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Veterans Administration issues Coronavirus warning

Special Notice from Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Talk of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) is everywhere. Here’s what you should know and do to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy. Know the symptoms COVID-19 is a new virus that causes respiratory illness in humans, usually ...
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Health department reports 69 flu deaths in Arkansas so far this season

More flu-related deaths are being reported in Arkansas as the count now stands at 69 total deaths according to the state Department of Health. Three of the latest deaths were of people age 65 or older, and one was of a person age 45-64, according ...
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Arkansas woman convicted in husband’s killing to get parole

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor on Wednesday announced he planned to commute the life sentence of a woman convicted more than three decades ago of fatally shooting her husband, who had physically abused her. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his ...
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Local election numbers down on Super Tuesday

The 2020 Primary election is now come and gone, and some candidates are celebrating victories while some are dealing with defeat, and others are preparing for runoff elections. While Super Tuesday is now in the past, there is one glaring issue that stands out for ...
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Arkansas candidate backed by GOP groups wins court race

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The chief administrative law judge for the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission and wife of the state Republican Party chairman was elected Tuesday to the Supreme Court after a race ...
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Arkansas governor proposes $5.8 budget for coming year

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday proposed a $5.8 billion budget that increases spending by 1.5% for the coming year and told lawmakers he wants to set aside more of the state’s surplus in case of a ...
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JCSO seizes narcotics, firearms, and stolen property

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with The Tri-County Drug Task Force and The Arkansas Community Corrections Special Response Team seized narcotics, stolen property and firearms in a recent arrest. On Monday, March 2nd, deputies were executing a search warrant in an attempt to ...
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Shirley Washington wins Pine Bluff Mayoral re-election bid

Mayor Shirley Washington has won a second term in office after a landslide victory over Council Member's Ivan Whitfield and Steven Mays. Washington received 5,895 votes compared to Whitfield's 1,179 votes and Mays' 711 votes. Washington received 75.72 % of the votes, while Whitfield received ...
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SUPER TUESDAY: Local election results

Below you will find election results from local races in Jefferson, Cleveland, Grant, and Lincoln counties. PINE BLUFF MAYOR CANDIDATES Shirley Washington – Democrat - 5,895 Ivan Whitfield – Democrat - 1,179 Steven Mays – Democrat - 711 PINE BLUFF CITY CLERK Janice L. Roberts – Democrat - 5,004 Sharon Hardin ...
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SUPER TUESDAY: Local elections take center stage

Super Tuesday is here, and there are numerous important positions that citizens will vote for in our local counties. Early voting has taken place since February 18. In Jefferson County 5,034 citizens have voted early with 903 citizens voting on the final day. Those numbers ...
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Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of ...
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Group files new lawsuit over Arkansas ‘eye law’ referendum

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of an Arkansas law to expand the procedures optometrists may perform filed a new lawsuit Friday to prevent an effort to repeal the measure from appearing on the ballot this fall. The group, Arkansans for ...
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