ACT scores: Arkadelphia High School juniors buck pandemic slump
The 2024 junior class averaged a composite score of 18.5, higher than the state’s average composite score of 18.2
Tag: COVID-19
Walgreens offering appointments for updated Covid-19 Pfizer, Moderna boosters
Walgreens now offers updated boosters to eligible individuals following authorization from the FDA and new guidance from the CDC.
CDC endorses updated COVID boosters for fall
The CDC signed off on the approval from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers that recommended an updated coronavirus vaccine booster this fall.
Pandemic’s effects show in latest ag profile
Crops except for corn remained steady, and losses in forestry production were offset by Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Covid cases falling in South Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Health also reported no new virus deaths in South Arkansas.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Pandemic habits can help reduce spread of other viruses
Bryan Mader, assistant professor and health specialist for the Division of Agriculture, said transmission of COVID-19 is again on the rise in Arkansas and elsewhere.
ADH: Active cases fall, 2 local deaths in past week
The local figure is down from the 617 active cases reported last week. The state’s totals have dropped significantly; there were more than 102,000 active cases last week.