Here's the latest local and regional news from the KUAR Newsroom for Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-The Saline County Quorum Court approves a resolution giving them the power to hire and fire library staffers
-Arkansas' unemployment rate improves slightly
-Much of the state grapples with triple-digit heat
-The RNC confirms former Gov. Asa Hutchinson will participate in Wednesday's debate among Republican presidential primary candidates
-A culinary legend of the Arkansas Delta dies
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