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CDC gives Arkansas $1 million stroke grant
LITTLE ROCK — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will give Arkansas $1 million during the next three years to enhance the state’s stroke care and prevention, the state Department of Health announced Friday. Continue reading...
For heat, Arkansas among the top 3
Drought fries off cooling moisture
LITTLE ROCK — In the past week, Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas have been the toastiest locales in the country, weather experts said Tuesday. Continue reading...
Remote learning studied by UA
Online courses could increase
MORRILTON — As for-profit school enrollment skyrockets and public universities face mounting budget constraints, the president of the University of Arkansas System is talking about expanding online distance-education programs at each of its campuses — potentially toward a single system-wide program. Continue reading...
Woman shot, killed at Pine Bluff plant
PINE BLUFF — A handful of shaken Central Moloney employees formed an office prayer circle Monday afternoon after an employee at the plant was shot and killed on property. Continue reading...
Told Ben Hogan: ‘We’ll play even’
LITTLE ROCK — When he played a round against golf legend Ben Hogan, Charles “Junior” Lewis refused the strokes offered by Hogan. Continue reading...
Drought worsens; all of state in disaster
LITTLE ROCK — The number of Arkansas counties with some exceptional drought — the worst classification — has jumped from six to 14, according to data released Thursday by the National Drought Mitigation Center. Continue reading...
Future for feral felines pits groups in catfight
LITTLE ROCK — A plan to capture a population of stray cats at the Barnett Access area in the Little Red River has a state agency and a cat-rescue organization at odds over what to do with the felines once the agencies catch them. Continue reading...
Ex-worker of Benton arrested in town theft
A former employee of the Benton Parks Commission was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the theft of an undisclosed amount of money from the commission’s concessions account, the Benton Police Department said. Continue reading...
Catfish honey hole closes after 16 years
Georgetown eatery reeled in customers
GEORGETOWN — Patrons packed the Georgetown One Stop for days to say goodbye to the wordof-mouth hot spot featuring some of the state’s best catfish. Continue reading...
Crews, aircraft combat wildfire
560 acres burned in separate blazes
BISMARCK — More than 560 acres burned in Clark and Hot Spring counties in fires that started early Friday afternoon. At least five structures were destroyed as of Friday evening, although none were homes. Continue reading...
