LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (TBP/KAIT) – Arkansas’ tax revenue in the first two months of the fiscal year has economists excited.
According to content partner Talk Business and Politics, the total revenue from July to August 2023 was $1.256 billion. That was up 2.1% above the same period in 2022 and 4.6% above the forecast.
A report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration showed the state’s net available revenue above forecast at the end of August was $33.2 million.
You can read more on Talk Business and Politics’ website.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation said Friday is it temporarily closing part of U.S. 61 between Arkansas 140 (West Keiser Avenue) and Arkansas 325 in Osceola in northeastern Arkansas next week for railroad crossing repairs.
The work will be done from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, weather permitting.
Road crews will set up a detour using Arkansas 325 and Arkansas 140.
Barrels, flaggers, message boards and signs will guide drivers through the construction work, the agency said.
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U.S. 61, often called the blues highway because of its historical affiliation with blues music, runs 1,400 miles long between New Orleans on the south end and the city of Wyoming, Minn., on the north end. In Arkansas, U.S. 61 is 76 miles long, from West Memphis to just north of Blytheville.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs even the series against the Arkansas Razorbacks with an 8-5 win. Once again, the Bulldog offense threatened in the first inning, but they delivered this time as the Razorbacks struggled to find the zone.
The first two batters reached on a walk, and Dakota Jordan hit an infield single to load the bases. Hunter Hines grounded into a double play, but a run scored.
Amani Larry extended the lead with a two-run home run just over the left-field wall. State would add another run in the second after a Jordan RBI walk.
Jurrangelo Cijntje drew the start for MSU, and he was not sharp as he ran into trouble in the second and third. After a two-out walk, Peyton Stovall drove a ball to deep center field, but a great catch by Jordan at the wall ended the inning.
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The sophomore outfielder continued his excellent day with a two-run home run to extend the Bulldog lead to 6-0. Logan Kohler joined the home run party as he smashed another two-run home run in the fourth.
Arkansas scored its first runs of the game in the fourth after a walk, a single, and a throwing error. However, Cijntje avoided further damage, and the Bulldogs led 8-2 after four.
Stovall smashed a two-run home run in the fifth to chase Cijntie. He worked 4.1 innings and gave up four runs and two earned runs.
Cam Schuelke relieved Cijntje and got a pair of outs without giving up a run. Brooks Auger took over on the mound for MSU to start the sixth inning.
The Razorbacks got a run back on a sacrifice fly off of Auger. The Louisiana native did not allow another run as he pitched two scoreless innings before handing the ball to Tyler Davis in the ninth.
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The lefty closed the game out and secured the win for the Bulldogs. State needed to win one game this weekend, and they have, but they have a chance to take the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
BOZEMAN — Ethan Bell, the former Chinook all-stater who spent the past three seasons at Miles Community College, has committed to continuing his basketball career at Crowley’s Ridge College, a private Christian school in Paragould, Arkansas.
Bell, a Gros Ventre/Assiniboine tribal member who overcame hardships on and off the court to complete two degrees at MCC, announced his decision Saturday. He told 406 MT Sports he chose Crowley’s Ridge over Montana State-Northern, William Penn and Sterling College (Kansas).
“The coaching staff heavily expressed to me that they feel that I’m the missing piece to their team,” said Bell, a 5-foot-11 guard. “They missed the playoffs by one game and I believe I can help them make that next jump.”
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Bell started 31 games for the Pioneers. averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 and ranking among the Mon-Dak Conference leaders with 3.5 assists per game. He shot 49% from two-point range, 40% from behind the 3-point arc and was in double figures 15 times.
Bell was two-time Class C all-state and helped Chinook to its first state tournament berth in 33 years in 2019.
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Bell said he plans to major in sports management at Crowley’s Ridge, also the Pioneers. The team, under 17th-year coach Chris Perkins, was 7-21 overall and 3-9 in a conference of Christian schools in the southeast.
Contact Jeff at jeff.welsch@406mtsports.com or on Twitter @406sportswelsch
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