MC Budget Committee meets
The Marion County Budget Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Annex.
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Elisabeth Brown, APRN Joins WR Harrison Family Practice
Fayetteville- Elisabeth Brown, APRN, recently joined Washington Regional Harrison Family Practice where she works alongside Stacy Armstrong, DO, Shannon Brownfield, MD, Jean Ann Thompson, APRN and Hannah Wilburn, APRN to provide comprehensive medical care for adults and children 13 years and older.
Read MoreElisabeth Brown, APRN Joins WR Harrison Family PracticeMC Road 4021 scheduled for repair
Starting Monday, January 10, Marion County Road MC 4021 will be closed to do work on the Clear Creek slab. There not a definite timeline for repairs and the public will be notified when project completed from the Marion County Judge’s office. Thank you for your patience on this matter.
Read MoreMC Road 4021 scheduled for repairJoint committee seeks understanding of bill rates for travel nurses
The issue of bill rates paid by medical centers to travel nurse companies was a topic of interest when the Arkansas Legislature held a joint committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 3 between the House and Senate committees on public health, welfare, and labor. House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Chairman Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro began the meeting by explaining that he and other legislators had received calls about the state’s traveling nurse programs related to pay and travel. He requested information to assist legislators in understanding the program. Present to explain the traveling nursing program were Trenda Ray, PhD., RN, Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor at UAMS and Michael Givens, Administrator, St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Jodiane Tritt, executive vice president of the Arkansas Hospital Association was also present. Ray attended via Zoom due to the current Covid-19 surge UAMS is experiencing. She gave an overview of how UAMS had implemented traveling nurses even prior to the pandemic.
Read MoreJoint committee seeks understanding of bill rates for travel nursesNorth Arkansas College to get First Dorm
North Arkansas college is growing and is getting its first-ever student housing building. Construction has begun on Pioneer Villas Residence Hall.
Read MoreNorth Arkansas College to get First DormKaylie Slaughter, APRN Now Providing Care at WR General Surgery Clinic
Fayetteville- Kaylie Slaughter, APRN, is now providing care for patients at the Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic where she works alongside Jeffrey Bell, MD, Jon Berry, MD, Gareth Eck, MD, Brian Pottorf, MD, Stephen Wood, MD, and Brittany Huls, APRN. Slaughter earned a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Walden University. She has more than nine years’ experience as a registered nurse and most recently worked as an RN at the Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic.
Read MoreKaylie Slaughter, APRN Now Providing Care at WR General Surgery ClinicTOPS Wins at County & District Fairs
Yellville- Members of Yellville T.O.P.S. or “Take Off Pounds Sensibly” won Best of Show at the Marion County Fair, 2021, for their educational exhibit titled “Obesity – The Perfect Storm”.
Read MoreTOPS Wins at County & District FairsRing-billed Gulls spotted in Mountain Home
Saturday January 08, 2022, Ring-billed Gulls stopped in Mountain Home this past weekend to take a break in flight and see if anyone would be so kind as to give them some vittles to get the energy to make the rest of the voyage to their next stop. According to the records Ring-billed Gulls are not that uncommon in Arkansas, especially during the winter.
Read MoreRing-billed Gulls spotted in Mountain HomeArkansas Proclaims LOCAL QUILT SHOP DAY
Little Rock– In recognition of the importance of independent quilt shops to local economies, Saturday January 22, 2022, is proclaimed to be Local Quilt Shop Day throughout Arkansas. Local Quilt Shop Day is an annual arts celebration focusing on the rich tradition and history of quilting in our communities.
Read MoreArkansas Proclaims LOCAL QUILT SHOP DAYRutledge Fights President Biden’s Vaccine Mandates at Supreme Court
Little Rock– Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is standing alongside attorneys general from across America today taking their case against President Biden’s illegal vaccine mandates for large employers and healthcare workers all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Arkansas joined 26 states in urging that the Supreme Court block Biden’s overreaching mandates.
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