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State reaches 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Thursday marked 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots administered in the state so far, though the governor acknowledged more needs to be done to increase demand. Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on hand as health officials ...
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State’s COVID cases show increase
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than a month and two more deaths from the illness caused by the virus. The Department of Health said the state’s virus cases rose by 352 to ...
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Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship To Be Played In Jackson, Miss.
Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship To Be Played In Jackson, Miss. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced that the upcoming 2021 Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship presented ...
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State House approves Johnny Cash day bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Man in Black is about to get his own day in Arkansas. The Arkansas House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would make Feb. 26 “Johnny Cash Day,” voting 92-0 to send the measure to Gov. Asa ...
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UAM long time professor stepping down after 24 years
By Deseray McKinzy After almost 25 years of teaching agriculture business and policy, one of the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s storied agriculture professors, Dr. Bob Stark is stepping down. Dr. Stark began his career at UAM in August 1996 currently is the Agricultural Economics ...
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Bill to ban sex education programs by Planned Parenthood sent to Governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers sent legislation to Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday to prevent Planned Parenthood from providing sex education programs in public schools. The Senate voted 27-5 for the measure prohibiting public schools from entering into any transaction with individuals or entities ...
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UAPB Football Wins SWAC West Title, Advances To Championship Game For First Time Since 2012
UAPB Football Wins SWAC West Title, Advances To Championship Game For First Time Since 2012 The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff football team won the 2020-21 SWAC Western Division Championship with an exciting 36-31 win ...
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Governor issues statement on decline in unemployment
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday released the following statement on the March unemployment rate declining to 4.4 percent, which is significantly below the national average. “The decline in the unemployment rate is another encouraging sign that we are emerging from the pandemic, ...
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Confederate flag day repeal bill approved by state house
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal to end a day that commemorates the Confederate flag. The majority-Republican House voted 80-7 for legislation that repeals Confederate Flag Day, which is designated as the Saturday before Easter. The bill now ...
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Sanders raises nearly $5 million in bid for governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders’ campaign on Thursday said she has raised nearly $5 million in her bid to be Arkansas’ next governor, breaking the record for quarterly fundraising in the state. Sanders’ campaign said the majority of ...
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Medicaid expansion bill vote falls short for its reauthorization
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The effort to keep Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion another year faced uncertainty on Tuesday, with the program falling short of the votes needed for its reauthorization in the state Legislature. The House voted 53-31 for the budget ...
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Arkansas legislators approve changes to state elections laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas legislators on Tuesday approved changes to the state’s election laws, including restrictions outside polling places and on absentee ballots, that opponents said would disproportionately harm voters of color in the state. The measures advanced by ...
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