COVID-19
Arkanansas woke up with an addition of more positive cases of the Coronavirus in Arkansas with the number climbing to 118 cases and Sebastian county being added to the counties with positive cases....
Citing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, as well as the high number of flu cases reported in the state over the past few months, administrators with the University of Arkansas...
Arkansas PBS announced today a plan in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to broadcast streamlined, curriculum-based programming for the state’s pre-K through 8th grade...
Small businesses in Arkansas are now being offered relief in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic that has effectively put the economic pinch on businesses in the United States, especially small...
By Tracy Courage
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts:
Arkansas Poultry Chain Project teaches youth how to raise small flocks
Some 25,000 baby chickens will be distributed April...
By Mary Hightower
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast facts
March 26 webinar to discuss pandemic effects on cattle industry
Webinar features experts in economics, finances, forage...
By Mary Hightower
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts:
Parents should maintain as much normalcy as possible
Children will remember feelings more than facts
Avoid exaggeration...
The Arkansas Department of Health is working closely with the Arkansas Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Healthcare Association to address cases of COVID-19 in three nursing homes across...
Upon the recommendation of the UA System Board of Trustees on Thursday, UAM announced it will postpone the May 8 spring commencement exercises on the Monticello campus. May graduates will be invited...
Little Rock, Ark. (March 20, 2020) – Arkansas Community Foundation is accepting proposals for $1,000 mini-grants for organizations responding to the immediate needs of vulnerable populations affected...
The Arkansas National Guard takes the responsibility to protect the safety and health of our Soldiers and Airmen seriously. The virulent spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has...
Positive cases jumped from 33 yesterday to 62 today. There are now positive cases in 20 counties. No positive cases found in Drew County yet. In Southeast Arkansas it has been identified in Bradley,...
While taking extra precautions to prevent infection and the spread of the COVID-19 virus, don’t forget to be safe online. Con artists have been creating thousands of websites daily, knowing that...
Little Rock, Ark. (March 19, 2020) – The current COVID-19 outbreak and the use of social distancing in responding to it have produced an immediate need for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and...
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Press Release
Amid the daily headlines of negative news regarding COVID-19, it’s important to take stock of positive news. Like World War II, Americans now need to...
The Arkansas Bankers Association (ABA) is working closely with its member banks across the state in proactively addressing the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
As the COVID-19...
Monticello Library is offering Binge Boxes to the community of Drew County during this time of quarantine and social distancing. Each one contains a collection of DVDs based on a theme/actor! Call...
The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) is warning citizens that there are persons who are impersonating employees of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
While the citizens of Monticello and Drew County practice non pharmaceutical interventions, the most vulnerable citizens, our senior population, can easily be put in the precarious situation of...
Postponements, cancelations and closings are happening all over the US as the death toll from the Little Corona Virus, which causes COVID-19, has climbed to 100, one death as close as Louisiana....