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Rapert appointment to State Library Board confirmed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas lawmaker who has proposed suspending funding to libraries suing the state over restrictions on materials was confirmed by the Senate Monday to a spot on the state library board. The majority-Republican Senate confirmed by a 22-10 vote... Read More.

State sets new record for confirmed COVID cases

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state recorded its highest one-day count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began Thursday amid an omicron-fueled surge in the virus across the country. Arkansas reported 4,978 new cases of the disease... Read More.
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Total Confirmed COVID Recoveries Are Up

The Arkansas Health Department says total confirmed cases have increased by 212 while confirmed recoveries have increased by 272.  The department says confirmed active cases have decreased by 55.  COVID deaths increased by 8 on Tuesday.
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Arkansas Sees 574 Confirmed New Cases

The Arkansas Department of Health says the state saw an increase of 574 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.  The department says there are 152 probable cases in the state with an increase of 44 active cases from Wednesday for a total of 4,720. There... Read More.

Graves confirmed as new leader of Arkansas’ prison system

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Department of Corrections official has been confirmed as the prison system’s new leader. The department said Tuesday that Solomon Graves had been confirmed by the Board of Corrections as the Department of Corrections’ next secretary. Gov. Asa Hutchinson Read More.
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Confirmed coronavirus cases climb to over 200 in Arkansas

The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting that 201 people in Arkansas have now tested positive for the coronavirus as of late Monday night. State health officials said at least nine patients were hospitalized and six required ventilators to help them breathe. The total number... Read More.

16 Coronavirus cases now confirmed as positive in Arkansas

The Arkansas Department of Health reports 16 cases of the coronavirus are now confirmed in Arkansas. 30 persons are listed as under investigation. On Saturday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced in a press conference that three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed overnight. That brings the total... Read More.
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