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 19, 2020 1:38 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says he expects more money to support the quickly evaporating COVID-19 subsidy programs for small businesses passed by Congress and he believes that governors…
by - April 18, 2020 2:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Saturday (April 18) announced that Steuart Walton of Bentonville will chair a newly established Arkansas Economic Recovery Task Force. Walton is the grandson of Walmart founders…
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 4:11 pm
The city of Fort Smith will resume a normal sanitation collection cycle Monday (April 20). This means garbage, recycle, and yardwaste will be picked up separately. The city temporarily suspended…
by - April 16, 2020 3:21 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Thursday (April 16): Judge Mark Pate, Searcy, as Circuit Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial District, Division 2. Appointment begins May 1, 2020,…
by - April 16, 2020 3:00 pm
State lawmakers concluded the biennial fiscal session in less than two weeks passing a $5.89 billion budget with significant cuts to most state agencies. The Arkansas Senate also selected a…
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 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 15, 2020 1:01 pm
It’s down to two proposals for a multimillion-dollar casino operation in Pope County. The Arkansas Racing Commission on Wednesday (April 15) approved two measures that allow Gulfside Casino Partnership and…
by - April 14, 2020 4:22 pm
Former Russellville Mayor Randy Horton is again pushing his belief that Gulfside Casino is the best option in the controversial effort to build a casino in Pope County. Horton’s remarks…
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 7:07 am
Once heralded as an advanced manufacturing success for Arkansas, LM Wind Power announced it will close its wind blade facility that has been in existence for more than a decade….
by - April 13, 2020 4:29 pm
COVID-19 has brought together donkeys and elephants to work together for a common cause. The Democratic Party of Arkansas and the Republican Party of Arkansas are asking members, contributors, and…
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…
by - April 13, 2020 12:24 pm
With K-12 public schools closed throughout Arkansas, schools are saving money on transportation costs but facing technology and other expenses while wondering what the future holds. Bentonville Superintendent Dr. Debbie…
by - April 13, 2020 10:39 am
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted virtually every economic sector in country and state, but no sector is facing more uncertainty than the agriculture sector. A multi-sector economic impact report has…
by - April 12, 2020 10:12 am
The most apparent hit to the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic is the quick closures of indoor gatherings for restaurants, hotels and other businesses in the hospitality industry, said Randy…
by - April 12, 2020 10:06 am
State Sen. Joyce Elliott (D-Little Rock), the 2nd District Democratic candidate for Congress, says more is needed from the federal government – in terms of programming and speed – to…
