Corporate profits going up, as is homelessness
Gas prices have more than doubled since the beginning of 2021 while the top five oil companies alone—Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips—brought in...
Infections and vaccines are evolving
In early July the number of active cases of Covid-19 was increasing rapidly in Arkansas going up from 10,141 on June 27 to 11,985...
Adjusting to higher prices
Inflation is making it harder to make ends meet.
“We have cut back in ways we never knew we could cut back,” former alderman Laura...
Antiviral medicines could be a ‘game changer’
Arkansas added more than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 each day for several days before this past weekend, and active cases increased to 10,141...
Hospital optimistic despite hurdles
Commissioners at the June 20 meeting of the Hospital Commission heard mostly promising news about hospital operations, but Covid cases are also on the...
Council bypasses dam stone glitch
With two approvals and a discussion, city council sped through a short agenda on Monday.
Mayor Butch Berry brought a resolution requesting that alderman waive...
CAPC collections and clicks surge
City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s June 22 meeting was dominated by staff reports that were nothing but glowing.
In financials, the May cash balance sits...
New airport manager suggests fuel system upgrades
The Carroll County Airport Commission met last Friday, and officially welcomed new airport manager Alan Hoos.
Hoos had been hired several weeks earlier in an...
Parks commissioner count dwindles
With only a minimum quorum, Parks commissioners set up officer replacements and committee members.
Commissioner Bren Marshall was nominated and voted in as commission vice-chair...
Holiday Island Council keeps up with updates
Holiday Island City Council’s June 21 meeting was mostly filled with updates to ongoing items with a single resolution made.
Resolution 2022-008, which was approved...