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Governor says returning elective surgeries on his wish list

Thursday, April 16 by Ray King

By Ray King Governor Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said that he would like to see medical facilities be able to go back and do elective surgeries when conditions improve. Speaking at his daily press conference regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor said that his directive barring... Read More.

The City of Pine Bluff Recovering from Storm

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

(Pine Bluff, AR) - On Sunday, April 12, severe weather impacted several communities across the state including Pine Bluff and Jefferson County. During this time, extreme winds uprooted hundreds of trees throughout our community. Many transmission power lines and Entergy substations sustained heavy damage,... Read More.

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Nevada based firm to manage youth lockups

Thursday, April 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas signed a contract with a new firm to take over management of the remaining state youth lockups, after legislators approved a $70 million contract. The agreement with Nevada-based Rite of Passage will hand day-to-day operations of facilities at Dermott,... Read More.

Mobile testing for Corona virus set at McGehee

Thursday, April 16 by Ray King

A mobile testing unit for the Corona virus will be set up in McGehee on April 20, according to the McGehee Dermott Times News. In a story April 15, the newspaper said that the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, McGehee Hospital, Mainline Health Systems and the... Read More.

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Sen. Cotton introduces bill allowing Americans to sue China over coronavirus

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) introduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue China in federal court to "recover damages for death, injury, and economic harm caused" by the coronavirus. According to the legislators, the bill would... Read More.

Arkansas lawmakers OK budget, ending session amid pandemic

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers approved the state’s budget for the coming year and reauthorized the Medicaid expansion Thursday, wrapping up a session fast-tracked because of the coronavirus pandemic. The House and Senate approved identical versions of the proposed $5.8 billion Revenue Stabilization... Read More.

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AG William Barr issues memo prohibiting governments from imposing “special restrictions” on religious gatherings

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

Attorney General William Bar has issued a memo stating that the government "may not impose special restrictions" on religious gatherings as churches across the country raise eyebrows with large in-person ceremonies conducted against the advice of health officials. Barr emphasized recommendations from federal health officials that... Read More.

Mayor Shirley Washington “misspoke” about power being restored Wednesday

Thursday, April 16 by Ray King

By Ray King On Wednesday, Mayor Shirley Washington predicted that most Entergy Arkansas customers in Pine Bluff who lost power as a result of the Sunday storms would have service restored. Thursday morning, she admitted that she misspoke. “I said everybody would have power by the... Read More.

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Entergy Arkansas provides Thursday morning power outage update

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

Entergy Arkansas still had 41,022 customers without power as of Thursday morning. However, the company said in a Thursday morning update that all customers should have power restored by Friday. The hard work by our restoration workforce has returned to service 76 percent of the... Read More.

C&L Electric provides Thursday morning update on power outages

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

Many people are without power in South Arkansas, and one of the larger power utility companies in the area is C&L Electric, with offices in Sheridan and Star City. A large amount of the power outages in the area at the time are for C&L... Read More.

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Representative Ken Bragg gives updates on power outages and more

Thursday, April 16 by Ray King

By Ray King State Representative Ken Bragg, who represents District 15 which includes parts of Jefferson, Grant and Hot Spring County said Thursday that the biggest complaint he has heard from constituents since much of the area lost electricity Sunday is that people don’t get... Read More.

Pine Bluff woman killed in overnight automobile accident

Thursday, April 16 by Greg

A woman was killed in an automobile accident on Hutchinson Street close to Industrial Drive early Thursday morning. The Pine Bluff Police Department was dispatched to the scene at 1:29 a.m. and found an automobile that had hit a tree that was partially in the... Read More.

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