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STORM AND WHAT TO EXPECT EXPECT OVER THE WEEKEND COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DARBY. WELL ARE SIX PRESUMPTIVE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS HAVE LED TO SOME MAJOR CHANGES ACROSS THE STATE GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON CLOSING ALL SCHOOLS AND SALINE PULASKI GRANT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. THAT’S WHERE THE CORONAVIRUS THE AREAS WHERE THE MOST CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE LOCATED THAT ALLOWS US TO TIME TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS IT ALLOWS US TO DO THE CHECKING THAT IS NECESSARY, BUT IT IS AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION FOR THOSE CHILDREN. THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THOSE SCHOOLS THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME DISTANT CONNECTION WITH AN EXPOSED INDIVIDUAL. THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT THE STATE IS WORKING TO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY FOR TESTING FOR THE CORONA VIRUS AND RIGHT NOW THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN YOU WILL SEE A SCROLL THEY’RE RUNNING A LIST OF LOCAL CANCELLATIONS OR CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THE VIRUS. WE DO ALSO HAVE THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR YOU 4029TV.COM ALSO IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES. WE JUST GOT ANOTHER MAJOR EVENTS NEWS THAT A MAJOR EVENT WAS POSTPONED THE ARKANSAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL NOT BE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN HOT SPRINGS SO TONIGHT’S GAMES WILL GO ON AS PLANNED. BUT AGAIN TOMORROW AND SUNDAY’S GAMES WILL NOT BE PLAYED. THAT’LL IMPACT FAYETTEVILLE, BENTONVILLE, FARMINGTON AND GREENWOOD GIRLS TEAMS. NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN SET. TODAY AS THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT ARE CONFIRMED IN ARKANSAS GROWS AND THE THE SITUATION GROWS ACROSS THE NATION AND REALLY WORLDWIDE WE FELT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND OUR LARGER COMMUNITY TO SUSPEND IN-PERSON CLASSES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND M