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C&L Electric provides update for power outages in several Deltaplex area counties

Friday, February 3 by Staff

Friday morning update from C&L Electric: Outage Update: Transmission lines owned and maintained by our energy provider are de-energized and currently being repaired by that provider. C&L does not own or maintain this transmission therefore we cannot provide detailed timing for restoration. Once transmission is repaired... Read More.

Flooding closes highways in Jefferson, Arkansas, Cleveland and Lincoln Counties

Tuesday, January 3 by Staff

Excessive amounts of rain overnight have forced the closing of U.S. Highway 424, State Highway 114, and State Highway 83 in Lincoln County according to iDrive Arkansas. A 12.46 mile stretch of U.S. Highway 425 is closed in both directions north of Yorktown, while an... Read More.

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Burn bans lifted in multiple Deltaplex area counties

Monday, October 31 by Staff

UPDATE 8:00 A.M. Lincoln County Judge Buddy Lynn Earnest announced Tuesday morning he was lifting the burn ban in Lincoln County. UPDATE 1:00 P.M. Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Pulaski, and Saline counties have joined Jefferson and Grant counties in lifting their burn bans. UPDATE: 10:45 A.M. Effective immediately, the ban... Read More.

U.S. Treasury announces new fund for Arkansas counties

Wednesday, October 12 by Ray King

A number of counties in the Deltaplex will be sharing money from a fund created by the United State Treasury Department under the American Rescue Plan. Called the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, it provides $1.5 billion in two equal payments of $750 million... Read More.

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Burn ban issued for multiple Deltaplex area counties

Tuesday, September 27 by Staff

UPDATE SEPT 28: Lincoln County has been added to the list according to County Judge Buddy Earnest. ORIGINAL STORY: Multiple Deltaplex area counties have been placed under a burn ban. Jefferson County, Arkansas County, Bradley County, and Cleveland County have all been placed under burn bans. Current weather conditions... Read More.

Heat Advisory in Deltaplex counties

Tuesday, July 12 by Deseray Mckinzy

A Heat Advisory will be in effect for portions of Southeast Arkansas on Tuesday from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Heat index values up to 107 are expected in Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, and Lincoln counties as well as a large portion of the state. Hot temperatures... Read More.

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State land auctions raise money for three Southeast Arkansas counties

Monday, April 11 by Ray King

State sponsored auctions of tax delinquent property generated dollars for three southeast Arkansas counties recently. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News newspaper, 23 of the 55 available properties in Desha County were sold, generating $326,000 while in Chicot County, there were 33 parcels sold of... Read More.

Black ice causing traffic issues in Grant and Jefferson counties

Saturday, February 26 by Staff

UPDATE: Accidents in I530 in Jefferson County and Highway 167 in Grant County have been cleared and traffic is flowing once again in both locations according to emergency officials. Travelers are asked to drive carefully as conditions could worsen moving into the evening hours. ORIGINAL STORY: Black... Read More.

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Four more counties report chronic wasting cases

Monday, January 3 by Ray King

DALTON, Ark. (AP) — Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in deer in four more Arkansas counties, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Deer harvested in Randolph, Crawford, Franklin and Van Buren counties have been confirmed with the disease, the commission said Friday. The... Read More.

Rutledge Announces Arkansas, Cities and Counties to Split $216 Million in Opioid Settlement

Friday, October 8 by Deseray Mckinzy

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today stood with local law enforcement and leaders from cities and counties throughout the State to announce the signed Arkansas Opioids Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement clarifies the allocation and use of $216... Read More.

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County fairs return to Grant and Lincoln Counties

Friday, September 10 by Ray King

County fairs will return to Grant and Lincoln Counties this year after being shut down in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sheridan Headlight newspaper reported that the Grant County Fair will run from Sept. 21 to Sept. 25 with events like the livestock... Read More.

Heat warning for Ashley, Desha, Chicot, Drew, and Lincoln counties

Monday, August 23 by Deseray Mckinzy

Another Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect Tuesday until 8 p.m. for Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, and Lincoln counties. Dangerously hot conditions with daytime heat index values as high as 112 to 115 degrees are expected. Other parts of the state, including other Southeast... Read More.

Stories tagged with: counties

C&L Electric provides update for power outages in several Deltaplex area counties

Flooding closes highways in Jefferson, Arkansas, Cleveland and Lincoln Counties

Burn bans lifted in multiple Deltaplex area counties

U.S. Treasury announces new fund for Arkansas counties

Burn ban issued for multiple Deltaplex area counties

Heat Advisory in Deltaplex counties

State land auctions raise money for three Southeast Arkansas counties

Black ice causing traffic issues in Grant and Jefferson counties

Four more counties report chronic wasting cases

Rutledge Announces Arkansas, Cities and Counties to Split $216 Million in Opioid Settlement

County fairs return to Grant and Lincoln Counties

Heat warning for Ashley, Desha, Chicot, Drew, and Lincoln counties

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