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Nov 6, 2024 · Entertainers raise hurricane benefit funds. Ashley County churches and entertainers raised $3,000 with a Gospel benefit concert in Centennial Park last Saturday. The lineup included The Mount Zion Thicket Pickers, The Culp Brothers …
Quorum Court adopts resolution signaling support for GP project
1 day ago · The Ashley County Quorum Court voted Nov. 12 to adopt a resolution signaling their support for a potential $130 million economic development investment. Crossett Economic Development Foundation Director Mike Smith presented the resolution on behalf of Georgia Pacific. GP mill manager Deb Coduto was also at the meeting, along with several others.
Legislators looking at keeping insurance rates down
1 day ago · BEN GILMORE. Arkansas legislators have been hearing from constituents about the rising costs of homeowners insurance premiums, so during the 2025 session they will explore numerous options for holding down rate increases. At a recent meeting of the Senate a nd House Committees on Insurance and Commerce, top officials of the Arkansas Insurance ...
Commission approves rezoning request, clearing way for apartments
Oct 9, 2024 · The Crossett Planning Commission voted Oct. 3 to approve a zoning change request that will clear the way for the construction of 12 new apartments and the development of a connected gated apartment complex near Crossett High School. In requesting the zoning change for the former America’s Best Value Inn hotel site, property owner Doug Webb ...
Illinois stays unbeaten by pulling away from Oakland
12 hours ago · Sophomore center Tomislav Ivisic scored 20 points with six rebounds and four steals as Illinois claimed a 66-54 nonconference victory over Oakland (Michigan) on Wednesday night in Champaign, Ill. Ben Humrichous added 10 points and six rebounds for Illinois (3-0), which shot a season-low 41.8 percent from the field and committed 18 turnovers ...
Early voting for Nov. 5 election going strong | News ...
Oct 30, 2024 · A week before the Nov. 5 Presidential election, Ashley County’s voters are already flooding the polls. County Clerk Christie Martin said that as of Tuesday afternoon 3,228 voters — or 31 percent of the county’s entire electorate — had already cast ballots. “We are way over what we banked on the primary,” Martin said.
Study shows post-Covid stay-at-home lifestyle ‘new normal’
Oct 31, 2024 · Not going out is the “new normal” post-Covid, according to a new study. Compared with just before the pandemic, researchers found that people are spending nearly an hour less a day doing activities outside the home. The trend is a lasting consequence of the pandemic, say scientists. The study reveals an overall drop since 2019 of around 51 ...
Ashley County, majority of state under burn ban | News ...
VERSHAL HOGAN. Oct 16, 2024. 0. Ashley County is one of 47 Arkansas counties currently under a burn ban. Ashley County Judge Jim Hudson officially signed the order issuing the local ban on “all outdoor and open burning, grilling and shooting or discharging any type of fireworks” on Oct. 11. Like other such similar bans, the order says that ...
49ers finally on target to edge Buccaneers 23-20 | National ...
3 days ago · Jake Moody found redemption on a 44-yard field goal as time expired as the visiting San Francisco 49ers finished off a 23-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in the return of Christian McCaffrey. Moody had earlier missed field goals of 49, 50 and 44, with the final one of the bunch coming with 3:09 remaining.