Seal Solar has flipped the switch on the state's largest county-owned solar array. The 5,400-panel system is part of Washington County 's $8 million energy efficiency measures, lead by Johnson Controls. The solar project includes solar panels on two county buildings and a solar array on 2.5 acres in south Fayetteville.

There are a number of entertainment opportunities this weekend. Becca Martin-Brown, the features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , tells us Crystal Bridges, Theatre Squared and Silver Dollar City are among the organizations providing entertainment during the pandemic.

As Arkansas moves towards phase two reopening next Monday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 during his coronavirus response briefing. Washington and Benton Counties continue to have the most new cases with 143 and 78 respectively. Secretary of Health Nate Smith says 93 percent of the Washington County cases are in Springdale. There were an additional six deaths in the most recent 24-hour monitoring period, bringing the state’s total of fatal cases of the virus

I n a three-part series supported by the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, multimedia reporter Anna Stitt takes an extensive look at the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had in Arkansas prisons. In the last three months, nearly 1,200 inmates in four state prisons have tested positive for COVID-19. At least 134 staff working at eight state prisons have also tested positive. The final report of this series, examines the past and future of the Cummins Unit,

In today's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics speaks with Mervin Jebaraj, the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas, about the state's economy, which he says has faired better than expected during the pandemic.

After six years at the helm, Blake Robertson is retiring as president of Northwest Technical Institute June 13. During the last year, NWTI has started construction on a welding center and an ammonia refrigeration and industrial maintence center, the first new buildings constructed on campus in about 20 years. Jim Rollins, former superintendent for Springdale Public Schools, will take over as president July 1.

Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced the state will begin moving into phase two of reopening on Monday, which means further easing of restrictions for businesses like restaurants that will be able to start operating at two-thirds indoor capacity. The governor also reported 288 additional cases of COVID-19 saying there was no evidence the new cases are related to the first phase of reopening. Pulaski, Washington and Benton Counties saw the greatest numbers of new cases and Hutchinson said the

On Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the formation of the Task Force to Advance the State of Law Enforcement in Arkansas following weeks of protests in the state and across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The task force is made up of 18 members including Black Lives Matter activists and law enforcement officials, as well as city and state leaders. We speak with KenDrell Collins, an assistant federal public defender, and Jimmy

In a three-part series supported by the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, multimedia reporter Anna Stitt takes an extensive look at the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had in Arkansas prisons. In the last three months, nearly 1,200 inmates in four state prisons have tested positive for COVID-19. At least 134 staff working at eight state prisons have also tested positive. In part two , Stitt tells us about the largest outbreak of the virus at the Cummins

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