Searcy County, AR

A portion of north central Arkansas is expected to have internet access more available through assistance from the federal government. Arkansas Telephone Company, Inc., of Clinton has been awarded a grant of nearly $12 million from the United States Department of Agriculture to provide high-speed internet access in Searcy and Van Buren counties.

Four area boil orders were recently lifted by the Arkansas Department of Health, and three others remain in effect. The West Stone County Water Association’s boil order in Stone and Searcy counties is no longer in effect. Boil orders for Mountain View Waterworks, the Richwoods Water Association and Pleasant Grove were also lifted Friday.

The newly released unemployment numbers from the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services and the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center show little change from April. In Baxter County, the rate is at 3%, down from 3.1% in the previous month. Baxter County’s rate is tied for the 17th lowest out...

Another boil water order has been issued in Baxter County. The order was put in effect Friday for portions of the Brunner Hill Water Association. The boil order includes Brunner Hill customers in the Koso Point area and the area from the old water office at Dolph to the end of the line toward Fulton County.

Four more boil orders were issued in the area Wednesday, including for the city of Briarcliff. The entire Briarcliff Waterworks system is under a boil order following a water main break. In Stone County, a portion of the Mountain View Waterworks is under a boil order. The area includes customers...

Two boil water orders have been issued in the Twin Lakes Area, and three others remain in effect. A boil order has been issued for the Starlight Estates subdivision in Baxter County. The order was issued following a water line break. Another order has been issued for customers of the...