The University of Arkansas at Monticello has announced masks will be optional on UAM campuses starting Monday, February 28, 2022. See the complete announcement: Dear UAM Community, The UAM Covid-19 Command Team continues to closely monitor the number of COVID-19 cases in our area and across the country. Cases in our area have significantly dropped,…
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Warren School Board lifts mask mandate
WARREN, Ark. – In the regular Warren School Board Meeting conducted February 14, 2022, members present voted to lift the mask mandate for the Warren School District, subject to reconsideration if COVID numbers begin to grow again. All students and staff will remain under guidelines to wear a mask for five days when returning to…
Mask mandate lifted by Hermitage School District, plus other board news
HERMITAGE, Ark. – In a meeting attended by five of the seven board members Monday evening, February 7, 2022, the Hermitage School Board conducted routine monthly business and took action on several other items. After hearing a detailed report from Superintendent Dr. Tucker on the impact COVID has had on the District and the updated…
Hermitage School Board unanimously approves mask resolution
Hermitage, Arkansas – The Hermitage School Board met in regular session January 10, 2022. MInutes and financial reports were presented and approved. Rosalynda Ellis, Mistie McGhee and Dr. Tucker gave their respective reports. By a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the following mask resolution: The mask mandate was modified to stipulate that all staff,…
Warren School District reimplements mask mandate as COVID cases rise
The Warren School District announced Thursday afternoon, January 6, that masks will be once again be required while indoors on any Warren School District campus or building, including at the basketball gymnasium, and while riding a school bus effective Friday, January 7, 2022. The move is due to the increase of COVID-19 cases within the…
UAM Chancellor addresses mask resolution
Dear UAM community, We continue to be concerned about protecting the health and safety of faculty, students and staff in light of the COVID-19 Omicron Variant. The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees’ resolution regarding masks/face coverings continues to be in effect. Students, faculty, staff and guests, regardless of vaccination status, must wear masks/face…
Warren School Board lifts mask mandate
Meeting for their monthly business session Monday, November 8, the Warren School Board made several decisions including the lifting of the mask mandate which has been utilized to combat COVID-19. The Board voted unanimously to lift the mandate immediately, but authorizing the Superintendent to reinstate it as he deems necessary if virus cases begin to…
Governor Hutchinson allows vaccine mandate, redistricting bills to become law without his signature
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson won’t sign any of the bills that the members of the 93rd General Assembly sent to him last week, he announced today. Senate Bill 739 and House Bill 1977 and Senate Bill 743 and House Bill 1982 will become law without his signature.The vaccine bills “are unnecessary,” Governor Hutchinson…
UAM: Thank you for wearing a mask regardless of your vaccination status
Hermitage School Board votes to mandate masks indoors and on school buses in fight to curb COVID-19 spread
The Hermitage Board of Education voted 6-0 Thursday evening, September 2, 2021 to require masks to be worn when indoors at any Hermitage Schools building where social distancing of six feet is not an option as well as on school buses. Thursday’s meeting was a special called meeting specifically for the discussion of possibly updating…
Southark Spotlight: Warren Superintendent Bryan Cornish
Thank you to the Warren School Board
Thank you to the Warren School Board for taking action to protect from and mitigate as best as possible the spread of COVID-19 and its Delta variant in our local schools. August 9, in a 5-1 vote, the Warren School Board voted to mandate masks for the start of the 2021/2022 school year, with the…
Warren School Board votes to mandate masks as COVID remains a threat
Six of the seven members of the Warren School Board were present Monday evening, August 9 for the monthly meeting of the board. President Jerry Daniels presided. The board had a full agenda and conducted a list of routine business, including approving past minutes, financial reports and hearing from the various school administrators. The last…