State ends Medicaid coverage for more than 427,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid in the past six months, as the state became among the first nationally to complete a post-pandemic eligibility review of the government-funded health care program for lower-income residents. The state ended... Read More.
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Pine Bluff crime except homicides down from a year ago

While overall crime in Pine Bluff is down almost 34 percent this year compared to a year ago, that does not include the crime that gets the most attention, homicides. According to the police department’s monthly report, there have been 2,816 total crimes reported from... Read More.
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Camden man killed when his vehicle hit by train

A Camden man was killed in the early morning hours Tuesday when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a train in Bearden. According to a preliminary report, John W. Williams, 49, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe west on Elm Street when he... Read More.
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Man killed in one-vehicle accident in Lonoke County

A still unidentified driver was killed in a one-vehicle accident in rural Lonoke County Sunday night. According to a preliminary report, the man was southbound on U.S. 67/167 in the southbound lane when the 1997 Ford he was driving began to spin clockwise, traveled down... Read More.

Monticello City Council approves water and sewer line projects

The Monticello City Council last week approved water and sewer line relocations on Main Street. According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, representatives of McClellan Engineering said they had been working on the project for several years because the Arkansas Department of Transportation was planning to... Read More.