Susan Altrui, the director of the Little Rock Zoo, has been named Little Rock’s acting city manager effective Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Frank Scott Jr.
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Arkansas Department of Transportation crews preparing for winter season
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SHARP COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) – Officers with the Arkansas Division of Transportation stated work has already begun getting ready for winter climate.
They stated it’s a year-round job to maintain tools and provides prepared for the winter months.
Conserving these issues in test requires a handful of workers, which everybody has been combating over the previous two to 3 years.
“We’re most likely the perfect staff-wise within the state so far as a district. No, we’re not absolutely staffed, however we’re most likely 85% staffed,” stated District 5 Engineer Bruce Road.
He stated his crews should hold a detailed eye on highway salt provide as a result of, in some instances, a winter storm would possibly knock a big portion of that offer out.
“As quickly as a storm is underway, we would use half our provide in a single storm. Instantly previously, we’ve ordered salt earlier than the storm is completed.”
Most of Area 8 is in ArDOT Districts 5 and 10.
Each of the district’s engineers say, aside from a number of bumps within the highway, they’re able to deal with the slick situations.
“We are able to by no means simply wait till that first snowfall or icing occasion might occur. We’re all the time trying somewhat bit forward and hopefully lots forward,” District 10 Engineer Brad Smithee.
He defined there could be a day within the subsequent few weeks when his crews aren’t out mowing or filling potholes within the roadway.
Quite, crews will likely be within the retailers, getting ready for the climate to return.
“We load all of our spreaders. We load all of our plows onto our dump vehicles. Every little thing we use through the winter climate is rigged up and able to go, and we test all of that tools out. Loads of these items will get cleaned up within the spring and put away, and it’s probably not utilized for the remainder of the summer time, so that you’ve started working the bugs again out of it.”
Each engineers requested for persistence with ArDOT when snow begins to fall on the roads throughout the area.
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The undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers kick off SEC play at home with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks. The contest is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.
- How to watch: Live streams of the Tennessee vs. Arkansas game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).
#23 Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2) at #1 Tennessee Volunteers (13-0)dd
NCAA men’s basketball matchup at a glance
When: Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. ET
Where: Food City Center, Knoxville, Tenn.
TV channel: ESPN
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)
In a conference that claims seven of the top 17 teams in the most recent of Associated Press national rankings, Tennessee has risen to the top with its perfect start and ability to win on either end of the floor. The Vols rank No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (56.2 ppg), No. 2 in field goal percentage defense (34.7%) and No. 1 in 3-point defense (24.6%).
Arkansas ranks among the most efficient offenses in the country with the fourth-best field goal percentage (51.5%) and 14th-best effective field goal percent (58.3%). The Razorbacks wrapped a competitive non-conference schedule with an 11-2 record, but moved into a January schedule that begins with three straight games against ranked opponents.
Tennessee Vols vs. Arkansas Razorbacks: Know your live streaming options
- FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary.
- SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
- DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the 7-day free trial is the longest in streaming.
The Vols and Razorbacks are set for a 1 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
January 3, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.
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Arkansas quarterback signee Madden Iamaleava and receiver signee Jace Brown will make their official visits to Fayetteville this weekend.
Both flipped their commitments from UCLA on the Dec. 4 signing day.
Iamaleava, 6-3 and 200 pounds, of Long Beach Poly High School in California is rated a 4-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.
He also had offers from Tennessee, Oregon, SMU, Ole Miss, Washington and others.
Iamaleava the brother of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava, is rated the No. 13 pocket-passer quarterback and No. 143 overall recruit by ESPN.
Brown, 6-4 and 200-pounds, of Long Beach Poly High School in California had offers from Notre Dame, Arizona, Minnesota, UNLV, Utah and others.
He is a consensus 3-star recruit. Brown and Iamaleava plan to enroll at Arkansas in January. Neither signee has visited Fayetteville as recruits prior to signing with the team.
Iamaleava visited Fayetteville to watch his brother and the Volunteers take on Arkansas on Oct. 5.
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