness, response and recovery. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “For nearly 25…
by - April 16, 2020 2:52 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston said 14,803 businesses in the state were approved for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) established by Congress to help keep businesses open during the…
by - April 15, 2020 4:54 pm
Arkansas State University is considering a tuition and fee freeze for the upcoming school year and the first confirmed death from COVID-19 in Jonesboro was reported Wednesday (April 15). Craighead…
by - April 15, 2020 3:02 pm
Health providers in Northwest Arkansas are working through COVID-19 financial challenges resulting from preparing COVID-19 priorities and postponing non-emergency services. Mercy Northwest Arkansas said none of the hospital’s 2,400 employees…
by - April 15, 2020 2:47 pm
The feds have approved part of a plan using Medicaid dollars to pay bonuses to Arkansas healthcare workers, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson eyeing federal funds related to COVID-19 relief to…
by - April 14, 2020 5:36 pm
The Fort Smith community is often called a giving community, quick to help out when the need arises. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the community has stepped up again, working to…
by - April 14, 2020 2:46 pm
Of the almost 1,500 Arkansans who have tested positive for COVID-19, 11% are residents and staff at nursing homes and 10% are staff and inmates at state and federal prisons,…
by - April 14, 2020 12:41 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the largest employers in Northeast Arkansas to furlough employees. St. Bernards Healthcare President Chris Barber said Tuesday (April 14) a furlough process had…
by - April 13, 2020 5:54 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across Northeast Arkansas, and the last county in the region has finally been added to those with confirmed cases. A person in Jackson County…
by - April 13, 2020 3:09 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases rose by 130 cases between Sunday and Monday, with a majority of new cases being at the federal prison in Forrest City and the Cummins…
