June 2025

USDA Approves Sanders’ Waiver to Ban some Sugary Products from Food Stamps Program

LITTLE ROCK – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today signed Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ waiver to ban soft drinks and candy from Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as food stamps. Governor Sanders submitted her waiver in April. The State will use the GS1 US food categorization system to implement these policy changes.
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Butterfly Kits delivered

By Crooked Creek Conservation District Deanna Burleson and Charlie Miles from Crooked Creek Conservation District recently delivered live Caterpillar to Butterfly Kits to Yellville-Summit, Flippin and Bruno-Pyatt Elementary Schools.
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BH to Host Ribbon Cutting Celebration in Harrison

Baxter Health is excited to announce the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the opening of our new facility in Harrison. Located at 100 Town Center Drive in Harrison is Baxter Health Ambulatory Surgery Center and Baxter Health Imaging at Harrison, as well as the new location of the independent practice of Arkansas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and the office of Dr. Tarik Sidani, Dr. Justin Cutler, Dr. Ken Smith, Dr. Brian Linn, Josh Trinkle, PA-C, and James Hankins, APRN.
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