Stories from Thursday, April 16, 2020

The body of an elderly Marked Tree man will be sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab after being discovered Thursday morning, according to the Arkansas State Police. Johnny Mack Rhoads, 87, was discovered in the 100 block of Brigance Street around 9 a.m., Arkansas State Police Public Information Specialist Bill Sadler said. ...

As of 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, there are 1,620 positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, 85 people in the hospital, 548 recoveries, and 37 deaths. Both Governor Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith again addressed questions regarding life in Arkansas after the peak of COVID-19. Hutchinson said he’ll received an update from his medical advisory group on Friday...

As of Thursday morning, the SBA has notified lenders that the current appropriation of funds for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been completely utilized. While we cannot say with certainty, we are hopeful that an agreement will be reached quickly on an increase in funding to the program...