The Jonesboro UAMS Centers on Aging Northeast is taking donations of new blankets and socks for the upcoming holiday season during their Blanket and Sock Drive.
Fall weather brings respiratory virus season among most of the population and can be especially detrimental for the elderly and those with certain medical conditions.
The event will feature a panel discussion on key mental health topics, as well as booths where local professionals can showcase their services and interact directly with the community.
A Jonesboro Animal Service Officer picked up a raccoon from the northern area of Jonesboro Oct. 8. The raccoon displayed multiple symptoms of the distemper virus.
Nettleton School District announced a new resource for students needing help.
Wear your pink and enjoy St. Bernards Annual Women’s Health Day coming Oct. 18.
St. Bernards Medical Center faculty and guests gathered on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the hospital’s newest designation and honor its pediatric emergency team.
Families and pets are welcome to join the fun as the Volunteer Council of the Jonesboro Human Development Center (JHDC) hosts the third annual Walk-Run-Roll-a-Thon Family and Pet Walk on Saturday.
The American College of Physicians recently awarded Dr. Carroll D. Scroggin Jr., a hematologist/oncologist with NEA Baptist Fowler Family Center for Cancer Care, the Robert Shields Abernathy Laureate Award.