SPRINGDALE The Planning Commission on Tuesday accepted unanimously the large-scale development plan for the Northwest Arkansas Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Recovery efforts were underway Saturday in central Arkansas and Wynne after tornadoes plowed through the state on Friday, killing five people and injuring dozens.
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by 1,434 the largest daily increase since February and pushing the state's active case total above 9,000 for the first time since then.