Arkansas Producers: Apply for 2022 EQIP Funds by Nov. 19

According to a news release from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, now is the time for Arkansas producers to apply for cost-share assistance funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) for the 2022 program year, Kandi... Read More.

Monticello City Council votes on pay for water operator

A divided Monticello City Council voted Tuesday to pay a Level 4 water operator $72,000 annually. According to the Advanced Monticellonian newspaper, four members of the council voted for the resolution while two others voted no, and the seventh member abstained. The vote came during... Read More.
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Boozman pushing VA policies for women veterans

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is championing policies to enhance the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care for women veterans by strengthening breast cancer screenings and care. The incidence of breast cancer in women veterans and military populations is estimated to be up... Read More.

Man arrested in Warren homicide

Tony McCoy, 44, of Warren was arrested late yesterday (October 19th) by Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police, assisted by Bradley County Sheriff’s Deputies.  McCoy is charged with capital murder in connection with the discovery of a man’s body along U.S. Highway 63... Read More.
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Large snake captured at Pine Bluff Walmart gas pumps

(Submitted by Michael McDonel) On October 19, 2021 at approximately 8:00 p.m. Officer Bryan C. McDonel with the Pine Bluff Animal Control Division was contacted by MECCA concerning a large snake that had apparently crawled from the Bayou to the Walmart Gas Station where it... Read More.
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UAM Crowns Strolling Queen

The University of recently announced in a press release, Monticello Ark- There wasn't much time to celebrate for J'Naya Brown after being named the University of Arkansas at Monticello's Homecoming Queen Saturday. Brown, a senior from Rison, Arkansas, majoring in exercise science, was committed... Read More.
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Special session on tax cuts delayed by Governor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday backed off plans to call the Legislature back to the Capitol next week to take up income tax cuts as he continued negotiating with lawmakers on how much to reduce. The Republican governor delayed... Read More.
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