I was surprised to learn that in fixing the damage caused to Arkansas roofs by this year’s storms, Arkansans repairing the damage may be creating a potentially deadly problem. According to a recent FEMA news release toxic carbon monoxide, or CO, an odorless, colorless gas, may be trapped in a home by damaged venting systems,...

Arkansas Realtors® want to pass along news of the availability of federal assistance for homeowners, renters and business owners in Benton, Clay, Faulkner, Garland, Lincoln, Pulaski, Randolph and Saline Counties.  Registration for FEMA assistance can be completed online at www.disasterassistance.gov, m.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA.

As I write this column on what is the first Monday in May, rivers throughout Arkansas have risen to dangerous levels. CNN alerted me on Friday that the Black River at Pocahontas has breached in at least two places causing much of Pocahontas and the surrounding areas to flood. I don’t even want to think...