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The votes have been counted, and it’s time to announce the next winners of the Glen Sain Player of the Week honors on “The Drive with Brad Bobo”. Our congratulations go out to pitcher J.D. Wilson from Paragould High School baseball, and forward/midfielder Emily Minton of the Valley View Lady Blazers soccer side.
Send Clockwise from top left: Fort Smith Northside s new entrance and competition gym, Fort Smith Southside s freshman center and its competition gym. (Glen Gilley)
Since December, construction totaling more than $225 million has been completed on some of the largest K-12 projects in Arkansas. Work on elementary, middle and high school campuses totaling millions of dollars more is ongoing across the state.
“That’s been a big part of our work portfolio as of late,” said Doug Wasson, CEO of Little Rock’s Kinco Constructors LLC.
Fourteen of the largest active K-12 projects represent more than $226 million worth of construction. Atop that list are the mix of new buildings, upgrades and renovations at the two largest high school campuses in Fort Smith.
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March 31, 2021 in Featured
A high school track and field standout in northeast Arkansas will take her talents to the next level, and serve our country afterwards. Paragould High School senior discus thrower Olivia Hancock has committed to the track and field program at the United States Military Academy. “The Drive with Brad Bobo” visited with Olivia on Wednesday to hear about what led her to continue her athletic career at West Point.
After adding only 76 new COVID-19 cases the previous week, this past week saw 91 new cases reported in Lawrence County.
The previous cumulative case total reported last Tuesday was 1,338, while this weekâs total is 1,429 cases.
The result is an increase in active cases, as well, with the Arkansas Department of Health reporting 118 active cases, as of Tuesday morning. This is an increase of 20 from the active case count of 98 reported last week.
The county saw a total of 70 recoveries over the past week with the ADH website reporting 1,277 recovered on Tuesday, compared to 1,270 the previous week.
The ADH also reports one additional death among Lawrence County residents, bringing that total to 34.
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