by - April 24, 2020 3:14 pm
The good news is more COVID-19 tests are being conducted in Arkansas. The bad news is more positive cases could require state officials to “rethink” the plan to begin opening…
by - April 24, 2020 9:48 am
Arkansas’ K-12 public schools and the state Department of Education will receive almost $129 million from the $2 trillion CARES Act passed last month by Congress. U.S. Secretary of Education…
by - April 23, 2020 2:59 pm
Arkansans are being asked to consider participating in the two-day “Arkansas Surge Campaign” in an effort to boost the number of COVID-19 tests conducted, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (April…
by - April 23, 2020 10:44 am
Cynergy Cargo, an enclosed cargo trailer manufacturer headquartered in Douglas, Georgia, announced Thursday (April 23) that it will build a new facility in the Crossett Industrial Park. The company plans…
by - April 22, 2020 4:33 pm
Celeste Williams, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arkansas’ 3rd District, has been endorsed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s newly formed organization the Warren Democrats. Williams is facing incumbent Rep….
by - April 22, 2020 4:01 pm
Though the feds aren’t giving the city of Fort Smith a break on the estimated $480 million consent decree despite the impact of historic flooding in 2019 and the ongoing…
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 22, 2020 1:56 pm
Arkansas Voters First is asking the federal court for signature collection relief in its push to place an amendment on the November ballot establishing a non-partisan redistricting commission. The COVID-19…
by - April 21, 2020 7:46 pm
The feds aren’t giving the city of Fort Smith a break on the estimated $480 million consent decree despite the impact of historic flooding in 2019 and the ongoing COVID-19…
by - April 21, 2020 4:11 pm
The Central Business Improvement District commissioners voted Tuesday (April 21) during its monthly meeting, which was held via Zoom, to move forward with steps that could lead to an assessment…
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 21, 2020 2:25 pm
The co-owner of a Hot Springs-based powersports dealership says a state program that lets employers move full-time employees into part-time positions while they still receive unemployment and other benefits is…
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…
