Little Rock– The state Division of Children and Family Services intends to try out a new method of intervention, by assigning cases to a team of workers instead of to an individual. The Division is part of the state Department of Human Services (DHS).
As a member of the Joint Budget Committee, we have spent the last two weeks reviewing agency budget proposals in preparation for the 2022 Fiscal Session. This week, the hearings focused on requests for public safety and for the Department of Human Services.
President Biden marked one year in office on January 20. So far, his agenda hasn’t lived up to his own lofty rhetoric and unbridled confidence when he was asking voters to send him to the White House.
Today I’d like to talk about two doctors and the mask-making company they started in Mountain Home. Dr.
Mountain Home- Baxter Regional Medical Center welcomes Courtney Cavender, APRN, to our medical staff and Baxter Regional Health System Hometown Clinic at Mountain View. Courtney is a board-certified nurse practitioner with eight years of nursing experience and has joined the practice of Eric Spann, MD, and Candi Caldwell, APRN.
Fayetteville, Ark. — Bayley Halbert, APRN, is now providing care for patients in the Washington Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Halbert earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Arkansas. She has more than four years’ experience as neonatal nurse practitioner and five years as a NICU nurse. Halbert most recently worked as nurse manager of the Washington Regional NICU.
Fayetteville- Christopher Johnson, APRN, recently joined the Washington Regional Hospitalists group, where he evaluates and treats hospitalized patients. Johnson earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from State University of New York at Delhi. He has more than nine years’ experience as a registered nurse and most recently worked as an RN in the critical care unit at Washington Regional.
Limited outdoor growing space or cold winters may have you missing fresh homegrown vegetables. Make this the winter you try growing a few vegetables in a sunny window or under artificial lights.
Bull Shoals Police Chief Jim Kuchenbecker has announced his retirement, bringing an almost 38-year career in law enforcement to a close. He has been Chief in Bull Shoals for seven years.
Congratulations to the 2022 Y-S Panther Basketball Homecoming Court! We will celebrate our royalty with festivities beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14 at Panther Pavilion. The Panther and Lady Panther basketball games vs. Decatur will begin immediately following the ceremony. Pictured left to right: Eighth grade maid Kamryn Mason, Freshman maid Addison Decker, Junior maid Aimee Devore, Senior maid Elli Allen, Senior maid Lily Lee, Senior maid Jacey Davenport, Junior maid Courtney Covey, Sophomore maid KJ Moore, and Seventh grade maid True Layton.
