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Medicare Open Enrollment to Start on Monday

Friday, October 12 by Greg

Medicare Open Enrollment starts on Monday, October 15, 2018 and runs through Friday, December 7, 2018. Every year between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, Medicare recipients must decide if their current coverage will continue to meet their needs through the upcoming year. Changes must be made... Read More.

UAMS Receives Five-Year $3.29 Million Grant from CDC to Reduce Obesity

Wednesday, October 10 by Greg

The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $3.29 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a five-year project to reduce obesity, increase physical activity and improve nutrition in Arkansas,... Read More.

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Arkansas State Prison Inmate Found Unresponsive, Dies

Friday, October 5 by Greg

An Arkansas state prison inmate has died after being found unresponsive in his cell. State Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves says 36-year-old Antonia Rauls was found shortly after 6:00pm Saturday at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit and was taken to the prison infirmary where... Read More.

Conway Man Charged After Shooting at Post Office Employee

Thursday, October 4 by Greg

Federal officials say an Arkansas man has been indicted on assault and firearm charges after he allegedly climbed over a post office counter and fired multiple shots in the direction of an employee. U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland said Wednesday that Stephen Gregory Potts, 46, of... Read More.

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DEA Announces Major State-Wide Bust

Monday, September 24 by Greg

The Drug Enforcement Administration, in conjunction with federal and state prosecutors, announced Friday an “unprecedented enforcement action spanning across the state of Arkansas in a combined effort to reverse the horrible effects on communities produced by violent drug traffickers,” according to a news release. As... Read More.

UAMS Family Medicine Update Set for Oct. 25-27

Thursday, September 20 by Greg

The 22nd annual Family Medicine Update at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer continuing education for physicians, nurses and pharmacists Oct. 25-27, including a half-day emphasis on ear, nose and throat topics. A discounted early registration price of $330 for three... Read More.

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World Trade Center Arkansas Receives $150,000 STEP Grant

Thursday, September 20 by Greg

The $150,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration will be used to help eligible small businesses succeed in international markets. The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded $150,000 to the World Trade Center Arkansas as a part of the State Trade Expansion Program grant initiative.... Read More.

William Ventres, M.D., Invested in Ben Saltzman, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Rural Family Medicine

Wednesday, September 19 by Greg

William “Bill” Ventres, M.D., M.A., assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Sept. 17 as the holder of the Ben Saltzman, M.D., Distinguished Chair in... Read More.

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Arkansas Health Units Offer Birth, Death Certificate Requests in All Counties

Wednesday, September 19 by Greg

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is now offering services for birth certificates and death certificates, according to a department news release. At least one local health unit (LHU) in every county is now ready to process same-day, in-person requests for birth certificates and death... Read More.

State Drops 4,300 from Medicaid Plan Over New Work Rules

Wednesday, September 19 by Greg

More than 4,300 people who were on Arkansas' expanded Medicaid rolls have lost coverage because they didn't comply with a new work requirement, making them the first to get kicked off the program under the rule. The Arkansas Department of Human Services on Wednesday said... Read More.

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Arkansas State Police Investigating the Death of Another Inmate

Thursday, September 13 by Greg

The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of another inmate. Ronnie Martin, 35, was serving a 20-year sentence at the Cummins Unit after being convicted on drug charges out of Cleburne County. The Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) says Martin was pronounced dead on Tuesday... Read More.

Gate House Media is ‘One of the Worst Things Ever to Happen to Community Journalism’

Wednesday, September 12 by Greg

Widely known and read columnist and broadcaster Rex Nelson says, in his column today about the closure of local newspapers by Gate House media, “The company is without question one of the worst things ever to happen to community journalism.” Gate House publishes the Pine Bluff... Read More.

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