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Arkansas governor signs bills creating $173M COVID-19 fund

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor signed legislation early Saturday creating a $173 million fund he can use to respond to the coronavirus outbreak and to avoid cutting some agencies’ budgets because of the pandemic’s economic fallout. Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature moves the state’s... Read More.
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Arkansas lawmakers approve COVID-19 fund as virus cases rise

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to create a $173 million rainy day fund to combat coronavirus and to prevent some agencies’ budgets from being cut because of the pandemic’s economic fallout. The House and Senate unanimously approved identical bills moving the... Read More.

Number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to rise

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Governor Asa Hutchinson said Friday that the number of coronavirus cases in the state could surge into the thousands in the coming weeks. Hutchinson, speaking at a news conference, revealed a statistical projection that shows about 3,500 cases of COVID-19 by mid-April. An estimated 750... Read More.
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Positive COVID-19 case reported at The Waters of White Hall

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The Arkansas Health Department is now confirming 41 positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas nursing homes, to include a positive case found Wednesday at The Waters of White Hall nursing home. Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith says the recent positive case is connected to... Read More.

New symptoms of COVID-19 include GI issues, fatigue, no fever

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -  During Tuesday’s press conference, Dr. Amy Acton provided new numbers regarding the coronavirus, new symptoms and encouraged people who don’t feel well to stay home. “If you don’t feel well in any way, just stay home,” Dr. Acton said. She stressed the... Read More.
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Governor: Arkansas has had first 2 COVID-19 deaths

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials reported the state’s first two coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, and the governor said he’s calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to address a budget shortfall expected because of the pandemic. The deaths include a 91-year-old man who died... Read More.
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Public safety commission addresses COVID-19 concerns

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BY: RAY KING Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell said Wednesday that firefighters are modifying some of the events they respond to as a result of the COVID-19 virus. Speaking during a meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, Howell said... Read More.
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Local businesses feeling the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis

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Small businesses in the Deltaplex area are being forced to adjust to new ways of business with the COVID-19 situation in our area of the state. Some businesses are experiencing a reduction in business, while others are changing how they operate in order to... Read More.

Local court procedures change during COVID-19 crisis

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BY: RAY KING The Arkansas Supreme Court has issued a series of orders dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and those orders are being implemented in the courts of Jefferson County. Circuit Judge Rob Wyatt Jr., on Wednesday issued an order prohibiting people who have been exposed... Read More.
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