Arkansas expands covid vaccination availability

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday made the coronavirus vaccine available to 1 million more people, expanding its eligibility to a wide swath of people that includes food service workers, prisoners and people with certain health conditions. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the state... Read More.

covid cases drop; legislature expands authority

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ active coronavirus virus cases on Monday dropped to their lowest point since June as lawmakers expanded their ability to end the emergency declared because of the pandemic. The Department of Health said the state’s active virus cases, ones that... Read More.
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State expands COVID vaccination eligibility

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccines to another 180,000 people, making the shots available to a wide group that includes manufacturing workers and essential government employees. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the state would fully open up the vaccine... Read More.

ArDOT Expands Twitter Accounts

From the Arkansas Department of Transportation: The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is proud to announce the expansion of official Twitter accounts to include @IDriveArkansas, which will now handle all communication and notifications for traffic-related matters. As of 8:00 a.m. on Friday, February 5, all traffic... Read More.
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State expands coronavirus vaccine distribution

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is expanding its distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to teachers and people aged 70 and older, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday. Hutchinson said the state starting Monday will move into part of its next phase of the vaccine distribution,... Read More.

SEC clarifies and expands health measures for student-athletes

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (August 21, 2020) – The Southeastern Conference has clarified and expanded its previously announced COVID-19 management requirements for the fall athletics season by specifying the cardiac evaluation requirements in its initial report and confirming a third weekly test prior to competition. The SEC’s... Read More.
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Little Rock expands curfew because of virus outbreak

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ largest city on Wednesday expanded its curfew because of the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of cases in the state rose to at least 280. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott said the city will impose a curfew from 9... Read More.

2019 King Cotton Holiday Classic Expands To 12 Teams

Go Forward Pine Bluff announced that 12 teams will play in the 2019 King Cotton Holiday Classic. GFPB CEO Ryan Watley spoke about the expand from eight teams during a press conference on Thursday saying, “We had 14,000 people attend the three-day tournament in 2018.... Read More.