The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that $1.3 million in federal aid would go to battling fentanyl overdoses in rural areas of Arkansas. “Far too many rural families have faced the devastation of overdose, and these deaths are felt deeply across rural communities — where often everyone knows someone lost…

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A text message sent by NAACP president and former council member Ivan Whitfield to Pine Bluff officials says the shooting death of Maurice Taggart “started with the Go Forward movement.”  Read More   ​ 

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Fifteen projects that address safety and congestion issues in central Arkansas received funds.  Read More   ​ 

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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – A Ouachita Baptist University graduate has made the cut for an NFL team and will be on the field on Sundays this fall. Gregory Junior has made the 53-man roster as a cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2023 season. Arkansas could be missing a few players on Thursday He was…

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PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “All hell broke loose,” said Belond Thomas of…

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A 24-year-old Jacksonville man serving a 15-year prison sentence on marijuana-trafficking charges arising out of the investigation into last year’s shooting in Dumas that killed one man and injured 26 others has pleaded guilty to drug, gun and insurance fraud charges, among other offenses, in Pulaski County.  Read More   ​ 

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GFPB has a plan  Read More   ​ 

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DANVILLE, Ark. – An Arkansas town will soon have a way to protect students and faculty during dangerous storms thanks to a major federal grant. FEMA officials awarded a $2,511,537 grant to the Danville School District for the district’s plan to build a safe room. Arkansas getting $343,000 in federal funds as part of EPA…

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The Jacksonville shooter used to work at a dollar store and stopped in at one before a security guard’s presence apparently led him to instead target the Dollar General down the road, where he killed three people.  Read More   ​ 

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Arkansas State Police have activated a Silver Alert for a missing 72-year-old Jacksonville man last seen on Friday.   Read More   ​ 

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