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AGFC offering free tests for deer disease

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK — Help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission by having this year’s harvested deer tested for chronic wasting disease at one of more than 100 free testing locations throughout The Natural State this season. “This is not a food safety test, and there’s... Read More.

UAMS providing mental health hotline available 24/7 to Arkansans during COVID pandemic

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — From fighting depression to help battling drugs and alcohol, UAMS now has a hotline available to provide help to Arkansans 24/7 during the pandemic.AR-Connect is a virtual mental health and substance abuse program. The call center is staffed with a... Read More.

Phase one of Pine Bluff Streetscape nearing completion

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

By Ray KingWith the first phase of the Downtown Streetscape project nearing completion, Larry Matthews, the director of the Pine Bluff Economic and Community Development Department said Thursday that concrete has been poured between Barraque and Second Streets and now the street department and... Read More.

UAM Women Rodeo Team takes first place in Missouri rodeo

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

The Rodeo Team at the University of Arkansas at Monticello is a member of the Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA). With Covid-19 precautions in place, the Ozark Region’s season began this weekend in Marshall, Missouri, at the Missouri Valley College... Read More.

Pine Bluff inmate dies after being treated for coronavirus-related symptoms.

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

An Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate from Pine Bluff passed away Wednesday after being treated for coronavirus-related symptoms.The inmate passed away at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock according to a press release.The release noted that the inmate was in his mid-80’s, however, the... Read More.

Joe Fox elected president of National Association of State Foresters

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox was elected president of the National Association of State Foresters at the association’s annual meeting this week.Fox directs the Forestry Division of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. He joined the Division in May of 2012.... Read More.

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Preseason SEC Football Media Poll, All-SEC Team Announced

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (September 23, 2020)----Alabama has been predicted to win the 2020 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC football. Alabama received 77 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on December 19 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, while Georgia and LSU... Read More.

A-State Postpones Home Football Game Versus Tulsa

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

The Arkansas State Athletics Department announced Wednesday that it has postponed its Sept. 26 home football game against Tulsa due to being unable to assemble a two-deep depth chart at one position group that would allow the game to be played safely. Arkansas State and... Read More.

Arkansas asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over virus mandates

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas attorney general’s office has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit a group of Republican legislators filed challenging the state’s coronavirus restrictions, saying the mandates are valid under a 1973 law on disasters. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office... Read More.

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they’re rejected due to signature issues. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas argues in the... Read More.

Pine Bluff Educational Endowment, Inc. Makes Presentation to Simmons First Foundation

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

On behalf of its Board of Directors, Mac Bellingrath, President, Pine Bluff Educational Endowment, Inc. (PBEE), presented a $500,000 grant to Simmons First Foundation on September 23, 2020, to benefit senior high school students in Jefferson County.The Generator, an innovation hub, and an initiative... Read More.

USDA Grant to Fund Division of Agriculture Research on COVID-19 Control in Food-Service Establishments

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas food scientist Kristen Gibson is leading a multi-institutional research effort to ensure that dine-in restaurant customers will not be exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a... Read More.