U.S. Treasury announces new fund for Arkansas counties

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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Woods Jr. talks special fund for HIDTA in Jefferson County

By Ray King A proposed ordinance to create a special fund for the HIDTA (High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) in Jefferson County was recommended for approval by two committees of the Quorum Court Tuesday night. Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. explained the proposed ordinance to Deltaplex... Read More.
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Walton family launches $1 million LGBT assistance fund

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Family members of Walmart founder Sam Walton on Thursday launched a $1 million fund for groups assisting LGBT people in the retail giant’s home state of Arkansas, which has enacted measures restricting transgender people’s rights. The new fund is being... Read More.
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