Governor Hutchinson Announces Establishment of Law Enforcement Task Force

Precautions to limit the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 have forced Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to cancel the annual fishing derbies held at its five fish hatcheries in June, but anglers throughout the state will still be able to enjoy some quality time chasing catfish. 

June is Men’s Health Month, Dr. Janette Wheat, Cooperative Extension Program specialist and professor of human development and family studies at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. It is so important because, according to a 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) re…

Feral hogs continue to be a major problem in Arkansas causing more than $19 million yearly to the state’s agriculture industry alone, according the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. In addition to crop losses, feral hogs damage pastures, destroy wildlife habitat, pollute water and transmit…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the June Agricultural Survey. 

Lake Village City Council met Tuesday evening and voted to back a plan to create housing in the city. Members also heard about some local consequences of state and federal coronavirus restrictions.

The Arkansas 4-H Veterinary Science Camp is going virtual this summer, offering a free half-day online camp for youth ages 11-19 to learn about animal science and the veterinary science profession.

In the 61 years since the Personal Consumption Expenditures report has been issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, there has never been a drop as precipitous as the 7.3 percent decline between February and March of this year

Arkansas Rural Health Partnership was one of nine entities awarded additional grants from The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas in its Rapid-Response COVID-19 Relief program, which will provide up to $1.7 million in grants to organizations in Arkansas working to prevent the …

The Eudora city council met via telephone conference Monday night with six of the eight aldermen on the call.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission heard the first reading of 100 changes to the AGFC Code of Regulations at its recent regularly scheduled meeting.

In a profession subject to heavy stresses from weather and the markets, the COVID-19 pandemic is throwing another major obstacle in the way of agricultural producers and others in the food supply chain. 

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has set May 4 as the date he would like to see Arkansas begin to start relaxing some quarantine rules related to COVID-19. He said Monday he would make a decision this week if that would happen.

The Chicot County USDA Service Center will continue to be open for business by phone appointment only and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While our program delivery staff will continue to come into the office, they will be working with our producers by phone, and…

Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The loans now mature at 12 months rather than nine, and this flexibili…

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman, applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding federal funds to health centers across Arkansas to help facilitate the coronavirus res…

The Lake Village Municipal Airport and the McGehee Municipal Airport are set to receive a grant as part of the federal government’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While many businesses have closed or moved employee interactions online, much of the world depends on farmers remaining on the job — and in the field.

Governor Asa Hutchinson has extended the mandatory closure of all Arkansas public schools through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. 

A telephone conference call was scheduled for Monday night for the Eudora city council’s monthly meeting.  It did not attract a quorum.

Chicot County Judge Mack Ball Jr. announced last week that a positive case of COVID-19 has been determined in the county.

Finally, some rice is in the ground. Barely.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, in cooperation with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, voted during a specially called meeting last week to waive all fishing license and trout permit requirements for residents and nonresidents starting this weekend at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 through 11:59 p.m…

A soil test is essential to maximize yields in gardens, said Shaun Francis, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Extension Program horticulture specialist. 

Chicot County’s quorum court passed a COVID-19 employee leave ordinance, discussed whether to close the courthouse, and quickly dealt with an abbreviated agenda at its monthly meeting yesterday.

Statewide training and certification for private pesticide applicators from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is now available online to help keep farmers on schedule as the planting season approaches.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced his intent to grant 14 pardons, two firearm restoration rights only, and two commutations. 

When Lake Village council members gathered Tuesday, March 3 much discussion focused on financial matters including a possible pay raise for Mayor Joe Dan Yee and the purchase of a police department vehicle. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a reminder to agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup that the enrollment deadline of Friday, Feb. 28. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for…

Twenty-nine Dermott Elementary School sixth grade students; their principal, Shamonda Boatner-Gardner; teachers, Julia Boatner and Dell Donaldson; and curriculum specialist, Arniece Gardner experienced a historic district walk in Arkansas City last Friday. 

Computer systems at Chicot Memorial Medical Center were locked up by hackers last Wednesday.

Early voting for the Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election began Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced his intent to grant 15 pardons including one related to a 1996 Chicot County conviction. 

Chicot Memorial Medical Center was full of juniors and seniors last Thursday, Jan. 30 for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Day in the Life event. 

What do a splash pad, a nurse case manager, a cooking class, and a telemedicine system have in common?

Lakeside Schools hosted a VEX IQ Robotic Tournament on Saturday and the middle school team Function of Construction won first place overall.