Entergy Arkansas provides Friday morning power outage update

Entergy Arkansas has provided an update for those customers who are still without power for the Deltaplex area. Jefferson County Altheimer Area As of 9:00 a.m. April 17, approximately 644 customers remain without power. All customers who can safely take power are expected to be restored by... Read More.
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Arkansas lawmakers OK budget, ending session amid pandemic

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.

Entergy Arkansas provides Thursday morning power outage update

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.
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas surgical abortion virus ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Arkansas’ order preventing the state’s only surgical abortion clinic from performing the procedure during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision came as health officials announced that at least 1,498 people in the state have been... Read More.

Tuesday, April 14 update from Entergy Arkansas

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.
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Entergy Arkansas provides damage assessment for Southeast Arkansas

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.
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Clinic challenges Arkansas banning abortions during pandemic

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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Arkansas AG says order restricts abortions during outbreak

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas order preventing elective surgeries during the coronavirus outbreak prohibits abortions that aren’t immediately necessary to protect the life or health of the mother, the state’s attorney general said Friday. Arkansas’ Health Department has ordered health providers to reschedule... Read More.

COVID-19 cases increase as do recoveries in Arkansas

By Ray King The number of reported cases of the Corona virus continues to increase in Arkansas but so does the number of people who have recovered from the virus. During Governor Asa Hutchinson’s daily press conference on COVID-19, State Health Officer Dr. Nate Smith said... Read More.