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2 days ago · Tourism industry continues flourishing. Oct 30, 2024. The Arkansas tourism industry continues to flourish and is soon to surpass $10 billion in economic impact, according to the most recent report from the state Parks, Heritage and Tourism Department. National Entertainment.
Ingevity announces plans to close Crossett facility
Jul 31, 2024 Updated Jul 31, 2024. 0. Ingevity announced Thursday that it will close its Crossett facility in August. The announcement said that the decision was part of the company’s plan to simplify its manufacturing footprint for oleo-based and crude tall oil chemical refining as part of a “repositioning” to improve business performance.
Afghan man arrested for plotting US election day attack
Oct 8, 2024 · Stefani Reynolds. An Afghan man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an attack on US election day on behalf of the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested on Monday in the western US state of Oklahoma and has been charged with attempting to provide material support to IS.
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Nov 6, 2024 · Entertainers raise hurricane benefit funds. Ashley County churches and entertainers raised $3,000 with a Gospel benefit concert in Centennial Park last Saturday. The lineup included The Mount Zion Thicket Pickers, The Culp Brothers …
State budget hearings ongoing, open to the public | Opinion ...
Oct 9, 2024 · As the legislative session approaches, the General Assembly takes the time to assess the state’s current fiscal situation and evaluate budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year. This year’s budget hearings were scheduled to commence on Oct. 8 and will run through Nov. 21. Held in the MAC building behind the Capitol, these hearings are ...
Sri Lanka recovering faster than expected: World Bank
Oct 10, 2024 · Traders at a vegetable market in Colombo; the World Bank says the island's 2022 economic crisis almost doubled the number of people pushed into poverty. Idrees MOHAMMED. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's economy was recovering faster than expected, the World Bank said Thursday, doubling the island's growth forecast to 4.4 percent for 2024.
Commission approves rezoning request, clearing way for apartments
Oct 9, 2024. 0. The Crossett Planning Commission voted Oct. 3 to approve a zoning change request that will clear the way for the construction of 12 new apartments and the development of a connected gated apartment complex near Crossett High School. In requesting the zoning change for the former America’s Best Value Inn hotel site, property ...
Candidate who died will remain on Nov. 5 ballot | News ...
Oct 9, 2024 · A candidate for Justice of the Peace in Ashley County will remain on the ballot even though he has died. Ricky Sims of Crossett qualified for the District 8 Justice of the Peace as a Democratic candidate earlier this year, and is on the Nov. 5 ballot for the race against Republican Bob Rush. Sims died Sept. 30 at Baptist Health Medical Center ...
Two die, one injured following Ashley County wreck
Sep 23, 2020 Updated Sep 23, 2020. 0. Two men were killed and a third was injured in a single-vehicle wreck on rural Ashley 12 Tuesday evening. Daveion Feazell, 20, of Monticello, and George Norrell, 21, of Hamburg died in the incident, while William Whitaker, 32, of Crossett was injured. The wreck happened at approximately 4:54 p.m. Sept. 22.
Ingevity: Approximately 70 workers affected by closure
Aug 1, 2024 Updated Aug 1, 2024. 0. Approximately 70 employees will be impacted by the announced closure of the Ingevity facility in Crossett. The company announced plans to close the chemical plant late in the business day Wednesday, saying the closure was part of a “repositioning” move to simplify its manufacturing operations for oleo ...