Two speakers addressed the sides of an issue Thursday night that will be on the ballot in the General Election on November 3rd, 2020. Issue 1 is an amendment to the Arkansas constitution that would continue a one-half percent (0.5%) sales and use tax for… state highways and bridges; county roads, city streets, bridges and […]
19 new Covid deaths in Arkansas; 942 new cases for Wednesday
Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Department of Health provided the update on the state’s COVID-19 statistics for September 30, 2020: Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “Today’s numbers show a continued decline in our 7-day positivity rate with consistently high testing numbers each day. We have administered over 1 million COVID-19 […]
21 Covid deaths in Arkansas yesterday; Gov to have White House Task Force info on Tuesday
Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “There are 807 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Arkansas. It’s critical that we all continue following the guidance of our public health officials to slow the spread of this virus. I will have updates on our testing efforts and the White House Task […]
AGFC Issues 2020-21 Hunting & Trapping Season Dates and Maps
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission publishes a calendar and maps annually so the public will know when and where the the hunting and trapping seasons are. We have provided that list below, and you can scroll to see the larger versions of the deer and bear maps. This is just a date summary with […]
Health Dept reports 21 total Covid deaths in Saline County; 1,197 statewide
The Arkansas Department of Health gave the following numbers for the Covid-19 update on Monday, September 21, 2020: 616 new cases 6,706 active cases 447 hospitalized, which is up 35 from Sunday 97 on ventilators, which is up 12 from Sunday deaths added today, 15, for a total of 1,197 a total of 76,364 cases […]
Bauxite, Sardis, Chicot & East End areas could get broadband if residents take speed test
Bauxite, Sardis, Chicot and East End residents in Saline County may remember being left out of the areas benefiting from a recent $3 million grant for broadband internet improvements. Now is your chance to change that. Saline County Judge Jeff Arey announced the opportunity to apply for an additional grant through the Arkansas Rural Connect […]
Governor Hutchinson encouraged by antigen testing; 883 COVID-19 cases added today
Governor Asa Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “The increased use of antigen point-of-care testing is encouraging. This shows our investment in point-of-care testing is helping address the new demand for rapid tests on our K-12 and college campuses. Today’s report includes almost 10,000 tests between the PCR tests and the antigen […]
Saline County reveals what communities will benefit from broadband internet grant
Some remote areas of the county will be getting broadband internet soon. We heard about Saline County’s nearly $3 million grant last week, and now we know where it will be applied. The Arkansas Department of Commerce awarded Saline county $2,950,000 from its Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant program to serve several communities in […]
Saline County to get a share of $100M in additional grant funding for high speed internet in rural areas
The Arkansas Department of Commerce recently announced that companies capable of deploying broadband to rural Arkansas are now eligible to apply for an Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) grant. The Arkansas Legislative Council executive subcommittee approved the change outlined in a supplemental emergency ARC rule this week. The approved rule also gives further flexibility to the […]
Arkansas Secretary of State explains how to request an absentee ballot
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston issued a statement in June telling citizens the reasons that registered voters could present for requesting an absentee ballot. Now, there are further instructions for exactly how to go about doing that. Options for Requesting a Ballot: Request to have an absentee ballot application sent to you by contacting […]
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