Single Parent Scholarship Fund gets $30,000 donation

Little Rock — The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is thrilled to announce it has received a generous $30,000 grant from the Dallas-based Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation.The grant will be used to provide crucial resources to low-income single parent students... Read More.

Legislators continued debate on tax cuts Tuesday

LLITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Legislation Special Session continued into day two voting on legislation involving tax credits for a reduction in income tax rates and property taxes.For the past decade, legislators have continued to decrease the annual income tax rates.If this new bill is... Read More.
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Boozman honored for support for kids summer meals program

 WASHINGTON – The Congressional Hunger Center honored U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) for leading passage of legislation to ensure kids have access to healthy, nutritious meals during the summer with the organization’s prestigious Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Leadership Award. As ranking member of the... Read More.
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Monticello, Drew County report sales tax collection increases

Sales tax collections in Monticello and Drew County increased in May, compared to the previous year, according to the Monticello Economic Development Commission.County sales taxes collected totaled $548.822, up from $531.071 in May 2023.The Advance Monticellonian newspaper reported that the City of Monticello collected... Read More.

Star City highway to close for repair work

From June 12 until June 14, highway 293 near Star City will be closed temporarily for a replacement project.According to ARDOT, If there are no weather setbacks, crews will replace a pipe culvert in the Avery Community on Guy Road.Only local traffic will have... Read More.
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Lawsuit challenges LEARNS act

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Four Arkansas residents have filed a lawsuit challenging a school voucher program created by an education overhaul signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last year, saying it violates the state constitution’s protections for educational funding.The suit filed in state court... Read More.

One dead in traffic accident at Lonoke

One person was killed, and three others injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lonoke Sunday.According to a preliminary report, Danny Williams, 45, of Lonoke was westbound on Front Street in a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle ran a red light and was hit... Read More.
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UAMS introduces new treatment for major depressive disorder

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first medical facility in the United States to provide an innovative therapeutic treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). The SAINT® neuromodulation system, developed by Magnus Medical, Inc., has been approved by the... Read More.