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The Arkansas State Police is conducting an internal review and investigation into the death of a Kentucky man who fled from an Arkansas State Trooper yesterday (Sunday, July 24) during a pursuit that began in Forrest City.

Fayetteville – Effective July 25, Chap Sampson, MD, and Jessica Short, MD, of the Washington Regional Rheumatology Clinic will begin seeing the patients in the new location across from the Washington Regional Medical Center campus in Fayetteville. The new clinic address is 3276 N. Northhills Blvd.

Mountain Home – Baxter Regional Health System has announced that effective July 11, 2022, Baxter Regional Hometown Clinic at Mammoth Spring joined Baxter Regional Family Health Care. That clinic is located at 350 Main Street #4 in Mammoth Spring, and Leslie Batterton, APRN, has moved her practice to this location and joined Tamra Ward, APRN.

The Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship allows some eligible Veterans and dependents in high-demand fields to extend their Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship benefits. Read below to find out if you are eligible for up to 9 months (or $30,000) of added benefits and how to apply.

The Mid-Marion County Rotary Club is looking for nominees for Grand Marshall for the upcoming Turkey Trot 2022. The Turkey Trot Festival is in downtown Yellville, Arkansas, on October 14, and October 15, 2022.

Washington D.C. ––Today, GOP Doctors Caucus members in the U.S. Senate released a public service announcement (PSA) warning about the dangers of illicit fentanyl that is wreaking havoc in communities throughout the nation and killing Americans at record rates. U.S. Senators John Boozman, O.D. (R-AR), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Rand Paul M.D. (R-KY) participated in the PSA saying in part, I come to you today, not only as a U.S. Senator, but as a medical provider concerned for the health and safety of our nation. Fentanyl is killing over 200 Americans every day. Unfortunately, many Americans who have died from an overdose didn’t even know they were taking the deadliest drug our nation has ever seen… They didn’t know that just one pill can kill… As medical providers in the Senate, we know Fentanyl is everywhere – no community is spared…Never take any drug except those personally prescribed by your physician and filled by your pharmacist. Parents, teachers: please talk to your children before it’s too late…By working together we can make a difference and stop the drug traffickers that are driving addic tion and poisoning our neighbors and children.

Little Rock – Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced the city’s newest festival, LIT- Fest, will take place October 7 – 9, 2022, in downtown Little Rock. The three-day event will highlight the City of Little Rock through live music, cultural programming and panelists on various topics from technology to economic growth.