Star City council discusses storm warning sirens

The City Council at Star City last week discussed storm warning sirens and Mayor Paul Carter said a service technician from Dallas will come look at the sirens. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, Council member David McCoy said he had checked all the sirens... Read More.
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New Task Force to Look Into Effects of Winter Storm

A new task force is being established to take a look at the state's response to the winter storm that hit Arkansas last month. Gov. Hutchinson signed the executive order Wednesday saying "This is the time to learn from what we went through," Hutchinson said... Read More.

Entergy Arkansas Winter Storm Update: 2/16/21 6 p.m.

BY: ARKANSAS EDITORIAL TEAM 02/16/2021 As extreme cold winter weather continues, another round of snow and freezing rain will impact the state this evening and is expected to continue through Thursday. Temperatures are also expected to remain well below freezing. These extreme cold conditions and precipitation... Read More.
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Winter storm update Monday February 15th from Entergy

Extremely cold weather continues to impact the state, and Entergy Arkansas needs your help. While we are working hard to address any power problems that occur, please take action now to help keep the power flowing. Reduce the strain on the electric system by immediately... Read More.

Winter Storm Causes Power Outages Across the State

Entergy Arkansas officials say that as of Sunday evening there are approximately 1,600 customers without power. According to Entergy, at one point, 7,000 customers were without power as winter weather moved across the state. Entergy Arkansas says with extreme temperatures, sleet and snow this week, it... Read More.
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Gov. Activates National Guard in Anticipation of Ice Storm

Governor Asa Hutchinson activated 64 members of the Arkansas National Guard Wednesday due to icy weather across the state. The guardsmen will help local agencies where needed. They can help by rescuing drivers and assisting first responders. The Deltaplex is currently under an Ice Storm... Read More.
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The Latest: Laura weakens to tropical storm, moves inland

Hurricane Laura has weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph. Authorities say the storm is now 50 miles southeast of Shreveport. Flooding rainfall and damaging winds spread inland over central and northern Louisiana, where the storm made landfall eleven... Read More.
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State prepares for storm along with COVID pandemic

By Ray King With Hurricane Laura expected to hit the Gulf Coast in the next few hours and hit Arkansas on Thursday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he has released $250,000 from the state’s Emergency Fund for storm preparations. Speaking at his daily COVID-19... Read More.