Mini-food pantries planned for McGehee

Students and community leaders in the McGehee area are working together to aid the community by creating mini-food pantries in McGehee. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News. Old newspaper racks have been converted into the three mini-food pantries which will be placed at various locations. Those... Read More.
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Expansion planned for high-risk parole offender program

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed on Tuesday a $1 million expansion of a program that supervises high-risk parolees. Hutchinson called for adding 10 officers to the intensive supervision program, which monitors high-risk offenders on parole who have a history of... Read More.
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Special session on tax cuts planned by Governor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that he’ll call the Legislature back into session next week to take up a tax cut plan, and that he hoped lawmakers would hold off on efforts to enact an abortion ban similar... Read More.
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Privacy fence planned at McGehee recycling plant

A McGehee based company that recycles agricultural polypipe plans to construct a fence to “minimize visibility” at their plant. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, WB Agriplastics is located on the west side of U.S. 65 coming into McGehee from the north, just before the overpass. McGehee... Read More.
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Temporary displacement of Star City Middle School students planned

Delays in the installation of new air conditioning units at the Star City Middle School will cause a temporary displacement of some students, according to Superintendent Jordan Frizzell. The delays are attributed to COVID pandemic. Frizzell said the air conditioning manufacturer had guaranteed delivery before... Read More.
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New boat ramp planned in Drew County

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has approved the construction of a boat ramp to Bayou Bartholomew at its intersection with Arkansas Highway 277 in Drew County, according to the McGehee-Dermott Times-News. In its Jan. 27 edition, the newspaper reported that the commission unanimously approved... Read More.