Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty signed an order Tuesday banning all outdoor burning in the county's unincorporated areas.
Court Order No. 2026-97 cites current weather and continued drying conditions, and finds that an emergency exists in the unincorporated parts of the county. The ban was issued under Baxter County Code 360.02 and stays in place…
Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty issued a burn ban Friday morning for all unincorporated areas of the county due to dangerous fire conditions and continued dry weather.
The emergency order comes as the Arkansas Forestry Division reports 244 wildfires that have been suppressed across the state in October alone, burning 2,403 acres of forest land…