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ME welcomes Mason to Flippin Sept. 1

Peggy Mason has been hired by CherryRoad Media to work at the Mountaineer Echo (ME) as a Part-Time Reporter and Photographer. Mason has been working as a stringer or freelance reporter and photographer for the past 14 months and was the photographer for the award-winning front page photo that won the Mountaineer Echo the award for Best Front Page at the Arkansas Press Association awards ceremony in June.

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Baxter Health Physical Therapy Clinic at Hardy to Host Ribbon Cutting

Mountain Home – The Baxter Health Physical Therapy Clinic at Hardy, located adjacent to Access Medical Clinic, invites the community to a Ribbon Cutting event commemorating the clinic opening and introducing the new community care providers. The event will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, rain, or shine, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the clinic, located at 4196 US-62, Suite B, in Hardy. The formal Ribbon Cutting is set to take place at 12:15 p.m. Baxter Health leadership, along with clinic staff, will be enjoying light refreshments to celebrate the clinic opening with the local community.

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Protection provided by vendor to affected members of

Little Rock – Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield/BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas and Health Advantage, announced today support for current and former members whose information was accessed through a vendor that was the target of a ransomware attack. Steps are being taken by the vendor to protect approximately 12,328 members whose information may have been affected.

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Excessive Force? Or Justified?

Two Crawford County deputies were suspended, and a Mulberry police officer is on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing a violent arrest, causing outrage on social media. The deputies and officer involved in the video have now been identified as Crawford County deputy Zack King, Crawford County deputy Levi White and Mulberry officer Thell Riddle.

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