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State Health Secretary taking federal job

Wednesday, April 6 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero, who has led the state’s response to COVID-19 for most of the coronavirus pandemic, announced Tuesday that he is resigning to take a job with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Romero said... Read More.

Governor considers additional tax relief

Tuesday, April 5 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday floated the possibility of additional relief for taxpayers because of high gas prices and inflation as the state’s surplus for the fiscal year approached $500 million.The Department of Finance and Administration said the... Read More.

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Arkansas City, McGehee get money for wastewater system improvements

Monday, April 4 by Ray King

Two cities in Southeast Arkansas have received economic development block grants to improve their wastewater systems.According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, Arkansas City in Desha County received $300,000 and McGehee, also in Desha County, received $299,954 through the Community Development Block Grant Program for... Read More.

State revenue surplus nears $500 million

Monday, April 4 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ surplus for the current fiscal year is approaching $500 million as the state’s tax collections continue beating expectations, state finance officials said Monday.The Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenue for the fiscal year,... Read More.

Jones race for Governor changes Democratic Party thinking

Monday, April 4 by Ray King

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Chris Jones would seem to have an ideal biography to run for governor, a job that’s wide open in Arkansas for the first time in eight years.He’s both an ordained Baptist minister and a nuclear engineer who can talk... Read More.

Supreme Court halts ruling on new voting laws

Monday, April 4 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday allowed four new voting laws that a lower court judge found unconstitutional to remain in effect, halting his ruling while justices take up the case about the restrictions.The high court granted an emergency stay... Read More.

Jury finds man guilty of sex crimes

Friday, April 1 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock man has been convicted of four sex offenses at the conclusion of a three-day trial. A federal jury found KeShawn Boykins, 27, guilty on all four counts for which he was indicted: two counts of sex trafficking, distribution of child... Read More.

Second tornado reported by Weather Service Wednesday

Friday, April 1 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A second, weak, tornado struck Arkansas on Wednesday as severe storms rolled across the Deep South, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock.An EF-1 tornado with winds of about 100 mph (161 kph) struck the unincorporated Harmony community... Read More.

Sheridan School Board approves new election model

Friday, April 1 by Ray King

The Sheridan School District Board of Education has approved a new election model, according to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper.The new model calls for the creation of five zones, as well as the election of two at-large positions. Previously, all seven board positions were elected... Read More.

Non-profit to pay fines to state and feds

Friday, April 1 by Ray King

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri nonprofit that was at the center of a corruption probe that involved several legislators is paying more than $8 million to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under an agreement with prosecutors announced Thursday.Federal prosecutors announced... Read More.

Traffic accident claims life of Monticello woman

Thursday, March 31 by Ray King

A Monticello woman was killed and two people injured in a two-vehicle accident in Drew County Wednesday afternoon.According to a preliminary report, Peggy Hallman, 67, was eastbound on the U.S. Highway 278 bypass in rainy weather when the vehicle she was driving crossed the... Read More.

Dumas woman killed in Tuesday traffic accident

Wednesday, March 30 by Ray King

A Dumas woman was killed Tuesday after the vehicle she was driving struck the back of a tractor in rural Lincoln County.Shavie Ward, 28, was northbound on U.S. Highway 65, north of Arkansas Highway 388 at 8:21 a.m. and a 2014 John Deere Tractor... Read More.