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Jacksonville police request Silver Alert activation for missing 72-year-old man
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – Officials with the Jacksonville Police Department have requested Arkansas State Police to activate a Silver Alert for a missing 72-year-old man. Officers said Timothy Paul Arrick went missing in Jacksonville Friday, Aug. 25, around 4:15 p.m. Officials said Arrick was last known to be at 203 South Hospital Boulevard. 5-year-long search continues…
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Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say
Tropical Storm Idalia intensified early Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida’s Gulf coast, the National Hurricane Center said Monday, warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida as soon as late Tuesday. Read More
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Go Forward? Pine Bluff Might Try Again on Special Sales Tax
Go Forward Pine Bluff, the nonprofit formed to improve the southeast Arkansas city, will likely dissolve if a five-eighths-cent sales tax used to support the agency isn’t renewed, its CEO says. Read More
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St. Bernards Medical Center Celebrates 40 Years of Heart Care; New Heart, Stroke Awards
JONESBORO, Ark. – St. Bernards Medical Center celebrated 40 years of heart care services on Friday, coinciding with the hospital receiving four new awards from the American Heart Association for providing outstanding heart and stroke care. The hospital hosted a short program and luncheon in honor of its heart care and emergency teams and the…
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AState’s Diversifying Our Curing Community Program Wins Award
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) program is a 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award recipient. This award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). DOCC, formed in 2021, is a four-year…
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Pulaski County judge tells parties in marijuana lawsuit to decide how to move case forward
Three months after he voided more than two dozen medical-marijuana regulations for being unconstitutional, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chip Welch on Thursday told the parties — the attorney general, a Pine Bluff-based grower and a Little Rock seller — to decide on how they want to proceed with the case to get his ruling before…
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Primary care clinics gain $2.6M in awards
More than 100 primary care clinics in Arkansas have earned annual financial awards from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Read More
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4-star Boateng set to take several visits, hopes to make decision afterward
Arkansas 4-star basketball target and Little Rock Central star Annor Boateng has five official visits set for the next few weeks. Read More
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Go Forward proponent slows tax supporting it
Pine Bluff City Council member LaTisha Brunson, who has been a faithful supporter of Go Forward Pine Bluff, surprised onlookers at Monday night’s council meeting when she blocked a quick second reading of two sales tax proposals that Go Forward officials are hoping to get on a special election ballot in November. Read More
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Cabot, Fayetteville set to clash again in opener
Fayetteville brought Cabot’s 2021 season to an end when it scored 28 unanswered points in the Class 7A quarterfinals. Read More






