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Locals, employees celebrate reopening of Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce after mass shootingFOX 16 News1 HOUR AGO
Fordyce residents react to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she tours the townKARK 4 News1 DAY AGO
Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce reopens after deadly mass shootingKATV13 HOURS AGO
Funeral service held for Fordyce mass shooting victim Callie Weems; locals set up fundraiser for victims and their familiesKARK 4 News2 DAYS AGO
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Arkansas grocery store reopens in wake of mass shooting that left 4 dead
FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) — The sounds that filled the Mad Butcher grocery store on Tuesday — the beeping barcode scanners, the rattle of shopping carts and cash register drawers opening — were familiar ones for customers and employees of the only grocery store in the small Arkansas town of Fordyce.
Fordyce police arrest Camden man for threatening dealership staff over service issue
FORDYCE, Ark. — Dallas County authorities have said a man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a car dealership employee in Fordyce. Authorities say the man, Jessy Stringfellow, was reportedly unhappy with a service issue. He was apprehended near 1698 US 79 Highway North by members of the Dallas...
Fordyce visited by state officials
Sunday afternoon, a three-vehicle motor pool of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders pulled into the gates of the Dallas County Detention Center in Fordyce. The entourage included Sanders and her husband, Bryan Sanders, as well as State Police Director Col. Mike Hagar, House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, State Sen. Matt Stone and State Rep. Sonya Barker.
Sanders introduces pilot program to reduce cell phone use in public schools
(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is including a plan to limit cell phone use in schools as part of a mental health pilot program. The governor asked schools on Tuesday to apply for a grant program that includes funding for pouches where students can store their phones during the school day. "The average American teen now spends nearly 5 hours a day on social media, usually...
July Fourth-cast: ‘Oppressive’ heat
Dangerous heat will build over Arkansas through Independence Day, the National Weather Service in Little Rock said Tuesday. A cold front will follow Thursday night and Friday, and will bring cooler, drier, and more seasonal air this weekend. Oppressive conditions will continue Wednesday and Independence Day, with afternoon temperatures topping...
Entergy Arkansas prepares to fill energy gap for when Independence, Redfield coal plants close
In a recently published Arkansas Business interview, Entergy Arkansas CEO Laura Landreaux said the state’s largest electrical utility should know by the end of 2024 what its replacement strategies will be when it shuts down its Independence County coal-fired plant in 2030. “That’s all under development now,” Landreaux told...
July 5 deadline for ballot initiatives
Arkansan's may get to vote on whether sales tax should be implemented on feminine hygiene products and diapers, if people get to grow marijuana, school standards and more! Want to know where to sign?
Governor appoints Arkadelphia’s Tim Knight to state medical practice board
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week announced appointments to various state boards. Among them is Tim Knight, of Arkadelphia, to the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board. The term expires July 1, 2027. Knight is a professor of biology at Ouachita Baptist...
FBI arrests Arkansas man involved in Jan. 6 Capitol riot, caught deploying fire extinguisher at police
An individual from Arkansas is now in custody for his involvement in the January 6th Capitol riot. According to a recently released statement, he is facing charges related to his actions on that day. The FBI has arrested David Michael Camden, a 45-year-old resident of Tontitown, Arkansas, as reported by...
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