Stories from Saturday, May 16, 2020

Two months. Life has changed in the last two months. Two months of staying home, wearing masks, disinfecting surfaces, washing hands, experiencing food and supply shortages. Two months of listening to experts real and imagined give hard advice and warn of dire consequences. We have missed birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, funerals, and worship services. Businesses have closed; thousands of people have lost jobs. Thousands more have lost their lives. All in two months...

Meeting via the GoToMeeting digital platform Tuesday, the Great River Economic Development Foundation recommended that the Mississippi County Quorum Court fund an additional $800,000 in incentives for Nucor Steel Arkansas to hire locally during its expansion...