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Can we stimulate the economy after the virus escalates?

Philis Wood, Contributing Reporter — November 13, 2020

The job market and the overall economy remain under intense pressure from the rapidly accelerating COVID-19 pandemic. Almost routinely now, daily new cases exceed 100,000, with surging numbers reported...

Candy and cars: Arkadelphia hosts Halloween drive thru

October 23, 2020

COVID-19 has taken away many of the activities people often take for granted. The Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce is determined not to let the pandemic steal Halloween. “Everyone is just trying to...

LSU vs Florida COVID-19 case surge

Haley Spicer, Sports Reporter — October 20, 2020

The postponement of the LSU game that was supposed to be played this past Saturday on October 10, 2020, got rescheduled to December 12, 2020. This is not the first game that has had to be suspended as...

Athletic fee refund petition

Haley Spicer, Sports Reporter — September 17, 2020

Many fans as well as athletes hoped to have a promising semester of football, basketball, cross-country, and volleyball. However, after an abrupt end in the spring semester due to COVID-19 with the cancellation...

Continuing Arkansas COVID-19 case update from Arkansas Department of Health

Arkansas Department of Health — September 11, 2020

According to the Arkansas Department of Health Administration in its COVID-19 update, a total of 894 deaths have occurred in the state as of Aug. 10. In reference to ADH’s graph, there are a total of...

The virus center stage

Lance Brownfield, Editor-in-Chief, The Oracle CE — September 11, 2020

Shakespeare probably never envisioned Romeo and Juliet social distancing at least six feet apart or Hamlet wearing a face mask. Plays were never written to meet COVID-19 requirements and that puts the...

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