Thousands of unemployment claims remain locked by the state
Fraud prevention efforts by the Division of Workforce Services have slowed the flow of aid to jobless Arkansans.
Incarcerated, infected and ignored: inside the Cummins prison outbreak
Inmates at Arkansas's Cummins Unit say guards treated them like “lepers” as COVID-19 tore through the penitentiary.
No shelter in place: Conway renter says landlord tried to illegally force him out of his home
“His landlord began a campaign to terrorize him,” renter's attorney says.
Renters face eviction threats during pandemic
At least 100 civil eviction complaints have been filed for nonpayment of rent in the state in the month of April, according to an analysis by an expert in housing law, a figure that represents a significant undercount in the total number of eviction actions because of limitations in tracking.
‘We’re not essential, we’re expendable’
Arkansas poultry plants see 64 COVID-19 cases and at least one death.
Get Shift Done: new program employs displaced restaurant workers at food banks
On March 20, the Arkansas Foodbank had to suspend its volunteer operations as part of statewide efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and the organization began seeking ways to fill that gap — even in the face of a swiftly escalating demand for food aid. Enter Get Shift Done, a platform that contracts service industry workers in need of a paycheck to come in and box up food for hunger relief organizations.
Failure-to-pay warrants put people at risk of arrest, advocates say
From March 17 to April 17, the Garland County District Court issued 2,376 warrants for failure to pay fines and fees, according to the state Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The number of warrants in Garland County far outpaces those issued by other counties in the same time period: Crittenden County issued 48 warrants on the West Memphis docket, and Pulaski County issued 62 on the Little Rock docket.
Test surge announcement surprises hospitals
Faced with mounting criticism about the limited amount of COVID-19 testing in the state, Governor Hutchinson on Thursday afternoon announced plans for a “testing surge” across the state today and tomorrow.
Locally made PPE
Helps protect health care workers and civilians.
The economic fallout of COVID-19: A rural hospital in Mountain Home struggles to survive
Baxter Regional Medical Center has not yet had a confirmed case of COVID-19, but the Mountain Home hospital is nevertheless feeling the impacts of the pandemic.
Campuses struggle to feed students
Pandemic adds barrier upon barriers.
Farmers markets, closed by virus, turn to apps and drive-thrus
Down markets.