AAC Annual Conference | Association of Arkansas Counties

Government officials in Boone County are mourning the loss of one of their own. Justice of the Peace (District 5) Fred Woehl died at the age of 70 after suffering a head injury while cleaning up debris after severe weather hit Arkansas over Memorial Day weekend.

Arkansas sheriffs say local jails often end up serving as mental health facilities. Members of the Arkansas House and Senate Committees on Public Health, Welfare and Labor met Tuesday afternoon in Fort Smith to hear from the Arkansas Sheriffs Association about jail overcrowding related to the Arkansas State Hospital and Department of Human Services court-ordered detainees.

Area government, business and philanthropic organizations are partnering to provide short-term financial assistance to Benton County households impacted by the May 26 tornadoes and severe weather.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has delayed multiple tax and fee deadlines, after severe storms hit numerous counties in northern Arkansas, according to an executive order signed on May 30.

On May 15, the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a business meeting in which it considered legislation on the intersection of election administration and artificial intelligence (AI).

After at least a year of planning and land prep, officials in Central Arkansas ceremoniously broke ground Tuesday on Providence Park, a 50-acre homelessness village expected to provide 400 affordable tiny homes in southern Pulaski County when complete.

National drug overdose deaths declined in 2023 for the first time in five years, and Arkansas was in line with the trend, according to preliminary data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office has released a Crawford County Sheriff’s App available on the App Store and Google Play. The CCSO App will provide the community with readily available public safety information and emergency alerts.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), is proposing to replace the bridge on Highway 23 over the Mulberry River in Franklin County.