Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Monday, April 6th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE KEY NOTES, STATISTICS & VIDEO BELOW. The Governor announced Monday afternoon that school would continue to operate at home on Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. VENTS He […]
COVID Update: 16 Deaths; Prison Cases Doubled; Relief Fund Set Up
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE KEY NOTES, STATISTICS & VIDEO BELOW. Special thanks to Ken Yang for today’s update: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020. Please continue practicing social distancing. Tomorrow an announcement on the school year will […]
COVID Update: Masks – Yes; Travelers – No; Loans Flowing; 14 Deaths; 6 Prison Cases
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Saturday, April 4th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE KEY NOTES, STATISTICS & VIDEO BELOW. According to Gov. Hutchinson and Dr. Smith: 80 bridge (business) loans have been approved in Arkansas equaling about $1.7 million. The State has allocated $10 million for struggling rural […]
No New Deaths; Mobile Testing Unit; Appeal to Anyone with Resources in Shipping
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW AND KEY NOTES BELOW. Hutchinson stated that Arkansas has received their first shipment of personal protection equipment (PPE). He said testing is increasing and there have been 9,626 tests processed to date, with […]
643 Cases; Gov Won’t Order Shelter in Place at This Time; No Cases in Prisons
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW. The Governor addressed concerns about whether he should order Arkansas residents to stay at home (shelter in place). He outlined all the organizations and businesses that he has already ordered to close. The […]
Sec of Interior closes Buffalo National River Thursday morning
MySaline reported Wednesday that Governor Asa Hutchinson requested for Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to close the Buffalo River National Park. The request was grant and it now in closed as of Thursday morning. Effective immediately, @BuffaloNPS is closed to recreational use until further notice. This closure includes the Buffalo River, trails, open spaces, […]
State Parks – What’s Open, What’s Not and How They are Cleaning for COVID-19
At this time, all Arkansas State Parks remain available to visitors in a limited capacity during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Below is a breakdown of What is open, limited or closed Specific park info How state parks are dealing with COVID-19. What is open: Day use areas, such trails used for hiking, mountain biking, […]
Death Toll 10; Gov Tells Feds to Close Buffalo; More Restrictions for Parks
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE VIDEO BELOW. Hutchinson stated that he was just on a call with Vice President Mike Pence, and relayed that he felt confident that when Arkansas needs ventilators, we will have ventilators. Dr. Deborah Birx, the […]
Bryant Mayor Closes Park and Swimming through March 30th
Bryant Mayor Allen Scott issued the following statement regarding the recent decisions by the Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas Department of Health in closing Bryant School District and surrounding Saline County Schools: “With the recent presumptive positive in Saline County, we would be remiss to not follow the recommendations placed before our schools by […]
Benton Parks to Discuss Bike Racks; Swim Fans on Mar 17th
The City of Benton Parks Committee will meet in the Mayor’s Conference Room March 17th, at 6:00 p.m. The agenda follows. AGENDA Committee Members Judd Hart, Chair Jocelyn Cash Steve Lee Steve Brown Evelyn Reed James Herzfeld Jeff Hamm Stephanie Jones – Staff Call to Order Recognition of Attendees Approval of Minutes Scholarship Program Natatorium […]