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Tuesday, April 14 update from Entergy Arkansas

Tuesday, April 14 by Greg

A large line of severe thunderstorms with straight-line winds and tornados passed through Arkansas late Sunday evening April 12 causing more than 128,000 customer outages across the state. The heaviest area of impact is south of Interstate I-40. Additional resources have been mobilized to assist... Read More.

Prisons, nursing homes responsible for 21 percent of COVID-19 cases

Tuesday, April 14 by Ray King

By Ray King According to Arkansas’ Secretary of Health, 10 percent of the COVID-19 cases reported in the state came from federal and state prisons, and another 11 percent from nursing homes. Speaking at Governor Asa Hutchinson’s daily press briefing on COVID-19, Dr. Nate Smith said... Read More.

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C&L Electric provides update on power outages; Say’s repairs could take “several days”

Tuesday, April 14 by Greg

Many residents in the Deltaplex receive power from the C&L Electric Cooperative base in Sheridan and Star City, and many of those customers are without power. C&L released a statement regarding the condition of their power grid, and plans that are in place to begin... Read More.

Generators at Fire Station 7 kicked in during storm

Tuesday, April 14 by Ray King

By Ray King When power went out at one Pine Bluff Fire Station during Sunday’s storm, the emergency generators kicked in and Fire Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell said firefighters at the station didn’t miss a beat. Howell said the natural gas-powered generators at Station 7... Read More.

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Entergy Arkansas’ Woodward substation in Pine Bluff without power; Could take some time to repair

Tuesday, April 14 by Greg

Representative Ken Bragg (District 15 - Grant County) has provided an update on the power outages in South Arkansas following storms Sunday evening after speaking to representatives from the Arkansas Electric Cooperative and Entergy Arkansas: “I have spoken to representatives from the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives... Read More.

Pine Bluff records fifth COVID-19 death

Monday, April 13 by Greg

Pine Bluff has recorded its fifth death related to the COVID-19 virus when an African-American male in his 70’s succumbed to the virus at Jefferson Regional. Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley confirmed the death to Deltaplex News Monday night. Pine Bluff recorded four deaths previous to... Read More.

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Entergy Arkansas provides damage assessment for Southeast Arkansas

Monday, April 13 by Greg

A large line of severe thunderstorms with straight-line winds and tornados passed through Arkansas late Sunday evening April 12 causing more than 126,000 customer outages across the state. There are currently 45 distribution substations and 38 transmission lines out of service. The heaviest area of impact... Read More.

Judge Gerald Robinson expects millions of dollars of damage following Sunday’s storms

Monday, April 13 by Greg

Jefferson county Judge Gerald Robinson stated Monday afternoon that county officials are still assessing damage following Sunday night’s storms, and that it could still take a few days to assess all of the damage across the county due to the severity of the storms. “Right... Read More.

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Pine Bluff School District providing buses with WIFI

Monday, April 13 by Greg

The Pine Bluff School District buses are providing free WiFi for kids. The buses will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The locations for the buses with WiFi are: St. John Apartments 38th Apartments Belair Drive 40th OWR. Port RD Michigan 23rd Hickory 8th Wisconsin 34th Fir 24th Poplar 10th Hickory They... Read More.

Governor says new COVID-19 cases at Cummins prison, Forrest City Correctional

Monday, April 13 by Ray King

By Ray King According to Governor Asa Hutchinson, 130 new cases of COVID-19 were reported between Sunday and Monday, bringing the current total to 1,410. At his daily press conference Monday, the governor said of those new cases, 98 were reported in either the Federal Correctional... Read More.

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Entergy Arkansas compares Sunday storm damage to that of the 2000 ice storms

Monday, April 13 by Greg

Violent winds and thunderstorms Easter Sunday caused some 128,000 customer outages across the Entergy Arkansas service territory, with damage that could take multiple days to repair. The number of outages was down to 117,381 by mid-morning Monday, with priority given to hospitals, water treatment plants,... Read More.

Clinic challenges Arkansas banning abortions during pandemic

Monday, April 13 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ only surgical abortion clinic on Monday asked a federal judge to block a state order banning the procedure except to protect the life or health of the mother during the coronavirus pandemic. Little Rock Family Planning Services filed the... Read More.

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