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Taxes on casino provides funds for state, county and city

Friday, May 28 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King The Saracen Casino received a license to operate two years ago, and while the annex drew customers, starting in September, 2019, it featured only 300 machines and no table games. With the opening of the main casino in November 2020, the number of... Read More.

Ex-Quapaw Tribal Chairman, Officials Charged over mishandling funds

Monday, April 19 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy Former Quapaw Nation chairman John Berrey and former secretary treasurer Tamara Smiley-Reeves have been hit with criminal charges ranging from attempted embezzlement, conspiracy and abuse of office to improper gifts to tribal officials or employees.. These charges were filed in Quapaw Nation... Read More.

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Funds to fight COVID near $38.8 million for UAMS

Wednesday, March 10 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state and federal sources, to help combat the disease. The state of Arkansas has provided $16.9 million, or 43.4%... Read More.

Pine Bluff Could Lose Metro Status and Some Federal Funds

Sunday, March 7 by Staff

Pine Bluff is one of 144 cities the federal government could downgrade from being designated a metropolitan statistical area or MSA. Other Arkansas cities on the list include Hot Springs, Jonesboro, and Texarkana. If the cities are removed from MSA designation, they could face a loss... Read More.

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Arkansas City uses federal funds to promote COVID information

Monday, January 25 by Ray King

Arkansas City has used money from the federal CARES Act to purchase a new digital media system to provide information on COVID-19. According to the McGehee-Dermott Times-News, the media display system at City Hall includes two screen monitors, an 85-inch outdoor monitor and a 75-inch... Read More.

Star City Schools to use CARES Act funds to buy computers

Thursday, June 25 by Ray King

By Ray King The Star City School Board voted Monday to use federal money from the CARES Act to buy student computers and to use regular technology money to update the computer labs at all three of the district’s campuses. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper,... Read More.

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Pine Bluff council moves revitalization funds to city budget

Thursday, October 10 by Greg

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Officials in an economically struggling Arkansas city are redirecting tax money meant for a revitalization plan to instead bolster city budgets. Pine Bluff residents passed a sales tax in 2017 that was projected to generate almost $32 million in seven... Read More.

Jail Deputies to Receive Paychecks After State Funds Arrive

Friday, December 14 by Greg

Jefferson County Judge Booker Clemons said late Thursday that deputies at the adult detention center will be getting paychecks Friday. During a meeting of the Quorum Court Monday, Sheriff’s Office Operations Commander and Sheriff-elect Lafayette Woods Jr. said there was not enough money remaining in... Read More.

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Walsh pleads guilty to misapplication of $380,000 in South Arkansas Youth Services funds

Friday, July 20 by Greg

Jerry Kennedy Walsh, 72, the former executive director of South Arkansas Youth Services in Magnolia, pled guilty on Thursday to misapply $380,000 from the agency without authority from its Board of Directors. Duane “Dak” Kees, United States attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, made... Read More.

Stories tagged with: funds

Taxes on casino provides funds for state, county and city

Ex-Quapaw Tribal Chairman, Officials Charged over mishandling funds

Funds to fight COVID near $38.8 million for UAMS

Pine Bluff Could Lose Metro Status and Some Federal Funds

Arkansas City uses federal funds to promote COVID information

Star City Schools to use CARES Act funds to buy computers

Pine Bluff council moves revitalization funds to city budget

Jail Deputies to Receive Paychecks After State Funds Arrive

Walsh pleads guilty to misapplication of $380,000 in South Arkansas Youth Services funds

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