LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 12 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release on June 10: The Governor said that yesterday our cumulative case total was 10,368. We recorded 448 new cases, which makes our new cumulative total 10,816. A net gain of six pushes the hospitalized total to 187. 6 new deaths make a total 171. 4,914 tests were done yesterday. Of the 448 new cases, the top three counties were: Washington-143, Benton-78, Pula  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 9 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: Governor Hutchinson opened the press conference by announcing that he has signed an executive order that puts the National Guard back on normal status and deactivated. He added that he has had some very good meetings with leaders of the protests and will have an announcement tomorrow about a task force to addresses police training and standards. Saturday,  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 9 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: Missouri and Arkansas rice is in the ground! While it's been another wet year across the region, there were enough dry spells in April and May for producers to finally get in the fields and plant. Planting in Missouri finished up last week. According to Rance Daniels who farms in Hornersville, "Everyone in our area finished or decided they were finished planting last week. It rained anywhere from 3/10 to 2 inches   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: Flood protection in the Lower Mississippi Valley provides many benefits, including the opportunity for hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Delta region to be farmed without risks of affect by the volatile Mississippi River. Areas with flood protection in the Lower Mississippi Valley continue to provide some of the richest and most diverse wildlife habitat in the country,  more