pandemic

The trucking industry has rarely been so valued as during the pandemic, when grocery stores and other retailers were struggling to keep the shelves stocked with toilet paper, paper towels, sanitizer, meat, appliances and laptop computers. In the past, most…

It’s taken a global pandemic to help alter the image of the truck driver from the pot-bellied, amphetamine-guzzling road hog portrayed in movies to the hero who braves the virus to deliver necessary goods to stores. Truckers first took a…

Arkansas will no longer participate in the federal supplemental unemployment assistance program after June. Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services to cease its participation in the federal program after June 26. He attributed this decision…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson is discontinuing his weekly COVID-19 briefings. Hutchinson announced that his Tuesday, May 4 briefing would be his final briefing dedicated specifically to COVID-19. However, he stated that he would be continuing to hold weekly news conferences. “I…

McDonald’s restaurants in Arkansas are expected to begin ramping up employment efforts with a goal of adding thousands of new employees this summer. Over the next three months, McDonald’s is aiming to hire 3,034 new employees across Arkansas. This includes…

The Little Rock Board of Directors has voted to extend the COVID-19 emergency declaration for an additional four months. With this extension, the declaration will continue through August 31. While the declaration has been extended, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. will…

Active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas  have dropped by more than 120 on Monday. The Arkansas Department of Health reported that there are 1,789 active COVID-19 cases in the state as of Monday, April 19. This is a decrease of 121…

There are now fewer than 2,000 active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, according to the latest Arkansas Department of Health report. The Health Department reported 1,773 active cases on Monday, March 29, a drop of 172 cases from Sunday. The active…

As we have rounded the corner past the anniversary of the start of the pandemic – I still remember thinking, “Oh, we’ll all get a nice two weeks off to relax, and then it’s back to the grind” – it’s…

Active cases continue to fall slightly in Arkansas, dipping by 67 on Wednesday. In the latest Arkansas Department of Health report, the active case count dropped by 67 to 2,808. There were 1,942 confirmed active cases on Wednesday, a drop…