Stories from Tuesday, April 21, 2020

There are 1,990 positive cases of COVID-19 in the state of Arkansas. There have been 27,204 tested with 25,214 being negative. There have been 799 recoveries and 42 deaths. According to the Arkansas Department of Health website, every county in Arkansas except Fulton, Calhoun, Little River and Montgomery have at least one positive case...

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) supported the Senate’s approval of $320 billion in additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to assist Arkansas small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. “The Paycheck Protection Program is an important tool to help Arkansas small businesses remain operational during the coronavirus pandemic and viable in the future. ...

IMPORTANT NOTICE from State Representative Johnny Rye Beginning at the end of April, all person that are self-employed, such as hairdressers, barbers, plumbers, electricians, etc. will be allowed to apply for assistance. The state computer has not installed the program as of today, but we hope to have the program in place by the end of the week. Keep informed because assistance is coming very quickly to our self-employed folks...