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At the age of 58, country music star Jeff Carson died of a heart attack at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. Jeff Carson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma as Jeffrey Lee Herndon; December 16, 1963 and passed on March 26, 2022 Jeff was raised by his mother Virginia Norton in Gravette, Arkansas.

Fayetteville, Ark. — Malachi McCurdy, M.D., recently joined the Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic where he provides laparoscopic, robotic and open general surgical services alongside Jeffrey Bell, M.D., Jon Berry, M.D., Gareth Eck, M.D., Brian Pottorf, M.D., Stephen Wood, M.D., Brittany Huls, APRN and Kaylie Slaughter, APRN.

Lisa is a native of Melbourne, Arkansas and is a 1990, graduate of Melbourne High School. Before attending UAMS College of Pharmacy, she completed pre-pharmacy courses at Williams Baptist College, ASU, and UCA. Following graduation from UAMS in 1996, Lisa worked in a variety of pharmacy practice settings.

The Ozark hellbender became a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act in 2001. It was assigned a priority level of 6 for threats due to habitat loss and fragmentation because of human activity and pollution. In 2005 the Fish and Wildlife Service increased its listing priority number to a 3 because of increased pressures on the species from recreation activity in their habitat including gigging and boat traffic and increases in the contamination of their waters.

Fayetteville — Washington Regional recently named Stephen J. Gilbert as its new vice president of facilities and construction management. In his new role, Gilbert oversees space planning, construction, maintenance, safety, security, emergency management and environmental services for the Washington Regional system.

Bull Shoals Public Works Department has two new pickup trucks and a dump bed with hoist thanks to quick action by Bull Shoals City Council. Council met in a special meeting March 22nd to approve three resolutions authorizing the purchase one used F-450 Crew Cab pickup, one new 2022 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab pickup truck and one new Crysteel E-tipper dump body and hoist that fits the Ram 3500 pickup. In roll call votes all three resolutions were unanimously approved.