PHOTO: The latest map of countywide burn bans in Arkansas. The map is subject to change. | Arkansas Forestry Division
Nearly 30% of Arkansas counties were under burn bans Tuesday, March 3, as drought conditions and wildfire risks worsen.
Eleven of the 21 counties under a burn ban were in the southern half of the state. Since a recent report posted Saturday, when a large grassfire about 10 miles southeast of Arkadelphia prompted county Judge Troy Tucker to issue a burn ban for Clark County, neighboring Ouachita County (Camden) has been placed under a burn ban…