Although early voting numbers for Pulaski County are down from 2016, they are higher than the numbers from the first week of early voting in 2020, said Amanda Dickens, Pulaski County election coordinator. “Friday really bumped us up,” she said,…
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AEDD Announces Expansion Plans, Capital Campaign
by Mak Millardby Mak MillardOn Feb. 7, Arkansas Enterprises for the Developmentally Disabled (AEDD) announced plans to expand the organization’s reach in Pulaski and Lonoke Counties, as well as the nonprofit’s first-ever capital campaign, which kicked off last January. To date, AEDD has raised…
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Pulaski County Expects to Save $250k Due to New Solar Farm
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOn Monday, Dec. 11, Pulaski County Government and Today’s Power (TPI) flipped the switch on the county’s 4.7MW (megawatt) solar array in the Little Rock Port Authority Industrial Park. The county is expected to save about $250,000 in energy costs.…
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Top Chop: Seasoned Chef Takes the Cake at Red Oak
Having worked at high-class restaurants such as the Capital One Eleven in Little Rock and Warren Stephens’ award-winning and exclusive Alotian Club in western Pulaski County, Matías de Matthaeis is definitely in his element as executive chef at Saracen Casino…
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Little Rock Mayor Modifies Sales Tax Proposal
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn an informal meeting with the Little Rock Board of Directors on July 27, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. proposed a 1% increase to the city’s sales tax, with the objective of creating a ballot initiative to be voted on in…
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Arkansas Virtual Academy Opens New Education Hub in Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA), a tuition-free, online K-12 public charter school providing personalized education, opened its new 24,450-square-foot education hub in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The new education center will provide space for in-person student activities, testing…
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Up to $25,000 in Grants Available for Tornado Recovery Efforts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Community Foundation has revealed the availability of grants for up to $25,000 to support organizations with programs or projects that are working on long-term tornado recovery efforts in Cross, Lonoke or Pulaski counties. “Help is still needed for many…
Drew Dorsey Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Pulaski County Born and raised in Little Rock, Drew Dorsey is a graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock.…
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Multi-Use Greenways in the Works for Central Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMetroplan, an association of local governments in central Arkansas, has announced an ambitious system of connective pathways called the Central Arkansas Regional Greenways Plan, which will guide investment towards a world-class, multi-use pathway network spanning Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline…
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In Case You Missed It: Gov. Sanders Extends Tax Deadline
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order on April 4 to extend the tax deadline for a number of counties in light of the destruction caused by storms and tornadoes on March 31. On April 10, Sanders issued another…