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Practice caution to prevent heat-related illness
LITTLE ROCK — With summer 2024 on track to be the hottest summer on record for many cities in the U.S., it’s important to follow heat safety guidelines to prevent sunburns, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Bryan Mader, extension assistant professor of health for the University of Arkansas...
Camden police dealing with weeks of back-to-back violence
CAMDEN, Ark. — Law enforcement in Camden has been dealing with a troubling few weeks of violence, and right now detectives are investigating two back-to-back homicides that happened in the same week. Camden Police Department's Interim Police Chief, Royce Carpenter, explained how having back-to-back incidents is unusual but how...
Arkansas: New hotel, event center at Saracen Casino approach completion
The suspense has been building in Pine Bluff as Saracen Casino Resort’s new hotel and event center draws closer to completion. “You know a 200 to 300 hundred-foot tower crane in southeastern Arkansas is something that hasn’t happened in a while,” said Carlton Saffa, the Chief Market Officer for Saracen. “This completes the package that has been a long-awaited process between COVID, hyperinflation, bank issues, and everything else. This should’ve happened a couple of years ago.”
MH City Councilwoman Paige Evans to not seek re-election
Mountain Home City Councilwoman Paige Evans announced that she will not seek re-election for her Ward 3, Position 1 seat. Evans, who has served on the city council for five and a half years, expressed gratitude for the support she received from residents during her tenure. “It has been an...
Cave City prepares for annual Watermelon Festival
CAVE CITY, Ark. (KAIT) - Cave City has been preparing all week for the upcoming 44th annual Watermelon Festival. The festival showcases the town’s long-standing tradition of having the sweetest watermelons in the world. “We are really excited,” said Amy Finster, the festival committee’s co-chair. “We have vendors already...
Madison County proposes 1 cent sales tax increase for jail operations
In 2022 Voters did pass a sales tax increase to build the new jail, But they did not pass the tax to help run it. Madison county judge Larry Garrett stated that "Since the jail is now nearing completion, it's time to start training new jailers."
Washington Water Authority’s legal designation could change to public water authority
If passed on Friday, Washington Water Authority could become a public water authority, which would give users more say in who is on the board and could save Washington County residents some money.
RECENT COLLEGE GRADS: USDA RD-Arkansas Now Hiring in Fort Smith, Hope, Little Rock, Monticello & Russellville
RECENT GRADUATES: USDA Rural Development-Arkansas is seeking highly motivated recent College Grads to join our team. Positions Available in Fort Smith, Hope, Little Rock, Monticello & Russellville. Learn more at https://bit.ly/46nzV4W or scan QR Code below. **APPLY BY AUGUST 6**
UAM hires Arlicia Ortiz as head volleyball coach
Arlicia Ortiz has been named head volleyball coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Ortiz became the seventh head coach in program history. She succeeds Katrina English, who led the Cotton Blossoms the past two seasons. Ortiz spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach under Reeshemah Johnson...
Arkansas abortion measure's signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if those are the only ones counted, according to an initial tally from election officials filed Thursday with the state Supreme Court. The filing from the secretary of state’s office comes after the court ordered officials to begin counting signatures submitted, but only those collected by volunteers. Arkansans for Limited Government, which used volunteer and paid canvassers, has sued the state for rejecting its petitions. The Arkansas secretary of state’s office said it determined that 87,675 of the signatures were collected by volunteers, which alone would fall short of the 90,704 signature threshold from registered voters required to qualify. The filing said it could not determine whether another 912 signatures were collected by paid canvassers or volunteers. Organizers submitted more than 101,000 signatures on the July 5 deadline in favor of the proposal to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban. But state officials rejected the petitions days later, claiming the group did not properly submit documents regarding paid canvassers it used.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Mindy Burns caught this nice 14.5-inch crappie last Sunday on Lake Charles in northeastern Arkansas. She was fishing with a Flicker Shad. With the water dropping below 80 degrees last weekend, all the usual species were responding well at Lake Charles, according to Shelly Jeffrey, a clerk at the park who provided this photo.
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