1,210 cases tallied in new state surge

Arkansas’ coronavirus cases continued surging Thursday at levels not seen since February, with newly identified infections rising by 1,210 and the number of covid-19 patients in hospitals jumping by 49. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Trio of I-30 ramps in Little Rock to shut for good

Three ramps on a major Interstate 30 interchange serving downtown Little Rock will close for good later this month as part of the latest work on the nearly $1 billion 30 Crossing project, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

J.B. Hunt pledges $5M to Arkansas Children’s Northwest

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. will give $5 million to aid the expansion of Arkansas Children’s Northwest. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Mercy requires workers to get vaccinated, affects employees in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas

Mercy Health System announced Wednesday all of its workers must receive a covid-19 vaccine by the end of September, joining numerous hospital systems nationally that have implemented the same requirement. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State logs 1,000 new cases of virus

Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Wednesday by exactly 1,000 — the largest single-day increase since February — while the number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 rose by double digits for the second day in a row. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

No more failures seen on I-40 bridge, but 9 spots found to need steel plating

Ultrasonic testing on more than 500 weld connections on the closed Interstate 40 bridge found nine locations that need steel plating for additional support, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Mourners remember Arkansas teen shot by deputy, call for changes in policing

BEEBE — Rebecca Payne gripped the arms of the Rev. Al Sharpton and civil-rights attorney Ben Crump as she tearfully looked at the face of her 17-year-old grandson for the last time Tuesday at the Beebe High School auditorium. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State’s covid-19 hospitalizations soar

The number of patients hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas jumped Tuesday by 55, to 416, the largest one-day increase since January. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Benton, Washington county officials to consider ‘pro-life’ resolutions

Officials in both Benton and Washington counties will decide later this month what role, if any, county government has in the debate over reproductive rights. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Research explores reasons Northwest Arkansas residents hesitate to get covid vaccine

Northwest Arkansas residents cited questions about safety, side effects and how rapidly vaccines were developed as their top concerns and reasons for refusing the covid-19 vaccine, according to a recent poll. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

1 million people fully vaccinated in Arkansas, tally shows

The number of Arkansans who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus has surpassed 1 million, even as Arkansas remains one of the most vaccine-hesitant states, according to numbers released by the Arkansas Department of Health on Monday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State law mandating school board elections in 2022 could affect 143 districts

More than 140 school districts stand to see changes on their school boards in the near future because of a state law that will require all board positions to be up for election in 2022 in districts that have at least a 10% minority population. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas…

Chancellor’s exit leaves UA with loose ends

FAYETTEVILLE — The day before former University of Arkansas Chancellor Joe Steinmetz announced his resignation, he received an email from a student concerned about the university’s transgender and gender diverse community. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State issues algae advisory for Poteau River near Waldron

State officials issued the first harmful algal bloom advisory of the year on June 25 after test results from samples of the green, smelly growth spotted on the Poteau River exceeded safe recreational levels. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Virus hits Arkansas mom-to-be fast, hard

Looking forward to the birth of their first child, Ashton Reed and her husband never expected what seemed like a common cold to make their lives a living hell. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Delivery of liquor to Arkansas homes all set up

A rule change spurred by the pandemic allowing Arkansas restaurants, liquor stores and breweries to deliver alcoholic beverages to customers will become state law at the end of this month. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Diversity advocates will keep on despite legislative setbacks, they say

Northwest Arkansas business leaders recently redoubled efforts to portray the region as a welcoming place for LGBTQ people and ethnic and racial minorities after a legislative session in which a number of bills affecting those populations became law. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Man serving life for Fort Smith water pistol robbery gets clemency nod

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said this week he intends to commute the sentence of a man who’s been serving life in prison for robbing a taco shop in 1981 with a water pistol. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State’s $945.7M surplus in fiscal ’21 highest ever

Arkansas’ general-revenue surplus set an official record, totaling $945.7 million in the fiscal year that ended Wednesday, state officials said Friday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas cases hit 494, down from 700

Arkansas added 494 new coronavirus cases on Friday, significantly less than the 700 new infections reported the previous day, according to information released by the Arkansas Department of Health. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Lonoke County fires deputy who killed teen

A Lonoke County sheriff’s office deputy involved in the fatal shooting of a McRae teen last week has been fired after an internal investigation, Sheriff John Staley said Thursday in a video posted to social media. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

700 new virus cases most in state since Feb. 25; adds urgency to call for vaccinations

The head of the state’s vaccination efforts launched a new strategy to increase the rate of protection against covid-19 as Arkansas’ total count of coronavirus cases rose by 700 Thursday, the biggest one-day jump since Feb. 25. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

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