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In his second sermon, Fort Smith's newest pastor rewrites sermon to address Trump shooting
Correction: An earlier version of this story included an error regarding the start of the Republican National Convention. The convention began Monday. The new pastor at Fort Smith United Methodist Church is a writer. The Rev. Blake Bradford has penned five books, so he is used to carefully choosing his words in sentences. Sometimes those words are hard to find and more needed before a sermon. He found a way to amend his sermon and share thoughts...
America's River Crossing: $394 million grant to replace aging I-55 bridge
The nation's top highway administrator was in Memphis today, celebrating a newly unveiled project - America's River Crossing Project - to help replace the Interstate 55 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas. Tennessee is responsible for maintenance and Arkansas is responsible for inspections of...
Heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding in Northern Arkansas
Parts of northern Arkansas experienced severe flooding overnight into Wednesday, with Marion County in the Ozark Mountains receiving up to 11 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. The flooding has led to numerous evacuations and infrastructure damage across several counties. In Yellville, the seat of Marion County,...
Stolen truck hits Magnolia Police vehicle, three juveniles under arrest
Three juveniles have been arrested after the stolen truck in which they were riding collided with a Magnolia Police Department truck about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday night, July 17, 2024. Magnolia Police Chief Todd Dew said Thursday afternoon that the juveniles had evidently been walking around a Magnolia neighborhood and going...
Pine Bluff School District plans to sell old office center, schools
Pine Bluff School District officials are planning to sell the district's former administration building and two elementary schools. Members of the PBSD board facilities committee met Tuesday morning for a work session to discuss advertising for the best offers on the old multistory administration building on Sixth Avenue, as well as Indiana Street and Oak Park elementary schools. Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree explained selling the campuses would help the district eliminate the costs of insurance and upkeep for the facilities, which have been closed for years, as well as remove its liability for homeless people who she said continues to break into elementary schools.
Steel shipments arrive for the Mountain Home Community and Aquatic Center
Construction on Mountain Home’s Community and Aquatic Center is moving forward, with structural steel for the buildings already being delivered, Mayor Hillrey Adams told the Mountain Home Observer on Monday. “The structural steel is being delivered now and between close of business on Wednesday. On Thursday, we’ll be pouring...
Why a St. Louis medical organization will use drones to transport blood samples
A St. Louis-based organ transplant organization hopes to use drones to transport blood samples. Mid-America Transplant is an organ and tissue procurement organization that serves eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and northeast Arkansas. It currently transports blood samples and other organ donation-related matter by ground vehicle or aircraft, which can be time-consuming and costly. A trip to deliver blood samples by aircraft costs around $10,000.
Sanders extends tax filing deadline for areas affected by Memorial Day weekend storms
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order to extend the tax filing deadline in response to the tornado outbreak that swept through Northwest Arkansas on Memorial Day weekend.
Funding for new I-55 bridge 'welds anew the heart of a nation,' again, leaders say
At the Metal Museum on Thursday, state and local leaders joined Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt to celebrate plans to rebuild the Interstate 55 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas and the $393.7 million federal investment awarded as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. On July 12, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced the federal grant that would aid in the total funding of the project, which is estimated to cost between $800 million and $1 billion.
AAA: Crude oil likely behind the rise of gas prices
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — For a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, the statewide gas price average in the Natural State is $3.15, according to the AAA Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch. Compared to this day last week, the price has risen by seven cents. Today's price is two cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
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