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  • - Arkansas Department of Human Services

DCFS Launches Statewide Hiring Campaign to Recruit Child Welfare Professionals

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is launching a new statewide hiring campaign to recruit qualified professionals for critical child welfare positions. The campaign aims to fill essential vacancies throughout the state that further DCFS’ mission to protect children and stre…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Temporary Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled on Highway71B in Rogers

BENTON COUNTY | August 24, 2026  Highway 71B (West Walnut Street) between Highway 94 (8th Street) and 45th Street will have temporary eastbound and westbound overnight lane closures nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Tuesday night, August 25, through Wednesday morning, September 9. Weather permitting, closures will begin with the outside eastb…

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ADEM APPOINTS JOHN HOGUE AS NEW STATE FIRE MARSHAL

August 24, 2026 John Hogue NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management has appointed John Hogue as the next State Fire Marshal, bringing 32 years of specialized experience in fire, explosion, and hazardous materials investigations to the role. His extensive investigative background, statewide operational experience, and …

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ASP CORPORAL RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH DWI ON DUTY

August 23, 2026 MONTICELLO, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Corporal John M. Parker, 45, of Camden,  resigned August 23, 2026. ASP Troopers arrested Paker on August 21, 2026, following a single-vehicle wreck he had on duty and in his ASP vehicle. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests conducted by ASP indicated impairment, and Parker was charged with…

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ASP CORPORAL RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH DWI ON DUTY

August 23, 2026 MONTICELLO, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Corporal John M. Parker, 45, of Camden,  resigned August 23, 2026. ASP Troopers arrested Paker on August 21, 2026, following a single-vehicle wreck he had on duty and in his ASP vehicle. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests conducted by ASP indicated impairment, and Parker was charged with…

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ASP CORPORAL CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED ON DUTY, PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

August 22, 2026 MONTICELLO, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Corporal John M. Parker was arrested on August 21, 2026, after a single-vehicle wreck he had on duty and in his ASP vehicle. The wreck occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 278 near Monticello. Parker was not injured. Parker, 45, of Camden, was charged with Driving While Intoxicat…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

ARDOT Expands Street Smart Children’s Road Safety Education Program for 2026-27 School Year

ALL COUNTIES | August 21, 2025 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has launched Phase Two of its award-winning children’s road safety education program known as Street Smart – developed in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Street Smart Phase One launched ahead of the 2025-26 school year with classroom materi…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Vandenberg Boulevard Closure Scheduled at Highway 67/167 (Interstate 57) in Jacksonville

PULASKI COUNTY | August 21, 2026 Construction to widen Highway 67/167 (Interstate 57) to six lanes between Main Street and Vandenberg Boulevard in Jacksonville requires a temporary closure of Vandenberg Boulevard between John Harden Drive and TP White Drive from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly starting Tuesday night, August 25 through Thursday morning, Au…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Overnight Closures Scheduled on MLK Jr. Boulevard in Fayetteville

WASHINGTON COUNTY | August 20, 2026 Overnight closures are scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Highway 62) in Fayetteville under Interstate 49 (I-49) from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly starting Monday night, August 24 through Friday morning, August 28. Weather permitting, the closures will allow crews to demo and remove the old southbound I-…

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ASP CORPORAL HONORED AS MVCI ASSOCIATION OFFICER OF THE YEAR

August 19, 2026 Cpl. Chris Short ATLANTA — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Cpl. Chris Short has been named 2025 Officer of the Year by the Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction (MVCI) Association. He received the award earlier this month, during the annual MVCI Association Conference in Atlanta. The award recognizes a sworn, full-time law enforcement off…

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ASP CORPORAL HONORED AS MVCI ASSOCIATION OFFICER OF THE YEAR

August 19, 2026 Cpl. Chris Short ATLANTA — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Cpl. Chris Short has been named 2025 Officer of the Year by the Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction (MVCI) Association. He received the award earlier this month, during the annual MVCI Association Conference in Atlanta. The award recognizes a sworn, full-time law enforcement off…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Temporary Closure Scheduled on Highway 344

COLUMBIA COUNTY | August 19, 2026  Highway 344, approximately one mile northwest of the Highway 371/344 junction west of Magnolia, will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, August 20. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to replace a pipe underneath Highway 344. Highway 344 will be open to local traffic only on either side of th…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Temporary Closure Scheduled on Highway 344

COLUMBIA COUNTY | August 19, 2026  Highway 344, approximately one mile northwest of the Highway 371/344 junction west of Magnolia, will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, August 20. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to replace a pipe underneath Highway 344. Highway 344 will be open to local traffic only on either side of th…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Deadline Extended for Forestry Cost-Share Programs

LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has extended the application deadline for the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program and the Southeast Arkansas Hardwood Reforestation Program. Applications for both cost‑share programs will now be accepted through August 28, 2026. Southern Pine Beetle Prevention ProgramThe Southern Pine Bee…

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CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY THIS LABOR DAY: DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER

August 19, 2026 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — From August 21 through September 7, 2026, state and local law enforcement agencies across Arkansas will join the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the nationwide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The campaign’s goal is…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

ARDOT to Cut a Ribbon on Springdale Bypass Phase Two and XNA Connector Road

WASHINGTON AND BENTON COUNTIES | August 18, 2026 The public is invited to join the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and members of the Arkansas Highway Commission, elected officials, community stakeholders, and project partners at 9 a.m. Friday, September 4, for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating completion of two significant transp…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Arkansas Department of Agriculture Launches New Active Wildfire Dashboard

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansans can now see where wildfires are burning and how the state is responding, as it happens. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new active wildfire dashboard that provides real-time information on wildfires the Department is currently responding to. The dashboard is available here and offers the public a cl…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism

Meet the Guide: A Q&A with Natural State Fishing’s Eric Watts, a Verified Guide ARK Professional

Below is a Q & A with Eric Watts, owner of Natural State Fishing and Guide ARK guide. More details on Natural State Fishing can be found at naturalstatefishing.com. More about Guide ARK can be found at arkansas.com/plan-your-trip/plan/guide-ark-program. –In a nutshell, how would you describe Natural State Fishing to those seeking a guide? Natur…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism

Meet the Guide: A Q&A with Natural State Fishing’s Eric Watts, a Verified Guide ARK Professional

Below is a Q & A with Eric Watts, owner of Natural State Fishing and Guide ARK guide. More details on Natural State Fishing can be found at naturalstatefishing.com. More about Guide ARK can be found at arkansas.com/plan-your-trip/plan/guide-ark-program. –In a nutshell, how would you describe Natural State Fishing to those seeking a guide? Natur…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Closure Scheduled on Highway 304 near Delaplaine

GREENE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES | August 17, 2026 Highway 304 between Morris Road and County Road 102 near Delaplaine is scheduled to close from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 19. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to repair a cross drain. The road will remain open to local traffic only on either side of the closure. To reach the eas…

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