Month: May 2020

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Grant obtained for PPE for jail employees

May 7, 2020 submitted Comments Off on Grant obtained for PPE for jail employees
LITTLE ROCK – The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded seven additional grants in its Rapid-Response COVID-19 Relief program, which now has funded $1.7 million in grants to organizations in Arkansas […]
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Obituaries

Jean Stoud

May 7, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on Jean Stoud
Jean Stroud, 89, of Emmet, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Prescott, Arkansas. Arrangements are pending at this time. During this season of social distancing we invite you to express your public condolences […]
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Redstone Construction needs workers

May 7, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on Redstone Construction needs workers
LITTLE ROCK – There’s a bit of good news on the employment front. Redstone Construction Group is looking for three people for traffic control on highway construction projects. The job will require the successful applicants […]
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County quiet on COVID-19 front

May 7, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on County quiet on COVID-19 front
PRESCOTT – As far as the coronavirus is concerned, things are quiet in Nevada County. Dr. Michael Young, Nevada County Health Officer, said all the tests he’s done have been negative and there’s only one […]
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Census workers dropping off forms door-to-door

May 7, 2020 submitted Comments Off on Census workers dropping off forms door-to-door
LITTLE ROCK – The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of 77,400 households in the state of Arkansas this week. This […]
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Jack Williams

May 7, 2020 submitted Comments Off on Jack Williams
Mr. Winford C. “Jack” Williams, Jr., 78, of Hope, AR passed away on May 7, 2020 in Texarkana, TX.  He was born November 1, 1941 in Natchez, MS at the Charity Hospital.  He was preceded […]
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4-H Announces Wave of COVID Cancellations

May 7, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on 4-H Announces Wave of COVID Cancellations
  LITTLE ROCK – The Cooperative Extension Service in Little Rock has continued to monitor the COVID-19 situation and its effects on the 4-H program in the upcoming months. “We have paid close attention to […]
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COVID-19 Update

May 6, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on COVID-19 Update
As of Wednesday evening, Arkansas had 3,611 confirmed COVID-19 cases.  There have been 2,123 recoveries.  A sizable number of infections are in prisons.  Forrest City Correctional Institute had 301 confirmed.  Of the 72 new cases […]