Stories from Tuesday, May 12, 2020

As of 9:45 a.m. this morning, the Arkansas Department of Health website has the following information on COVID-19 for the state. There have been 4,043 positive tests (894 active) with 3,149 recoveries and 94 deaths. There have been 70,323 tested with 66,280 tests being negative...

Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, update the public on the state’s response to the coronavirus, including the latest cases of COVID-19 and deaths. Dr. Nate Smith announced Tuesday, that there are 849 active cases statewide...

Jimmy “Jim” Handy, 73, of Cherokee Village, Ark. passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. He was born July 4, 1946 in Gadsden, Ala. to Jim and Myrtle (Ramsey) Lee. He was retired from Roach Conveyors and was a member of the United States National Guard. In his life, Jim enjoyed woodworking and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents Jim and Myrtle and one son, Rodney Lee...