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Community
5 months ago
NEA CAC Raises Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in Craighead County and Beyond

Throughout April, the Northeast Arkansas Children’s Advocacy Center will lead awareness efforts, educational outreach, and community engagement initiatives to keep children safe.

Billion Pill Pledge Initiative
Health & Wellness
5 months ago
Billion Pill Pledge Initiative Brings Opioid Settlement Dollars to Craighead County

“The Billion Pill Pledge is not about restricting prescriptions. It is a pilot program aimed at providing more effective, safer options.” – Kirk Lane, director of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership

Bikes Take Off at 2025 Skirmish Delta Gravel Festival in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Outdoors
5 months ago
Gravel cycling race The Skirmish to return to Jonesboro this spring

“We call it a Delta Gravel Festival, because we want people to come and go to the vendors, listen to music, come downtown and eat, and see the cyclists come zipping across that line.”

Health & Wellness
5 months ago
St. Bernards launches program to improve pain management, reduce opioid use after surgeries

“We are excited to be the first hospital in Arkansas to launch this critical first dose prevention program,” said St. Bernards Medical Center Administrator Michael Givens. “Opioid challenges are not just patient challenges. They are community challenges.”

Education
5 months ago
NYITCOM at A-State medical students celebrate Match Day

“Match Day is our favorite day of the year because it’s the culmination of a tremendous amount of work by our students, faculty and staff,” said Shane Speights, D.O., dean of NYITCOM at A-State.

Health & Wellness
5 months ago
Officials celebrate merger of Baptist Memorial, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, outline next steps for hospital

“We will honor what has made AMMC strong, while embracing the innovation, the success, and the scale of Baptist Memorial.”

medical transport via helicopter
Health & Wellness
5 months ago
The golden hour lifeline: The logistics of air medical transport in Northeast Arkansas

For patients experiencing severe medical events, the sound of rotor blades cutting through the air represents the “golden hour.”

The Expert woman holding glass of clean water
Local Experts
5 months ago
THE EXPERT | Why your drinking water quality matters and why reverse osmosis is the clear choice

Clean water is a choice – reverse osmosis filters out contaminants and provides a steady stream of crystal-clear water.

Health & Wellness
6 months ago
NYITCOM at A-State accepting applications for ‘Project H.E.A.R.T.’ summer program in Jonesboro, Arkadelphia

Project H.E.A.R.T. (Health Education, Advocacy, Reflection, and Training) is a residential camp aimed at educating students about future careers in health care and about higher education opportunities and community health. The program is aimed at students who would benefit from an opportunity to excel.

Brandon Shrader Headshot
Sports
6 months ago
Brandon Shrader named general manager of The Ridge Athletics Center

Previous Arkansas public service and parks leader to helm Jonesboro’s new 203,000-square-foot facility for sports, events, and aquatics

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