2025 Annual AAC Conference | Association of Arkansas Counties

While election season in Saline County may not be until next year, officials have already taken steps to ensure that people are registered.

On June 6, 2025, the Arkansas Department of Public Safety officially broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in North Little Rock. This marks a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to modernize and expand its forensic science capabilities, better serving Arkansans.

Saline County is finishing up its restoration of a 134-year-old bridge — the oldest in the state remaining in its original location — that will connect a 65-mile pedestrian and bike trail spanning from Little Rock to Hot Springs the county is also working to build.

The rate plan, approved by the Oil and Gas Commission of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, is for lithium to be mined from the Reynolds Brine Production Unit, which covers more than 20,000 acres in south Arkansas, according to a statement from the department.

Nine Arkansas properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places during the month of May, according to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.

Since Glen Howie, the state’s broadband director, entered the picture in August 2022, Arkansas has awarded over $1 billion to broadband providers across the state as they build out the infrastructure to deliver high-speed internet to nearly every community.

A major disaster declaration related to storms in April makes federal funding available to affected individuals in a total of 39 counties.

The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday authorized election integrity reviews for Pulaski and Izard counties.

An amendment to encode direct democracy in the Arkansas Constitution passed its first hurdle after an opinion was issued by Attorney General Tim Griffin Wednesday.