Two Deaths in Arkansas Attributed to COVID-19
Updated as of 3/24/2020, 1:30 pm Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas…..218 Pike, Hempstead , and Cross counties are added to the map. Thus far there are two reported deaths…
Arkansas PBS Educational Resources
Akansas PBS is now in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education in response to COVID-19 to keep students learning, supporting classroom content and sharing fun activities while providing professional…
Lawrence County added to list of counties with confirmed cases of COVID-19
Status Update as of March 23, 2020 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas…..197 Lawrence County was added today to the confirmed list of counties with COVID-19 cases. The COVID-19 case…
Rocky Anthony Pinkston- Obituary
Rocky Anthony Pinkston, 56 of Walnut Ridge, died Saturday March 3, 2020 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro with his family by his side. He was born August 19,…
Arkansas COVID-19 Update
Status Update of 118 positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas as of March 21st, 1:40pm. 13 of the current positive patients are hospitalized at this point. Over half of these are in…
Two Dead In Hoxie Shooting Friday Night
Hoxie, Arkansas: Reports are coming out of Hoxie of a shooting . Two bodies were discovered at a residence in the 1200 Block of Broad Street in Hoxie. Medic One…
Attention WBU Students: Message from Dr. Stan Norman, President of WBU
March 20, 2020 Williams Baptist University has announced that it will complete the spring semester online. The online instruction will commence April 1, after WBU students complete their spring break. The…
Suspected Drug Dealer Caught With Alligator Near Cave City
Sharp County Officials arrested 41 year old Daniel Mark Church of Red Barn Road near Cave City on charges of Possession Of Controlled Substance Meth/Cocaine, Possession If Fire Arm By…
BRTC Offers Public Free Wifi and Access to Food Discounts
POCAHONTAS, AR  Mar. 20 — BRTC is offering its WiFi to the general public.  Free WiFi is available in BRTC parking lots at both Pocahontas and Paragould.  Signs are posted identifying the strongest WiFi signal. To access the WiFi, users…
Sloan-Hendrix Closures and Information Update
As ordered by Governor Hutchinson, the Arkansas school closure has been extended through April 17. AMI Days 5 – 10 will be used for March 30, 31, April 1, 2,…
Statement released from the Lawrence County Assessors Office
Statement released from the Lawrence County Assessors Office…The Lawrence County courthouse is still open to the public but we urge you to not come in if it is something that…
Latest Walmart Store Changes to Support Associates and Customers
Walmart Corporate Office releases latest store changes …. March 18, 2020Â By Dacona Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart U.S. Our associates have been nothing short of heroic…
New Scams Surfacing In Northeast Arkansas
Arkansas Department Of Emergency Management announce today they have had reports of persons going door to door impersonating workers from the CDC (Center For Disease Control) . According to ADEM…
Additional Covid-19 case reported in Northwest Arkansas
On Wednesday morning an additional Covid-19 case was reported in a joint release from County and City Officials in the Fayetteville area. The identity of the person has been withheld…
Governor Hutchinson Expedites Unemployment Benefits For Those Impacted by COVID-19
Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Arkansas Department of Commerce to expedite unemployment benefits to assist Arkansans whose employment status may be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, he announced at…
USDA Announces Feeding Program Partnership in Response to COVID-19
Collaboration will provide nearly 1,000,000 meals a week to rural children (Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a collaboration with the Baylor Collaborative…