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Federal Grant to Assist with the Gift of Reading

LITTLE ROCK – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Arkansas a $38 million grant to improve literacy in the state, and on Friday, Governor Asa Hutchinson talked about the benefits to Arkansas. And it starts with a simple fact: Reading changes everything, the governor ...
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Travelers Encouraged to Wear Seat Belts During Holiday Travel, “Click It or Ticket”

Arkansas law enforcement is increasing patrols this week in light of the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period. The national Click it or Ticket enforcement campaign aims to reduce the number of fatal and injury-based car crashes. More than 40 million Americans are estimated to hit the ...
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Pine Bluff Schools Chosen as Institutional Ambassadors for the National Park Service’s 400 Years of African-American History Education Initiative

Five Pine Bluff schools will serve as National Institution Ambassadors over the next year, educating others about the history of African Americans in North America. Pine Bluff High School, Dollarway Robert F. Morehead Middle School, Watson Chapel Junior, and Senior High School and Pine ...
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Power Out Close To Pines Mall

November 21, 2019 4:20 pm Entergy Reports Over 3100 Arkansans Throughout the State Without Power An accident close to Pine Mall took power away from many in and around Commerce and Market streets in Pine Bluff Thursday afternoon.  At the time of this report some of ...
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Arkansas Selects five for Delta Leadership Program

MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA REGION – The State of Arkansas is sending five leaders from the state, including two from Southeast Arkansas to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate in ...
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ALERT: Protect Yourself from Prowling Scam Artists While Holiday Shopping

LITTLE ROCK – As the most popular shopping days of the year are upon Arkansans, scam artists are proactively searching for opportunities to steal your identity, money and personal information. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has identified best practices that will be rolled out ...
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Two Arkansas Charter Schools Facing Closure, PB Lighthouse Included

Arkansas' Charter Authorizing Panel on Tuesday voted to conduct hearings next month on two F-graded open-enrollment charter schools, putting the two Pine Bluff schools in jeopardy of losing their state charters to operate. The two schools -- Southwest Preparatory High and Pine Bluff Lighthouse Charter ...
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Arkansas Selects Local Leader for Delta Leadership Program

Dr. Suzzette Shaw Goldmon, Director of Hospitality and Tourism Initiatives at The University of Arkansas at Monticello will participate in the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) She will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate in the 10-month ...
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Duck Season Opens November 23rd

Duck daily bag limit - 6, which may include no more than 4 Mallard (2 Hens), 3 Scaup, 3  Wood Ducks, 1 Pintail, 2 Redheads, 2 Canvasbacks, 2 Black Ducks or up to 6 of any species not listed above.  Dates below:
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Arkansas Farm Bureau Sets Convention Dates

Farm and ranch leaders from across the state will come together Dec. 4-6 for Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 85th annual convention, set for the Marriott Hotel and the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall of Georgia ...
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C&L Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power break ground on solar array at Star City

The C&L Electric Cooperative has reached an agreement with Today’s Power, Inc. to build a 1-megawatt solar array near the co-op headquarters in Star City. The project is one of the country’s most advanced systems and will include a single-axis tracking array of more than ...
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Jefferson County Quorum Court approves 2020 budget for law enforcement

The Jefferson County Quorum Court approved a $25.5 Million budget for 2020 in a meeting held Monday night. Additionally, the Quorum Court approved a stopgap funding measure for the underfunded Jefferson County Sheriff’s office, county jail, and Juvenile Justice Center – which will allow ...
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