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July 22, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Wednesday COVID Update: 591 New Cases; Federal PUA Money Ends

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor Hutchinson, Secretary Romero, and Secretary Preston made […]

July 20, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Monday COVID Update: 2165 new cases since Friday; Energy bill help through CARES Act

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor Hutchinson and Secretary Romero made these announcements […]

July 16, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Thursday COVID Update: Governor Orders Statewide Mask Mandate Beginning Monday

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Face Coverings Executive Order (Effective Monday, July 20) – the Secretary of Health shall issue a public health directive requiring every person in Arkansas to wear a face covering over […]

July 13, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Monday COVID Update: Dr. Smith addressed rumors about whether masks work

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. There are currently 28,939 cases (up 572, up 1,061 Saturday, up 503 Sunday) • 3 out of 572 in correctional facilities • 6,510 active cases (127 nursing homes, 958 correctional facilities, 5,425 […]

July 9, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Thursday COVID Update: Education Secretary Pushes School Opening 2 Weeks

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. Education announcements today! There are currently 26,052 cases (up 806) • 110 out of 806 in correctional facilities • 5,751 active cases (131 nursing homes, 444 correctional facilities, 5,176 community) • Of […]

July 7, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Tuesday COVID Update: State up 9 to 301 death total; Ways to report unemployment fraud

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. There are currently 24,512 cases (up 259) • 5,486 active cases (117 nursing homes, 273 correctional facilities, 5,096 community) • Of the 259 cases: 14 in Washington Co, 26 Benton Co, 57 […]

July 6, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Monday COVID Update: Over 1600 new cases since Friday; Gov Says Answer the Phone for Contact Tracers

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. Thank you to our healthcare workers! There are currently 24,253 cases (up 439, up 587 Saturday, up 605 Sunday) • 8 of 439 in correctional facilities • 6,127 active cases (117 in […]

July 3, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Anna’s Avenue: Here’s the List of Over 15 Summer Jobs for Teens in Saline County

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Finding a summer job can be a challenge for many teens, especially those under 18. Teens under 18 fall in that weird gray area between being old enough to work and not quite qualifying for many local jobs. The surplus of job search websites available through the Internet can add to the confusion, often failing […]

July 2, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Thursday COVID Update: 878 New Cases; Sec of State says absentee ballots available

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020. (Full video of press conference at end) Please Continue to Practice Social Distancing. Be cognizant of your July 4 plans and celebrate safely! There are currently 22,075 cases (up 878) • 150 of 878 in correctional facilities • 6,098 active […]

June 30, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Tuesday COVID Update: $360M extra in the state budget

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Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020. Please Continue to Practice Social Distancing. Be cognizant of your July 4 plans and celebrate safely! There are currently 20,777 cases (up 520) • 18 of 520 in correctional facilities • 5,976 active cases (120 nursing homes, 548 correctional facilities, […]