by - July 14, 2020 10:53 pm
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston rejected three potential ballot issues on Tuesday (July 14) claiming that supporters of the measures did not “pass” background checks for petition gatherers. All…
by - July 14, 2020 4:17 pm
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee on Monday (July 13) passed an ordinance suggestion to the full Jonesboro City Council that, if passed, would require residents to wear masks in public….
by - July 14, 2020 3:55 pm
The owner and CEO of Little Rock-based New Beginnings Behavioral Health Services has pleaded guilty to obstructing governmental operations, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office announced Tuesday (July 14). Rutledge’s…
by - July 14, 2020 3:39 pm
Testing and contact tracing continue to concern Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state healthcare officials. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is doubling testing capacity, and a working group is addressing…
by - July 14, 2020 7:00 am
Former State Rep. Jimmie Wilson, D-Helena-West Helena, could return to the Arkansas legislature more than two decades after his last term. However, legal action by the Republican Party of Arkansas…
by - July 13, 2020 7:06 pm
Hard to believe we’re less than four months until Election Day, but the COVID-19 election of 2020 is 113 days away. U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and State Sen….
by - July 13, 2020 2:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 13) began his daily COVID-19 briefing, which would focus on the need for Arkansans to wear masks, by acknowledging that former U.S. Sen. David…
by - July 13, 2020 11:55 am
The Arkansas Education Association has not ruled out a legal challenge to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s recently announced plans to open schools, but boycotts and other disruptions are not planned, according…
by - July 12, 2020 10:36 am
When NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) first opened its doors to roughly 1,200 students in August 1990, its founding board of directors included Jim Hall. That one-year appointment is part…
by - July 12, 2020 10:20 am
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson has been through a health crisis before. When he was entering the medical field in the late 80’s, the country was awakening to the HIV…
by - July 11, 2020 6:29 pm
New known COVID-19 cases in Arkansas reported Saturday (July 11) topped 1,000 for the first time since the pandemic hit the state, with Arkansas’ former surgeon general saying “we are…
by - July 11, 2020 1:15 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Saturday (July 11) opted to table a vote on an ordinance that would require the use of face masks when indoors as a…
by - July 11, 2020 12:08 pm
The “digital divide” allowing some but not all students access to digital learning involves more than just technology. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for long-term change. Those were…
by - July 10, 2020 2:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (July 10) again noted his concern about shortages in the national COVID-19 testing materials supply chain, and he also said people have to be “hiding…
by - July 9, 2020 5:48 pm
The U.S. economy possibly is already out of what might be “the sharpest and shortest recession in history,” but the recovery won’t be completed until the second half of 2021…
by - July 9, 2020 5:03 pm
Known COVID-19 cases reported Thursday (July 9) were the second-highest day since the pandemic began in Arkansas, with Springdale having the most active cases of any city and Danville having…
by - July 9, 2020 4:20 pm
The opening date for Arkansas public schools is being moved forward to the week of Aug. 24. The change is based on “urgent, but reasonable concerns” about some districts not…
by - July 9, 2020 9:17 am
Climbing cases of COVID-19 in the northwest corner of the state are taxing the region’s capacity, draining health care resources, and disproportionately affecting the Latino and Marshallese communities. That’s where…
by - July 8, 2020 6:29 pm
Jonesboro and Craighead County officials have been bracing for a free-fall in sales and use tax collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but up to this point Northeast Arkansas’ largest…
by - July 8, 2020 6:19 pm
The case and death tolls due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to erupt and the hub city in the region may follow other cities in the state and mandate public…
