Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) has signed agreements with AT&T and T-Mobile to purchase Wi-Fi access points and data plans at a reduced cost for every school district in the state. Students will receive the devices and internet access at no cost. ADE will fund the project with $10 […]
Anna’s Avenue – Parents & Students Differ About Returning to School with COVID-19
Onsite vs Online Learning: How will most people attend school in 2020-21? Three weeks ago, on July 9th, Ark. Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the 2020-21 school year will begin the week of August 24, and no later than August 26. This Thursday, school districts in Saline County have begun releasing calendars for the upcoming […]
Harmony Grove District Announces Back to School Calendar, Rules & Parent Survey
The Harmony Grove School District has released their plans for the 2020-2021 school year. See below for the calendar and information about the new policies regarding safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s also a survey for parents to declare if they want their child(ren) to attend onsite or virtually. Access that here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjPI90wJgiE1Npwx_Z5Te4xxCV9WnCpdRpiAmb2QdnMnPvIw/viewform THE CALENDAR: […]
Benton District Announces Back to School Calendar, Rules & Parent Survey
The Benton School District has released their plans for the 2020-2021 school year. See below for the calendar and information about the new policies regarding safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s also a survey for parents to declare if they want their child(ren) to attend onsite or virtually. Access that here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPSTouchlessStudents2020 THE CALENDAR: August […]
Wednesday COVID Update: 591 New Cases; Federal PUA Money Ends
Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor Hutchinson, Secretary Romero, and Secretary Preston made […]
Hospital Staff Organizes Parking Lot Prayer July 25th at Hospital
Staff at Saline Memorial Hospital had planned an evening for parking lot prayer for the health and well being of our community. Come on Saturday July 25th at 8:30 p.m. in the main lot. Just drive up, stay in your car, turn your hazard lights on, and pray. You can also tune into 93.3 FM […]
Covid Cases Close City of Benton Tuesday and Wednesday
Benton Mayor Tom Farmer confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that there has been at least one employee who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Because of this news, the City offices at the Benton Municipal Complex will be closed for cleaning. Farmer stated that they will have a cleaning service to come and sanitize the offices. […]
Monday COVID Update: 2165 new cases since Friday; Energy bill help through CARES Act
Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor Hutchinson and Secretary Romero made these announcements […]
Thursday COVID Update: Governor Orders Statewide Mask Mandate Beginning Monday
Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Face Coverings Executive Order (Effective Monday, July 20) – the Secretary of Health shall issue a public health directive requiring every person in Arkansas to wear a face covering over […]
Kroger stores to require customers to wear masks in stores beginning July 22
Kroger stores nationwide are the next company to require customers to wear a face covering, following an announcement by Walmart and Sam’s Club. In a statement via Twitter late Wednesday, the company noted that the new policy will become effective July 22nd, and that employees have already been required to wear masks for some time. […]
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