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The Arkansas State Police, in collaboration with the Arkansas Trucking Association, is helping to address a backlog of trained, professional truck drivers that are urgently needed to fill a deficit of some 80,000 truck driving jobs nationwide, as announced by…

More than 19,000 COVID-19 tests were reported on Friday, Dec. 18. According to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, this is a record high in Arkansas for a single day of testing. There were 13,816 PCR tests reported by the Arkansas Department of…

Two Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurs have been selected by Endeavor as part of its 7th Virtual International Selection Panel (ISP). Kevin Clark and Jeremy Wilson, representing NowDiagnostics, were selected to join Endeavor’s international network of entrepreneurs. In total, nine entrepreneurs were selected,…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson started his daily press conference today (Sept. 1) by reminding Arkansans that they have 30 days to complete the census, stating that participating in the census is our “constitutional responsibility as citizens.” Today’s active cases are up…

Now that in-person instruction has resumed in Arkansas schools, it is more important than ever to have an adequate level of COVID-19 testing. Without extensive testing, health experts cannot determine the level of community spread or give a reliable forecast.…

As schools across Arkansas prepare to reopen on Aug. 24, state officials are asking local district leaders to communicate with the Arkansas Department of Health and Arkansas Department of Education for guidance amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced…

The state of Arkansas has reached a cumulative number of 45,381 COVID-19 cases with 784 new cases today (Aug. 4).  Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported at his daily press conference that Pulaski County had the highest number of new cases with…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported 787 new COVID-19 cases in the state of Arkansas at his daily press conference today (Aug. 3), bringing the cumulative number to 44,597.  Sebastian County had the highest number of new cases with 87, Washington County…

The number of COVID-19 tests increased significantly over the last 24 hours, and the positive case rate has stayed flat, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. However, he admitted there is still more work to be done. Since yesterday, there have…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported 791 new COVID-19 cases in the state of Arkansas today (July 30), bringing the cumulative number of 41,559. While the number of hospitalizations has decreased by four to 504, the number of related deaths has increased…