In our latest Business As Unusual feature, Tyler Eck, proprietor of Honed In NWA , sharpens everything from cutlery to garden tools. He demonstrates his trade inside his mobile workshop on historic Rutherford Farm in rural northwest Fayetteville where patrons can safely drop off items.

The Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View isn't as lively as previous springs. To make up for the loss of live music the center is teaming up with Ozarks Highlands Radio and Stone County-based Stone Bank for an online showcase of music on May 28.

In late February, the University of Arkansas Rome Center closed its campus and directed students to return home. Then the university suspened all study abroad programs through this summer. Starting May 26, the Rome Center will offer virtual courses using interactive technology, video tours and interviews as an alternative for the nearly 150 students who would have been travelling to the campus this summer.

During today's coronavirus response briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the state will be adopting a plan to eventually test the enirety of the nursing home community. The state also reported an increase of 110 cases of COVID-19 from the day before as it continues to ramp up testing to reach the governor's goal of 60,000 tests before the end of the month. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website is still down pending a review of the security breach reported on Friday. Hutchinson also

Tens of thousands of self-employed Arkansans have encountered obstacles over the past weeks applying online and by phone for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance cash payments. Recipients were promised relief this week. But over the weekend the PUA web portal had to be shut down after a coding problem was discovered , adding a new layer of controversy.

The Arkansas Ready for Business program ran into issues from the start when Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Commerce Secretary Mike Preston announced the initiative on April 29. The website for the program went live before the initial funding got approval from the Arkansas Legislative Council and the money ran out in under an hour leading some to speculate about the fairness of the process. Republican lawmakers questioned Preston Friday and on Monday, the Democratic Party of Arkansas called for

Since its founding in 1970, Special Olympics Arkansas has grown to serve more than 15,000 athletes around the state. Although COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of events like this week's Summer Games, the nonprofit is still honoring athletes and delivering programs in new ways.

Our Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds says the # had a long, odd history long before social media.

Dr. Nate Smith, Arkansas's Secretary of Health, is familiar to regular viewers of the daily coronavirus response briefings from Little Rock. He recently sat down with Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , to discuss the pandemic, the potential for a vaccine and the possibility of students returning to school in the fall.

During Monday's coronavirus response briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed a breach of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website set up by the state to aid self-employed Arkansans. The website was taken down over the weekend after it became apparent that applicants' personal financial information could be discovered and possibly compromised. There has been debate about whether the report of the possible exposure of sensitive data is a crime or a whistleblower complaint. The governor