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 […]