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ARDOT to Cut a Ribbon on New Mulberry River Bridge

FRANKLIN AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES| January 23, 2025 The public is invited to join elected officials, members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, Arkansas Department of Transportation officials and other community leaders at 11 a.m. Friday, Janu…

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ARDOT to Cut a Ribbon on New Mulberry River Bridge

FRANKLIN AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES| January 23, 2025 The public is invited to join elected officials, members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, Arkansas Department of Transportation officials and other community leaders at 11 a.m. Friday, Janu…

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ARDOT to Host Public Involvement Meeting to Discuss Proposed Bridge Replacements on Highway 96 (Sebastian County) and Highway 378 (Scott County)

SCOTT AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES | January 22, 2025 | Job 040869 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct a public involvement meeting Tuesday, January 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed replacement of the bridge o…

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Baptist Health – Van Buren Recognized by the Arkansas

Department of Health with State Stroke Designation Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has recognized Baptist Health Medical Center – Van Buren as an Arkansas Stroke Ready Hospital (ArSRH). “With stroke, every second cou…

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ASP ARRESTS FORMER JONESBORO POLICE OFFICER

January 22, 2025 Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested former Jonesboro Police Officer Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, of Brookland, on Tuesday, January 21, 2024. He faces felony charges of Ag…

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ASP CID INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN GASSVILLE

January 21, 2025 GASSVILLE, Ark. —  The Gassville Police Department (GPD) has requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred in their city. On Monday, January 20, 20…

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Arkansas Department of Transportation Sending Help as Winter Storm Hits Louisiana

ALL COUNTIES | January 20, 2025 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has deployed its Strike Team from central Arkansas and other snowplow and salt brine tanker drivers from three of its southern districts to assist the Louisiana Depa…

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Long-time OGC Director Announces Retirement

NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Lawrence E. Bengal, director of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) for the past 20 years and the first Chief Administrator of Energy for the Department of Energy and Environment (E&E), has announced his plans to retire …

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PULASKI COUNTY PROSECUTOR CLEARS TROOPER IN USE OF DEADLY FORCE TO DISABLE STOLEN BUS

January 17, 2025 The Pulaski County Prosecutor’s Office has cleared Arkansas State Police Sgt. Gabe Monroe of any wrongdoing in his use of deadly force to disable a stolen bus in August of 2024. Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Will Jo…

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Jerry Halsey Appointed to Arkansas State Highway Commission

ALL COUNTIES | January 17, 2025 Jerry Halsey, of Jonesboro, was appointed to the Arkansas State Highway Commission by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Halsey fills the empty member seat following Chairman Alec Farmer completing his 10-year term…

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