Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE KEY NOTES, STATISTICS & VIDEO BELOW. Special thanks to Ken Yang for today’s update: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020. Please continue practicing social distancing. Tomorrow an announcement on the school year will […]
COVID Update: Masks – Yes; Travelers – No; Loans Flowing; 14 Deaths; 6 Prison Cases
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Saturday, April 4th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE KEY NOTES, STATISTICS & VIDEO BELOW. According to Gov. Hutchinson and Dr. Smith: 80 bridge (business) loans have been approved in Arkansas equaling about $1.7 million. The State has allocated $10 million for struggling rural […]
No New Deaths; Mobile Testing Unit; Appeal to Anyone with Resources in Shipping
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW AND KEY NOTES BELOW. Hutchinson stated that Arkansas has received their first shipment of personal protection equipment (PPE). He said testing is increasing and there have been 9,626 tests processed to date, with […]
643 Cases; Gov Won’t Order Shelter in Place at This Time; No Cases in Prisons
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW. The Governor addressed concerns about whether he should order Arkansas residents to stay at home (shelter in place). He outlined all the organizations and businesses that he has already ordered to close. The […]
Sec of Interior closes Buffalo National River Thursday morning
MySaline reported Wednesday that Governor Asa Hutchinson requested for Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to close the Buffalo River National Park. The request was grant and it now in closed as of Thursday morning. Effective immediately, @BuffaloNPS is closed to recreational use until further notice. This closure includes the Buffalo River, trails, open spaces, […]
Death Toll 10; Gov Tells Feds to Close Buffalo; More Restrictions for Parks
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW. Hutchinson stated that he was just on a call with Vice President Mike Pence, and relayed that he felt confident that when Arkansas needs ventilators, we will have ventilators. Dr. Deborah Birx, the […]
Gov conference Tuesday addresses testing, notaries, parks, and when to come back to work
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW. Hutchinson stated that as a state, the number of cases is under their projections. For example, where their modeling projected that Arkansas might have 1,000 cases by now, there are actually about half […]
Governor Announces Additional $45 Million Monday For Personal Protective Equipment
With the approval of the General Assembly, Governor Asa Hutchinson has allocated an additional $45 million to the $30 million he authorized earlier for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators for health care professionals and first responders as they test and treat patients who have contracted COVID-19, he announced at a news […]
Gov Conference Monday: 7 deaths, $1.25B coming from Feds, Committee created, more
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Monday, March 30th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW. Hutchinson stated that the $30 million previously allocated for PPEs won’t last through crisis, and therefore, $45 million will be added for PPEs and ventilators as they become available. The plan is to […]
Gov Conference Sunday: 6th Death, New Cases Fewer, Jonesboro Declared Disaster
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference, winning with Dr. Nate Smith on Sunday, March 29th to update on the status of COVID-19 cases as well as the tornado aftermath in Jonesboro. VIDEO BELOW. Hutchinson began the conference by stating that he had signed a declaration that Jonesboro is now a disaster area. This […]