Nearly all residents in Northeast Arkansas can once again light their brush piles and backyard fires after officials lifted the burn ban this week.

The change comes as steady rainfall and cooler weather have lowered fire danger across much of Arkansas. Miller County in the far southwest is now the only part of the state still under a burn ban, while Poinsett County just north of Crittenden remains an exception in the Delta. kAm{@42= @77:4:2=D D2:5 E96 C646?E A2EE6C? @7 D9@H6CD[ 2=@?8 H:E9 E6>A6C2EFC6D D6EE=:?8 :?E@ E96 >:5 g_D 5FC:?8 E96 52J 2?5 =@H e_D 2E ?:89E[ 4C62E65 D276C 4@?5:E:@?D 7@C @A6? 3FC?:?8] |2?J DFCC@F?5:?8 4@F?E:6D 6?565 E96:C 32?D :? E96 A2DE D6G6C2= 52JD[ D:8?2=:?8 2 3C@25 62D:?8 @7 7:C6 C:D< E92E 925 4@G6C65 >F49 @7 pC<2?D2D 62C=:6C :? $6AE6>36C]k^Am kAm(:E9 72== ?@H

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