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One week before classes begin in the district, the Watson Chapel School Board on Monday unanimously passed a resolution granting Superintendent Andrew Curry the ability to require everyone on campuses or in school vehicles to wear face coverings while an injunction against Arkansas Act 1002 remains in effect.
A Pulaski County judge Friday barred authorities from enforcing the state's recently enacted ban on government mask mandates for the time being.
A community group is rallying for technicians and repair people as they look to open a ‘Repair Shop’ type facility.
The 14 larger Arkansas cities receiving nearly $209 million in federal pandemic recovery funds aren't looking a gift horse in the mouth — even one that comes with 150 pages of riding instructions.
Open the court, Judge Fox Open the court, Judge Fox I, like the Democrat-Gazette, and many others are stunned by Circuit Judge Tim Fox’s decision to prevent public attendance at a court hearing Friday on who’s qualified or not to apply for a casino permit in Pope County. I can only guess this is an in-your-face gesture by Fox toward County Judge Barry Hyde, who’s continued to impose health guidelines on county buildings, including the courthouse. But as Hyde has said, he doesn’t intend to prevent attendance at court hearings (certainly not virtual hearings, which Fox refuses to hol...