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‘Democracy has prevailed,’ says U.S.’ 46th chief
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that "democracy has prevailed" and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's historic confluence of crises.
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Employees at UA line up for shots
A vaccination event for University of Arkansas, Fayetteville employees took place Wednesday as the campus seeks to have "up to 1,000" people receive their first doses of the covid-19 vaccine this week, a university spokesman said.
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Springdale school employees get vaccinated
School District employees began receiving covid-19 vaccinations Wednesday.
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Demand high, vaccine short and Arkansans' wait long
Pharmacists and other providers continued reporting strong demand for Arkansas' limited supply of coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday as the state's count of cases grew by 2,520.
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State Senate advances liquor legislation; bill would extend home deliveries
The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved a bill that would allow liquor stores to continue home delivery service even after the state's public health emergency ends.
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Crash into school bus kills Hyundai driver
A Harrison man died Wednesday morning when the car he was driving slammed into the back of a Green Forest school bus.
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State sends governor, lawmakers to observe inauguration
Two weeks after witnessing a violent assault on Congress, four Arkansas delegation members returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to observe the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
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Tyson to pay $221.5M over price-fixing claims
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to pay $221.5 million to settle allegations of chicken price-fixing.
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Deep in the deadliest coronavirus wave and facing worrisome new mutations, President Joe Biden will kick off his national covid-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that Americans mask up for travel.
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Covid hospitalizations, active cases set new lows for year; death toll rises by 55
The number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 fell Wednesday by 86, to 1,179. That's the lowest number this year, breaking January's previous record low of 1,185 on Jan. 1.
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Some Gentry schools temporarily pivoting to virtual instruction
Due to the rising number of students and staff members who have either tested positive for covid-19 or who are in quarantine because of close contact with someone who has been infected, some Gentry schools will temporarily be pivoting to virtual instruction.
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State lawmaker latest to test positive for virus
Rep. Keith Slape, R-Compton, on Tuesday became the latest state lawmaker to acknowledge that they have tested positive for coronavirus.
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Covid: How local retailers sprinted when the foot traffic stopped
Covid-19 was already on track to uproot Lisa Vinson’s life before the pandemic hit the radar for most small business owners in Northwest Arkansas.
by Jessica Mathews, Special to the NWA Democrat-Gazette
Fewer vaccines available than expected for now
Some school employees and residents 70 and older were vaccinated Monday at pharmacies in Northwest Arkansas, but far fewer than expected will be able to get the covid-19 vaccine this week.
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State reports 1,109 new virus cases, 22 deaths
The Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,109 new covid-19 cases on Monday.
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Gov. Hutchinson, health secretary receive covid-19 vaccine
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Dr. José R. Romero received their first doses of a covid-19 vaccine during a televised event Monday.
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Bentonville schools to offer fewer covid-19 vaccines this week
BENTONVILLE — Bentonville Public Schools will not be able to give the covid-19 vaccination to as many employees this week as expected, according to an email sent to faculty and staff Monday.
by Alex Golden
Districts see traditional learning bump
Northwest Arkansas’ public school students are beginning to return to the classroom from online school, district officials said.
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Governor set to get first shot Monday
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday that he will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, the same day the shots were scheduled to become available to people age 70 and older, as well as to employees of schools and child care centers.
by Andy Davis
Region's coronavirus cases continue to rise
Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas increased by 4,200 in the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
by Alex Golden
State adds 3,124 new covid cases; ventilator use falls for 2nd day
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Friday by 3,124 — a slightly larger increase than the one on the same day the week before.
by Andy Davis
State's covid hospitalizations ease; daily new-case count continues to decline
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by 2,491 — the fourth daily increase in a row that was smaller than the one on the same day a week earlier.
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Vaccine administration will take mix of strategies, Fayetteville health board hears
It's going to take a mix of mass vaccination events and distribution among pharmacies and clinics to achieve herd immunity in Washington County over the next several months, the city's Board of Health heard Wednesday.
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Springdale school employees receive covid-19 vaccinations
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