By Maddison Smith | Aspiring JournalistDelta Digital News Service After last year’s tornado ripped through town, the committee has been offered a chance to apply for a grant to help pay for a multi-purpose safe room in Jonesboro. “The grant is a 75% to 25% match and it has to be used for tornado, related mitigation expenses,” Chairman Josh Longmire said.
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Cottages provide residence for small households
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It’s uncommon for a small town to reach such a low ISO rating.
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Residents make several requests amongst pandemic
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Coronavirus creates new meeting habits
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Water volleyball league in the works
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Court grants summary judgment in city’s favor
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Plans promise more jobs
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Focus on liens, unsafe and vacant structures, vacant lots
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by Kimberely Blackburn Delta Digital News Service PARAGOULD – The Arkansas Highway Transportation Department recently approved a grant to partially fund the first leg of an urban greenway for the city of Paragould. AHTD’s grant provides 80 percent of the approximately $580,000 project. Mayor Mike Gaskill and the City Council’s approval provides the remainder from the city’s reserve funds. Greene
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by Kirsten May Courtesy of A-State Department of Media Arkansas voters passed an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that will lengthen term limits for elected county officials from two years to four years. As Kirsten May explains, people in those positions think this will help them be more effective. JONESBORO — Now even though the new term limits won’t go
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