Stories from Friday, August 14, 2020

Poinsett County has had 319 active cases with 106 cases still active. There have been 209 recoveries, four deaths and 2,776 negative tests.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will offer an additional 3,828 acres of prime waterfowl hunting opportunity during the 2020-21 waterfowl season, thanks to the expansion of the Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Easement Program. The program allows rice producers to enroll fields to increase waterfowl habitat near popular public waterfowl-hunting areas and to offer limited public hunting opportunities on private rice fields through an online drawing...

While the state continues to grapple with the health and economic impacts from COVID-19, Entergy Arkansas is implementing an Enhanced Customer Assistance Plan that includes offering flexible options to extend time to pay with payment arrangements, and waiving late fees, if applicable. As part of this plan, any customer experiencing financial hardship is eligible to take up to 12 months to pay a current bill and/or unpaid balances...

Governor Hutchinson has proclaimed August as Arkansas Catfish Month. During a ceremony today at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, agriculture leaders, industry partners, and Arkansas catfish industry representatives joined Secretary Wes Ward for the Arkansas Catfish Month proclamation presentation. The proclamation highlights the state’s catfish industry and its value to Arkansas’s economy and agriculture industry. The full proclamation can be found, here...