Month: June 2020

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Academic challenge deadline soon

June 6, 2020 submitted Comments Off on Academic challenge deadline soon
LITTLE ROCK – This week, we want to remind you of a quickly approaching deadline for incoming and returning college students. The deadline to apply for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship is July 1. The Academic […]
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US/Arkansas COC address inequality of opportunity

June 6, 2020 submitted Comments Off on US/Arkansas COC address inequality of opportunity
LITTLE ROCK — Today, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas announced it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity. The Arkansas State […]
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Revenues down, not as much as expected

June 6, 2020 submitted Comments Off on Revenues down, not as much as expected
LITTLE ROCK – State revenues have gone down because of the economic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak, but not as much as Arkansas budget officials had feared. In early April the Department of Finance and […]
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COVID-19 Update

June 5, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on COVID-19 Update
As of Friday evening, there were 8,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arkansas.  There have been 6,077 recoveries and 152 deaths.  There are 2,422 active cases. Hempstead County has increased to 23 confirmed cases, 14 recoveries, […]
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Snake Relocated At Fair Park In Hope

June 5, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on Snake Relocated At Fair Park In Hope
From the Hope Police Dept… One in custody! Some children found it where they were playing and Officer Velazquez removed it from the area. It was relocated to a more appropriate, less populated area.
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Unequal access to food in state

June 5, 2020 submitted Comments Off on Unequal access to food in state
LITTLE ROCK – There is unequal access to healthy, local, and nutritious food in Arkansas, as illustrated in the USDA Food Access Research Atlas that lists over 60 areas in the state that have low access […]
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Second protest held

June 5, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on Second protest held
PRESCOTT – A second protest was held Thursday evening in Prescott. Hannah Wiley, who organized the protest, said she doesn’t plan on organizing any more, but did this to bring awareness to the community and […]
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Farmer’s Market officially opens

June 5, 2020 Admin101 Comments Off on Farmer’s Market officially opens
PRESCOTT – Friday morning was the official opening of the Nevada County  Farmer’s Market. Because of the near-constant rain since the first of the year, there wasn’t a lot of farmers on hand. However, those […]