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LOWELL – J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced today it will open its first transload service facility to support international cargo along the West Coast and streamline its inland transportation for customers.

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.

On Thursday, July 14, former President Bill Clinton delivered the eulogy for one of his oldest friends and former State Auditor and State treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher. Clinton landed in Jonesboro to attend the funeral in Paragould in the middle of the day at the Mitchell Funeral Home.

Mountain Home – Baxter Regional Medical Center was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas for the fourth year in a row. This ninth annual program was created by Arkansas Business and Workforce Research Group.

July 27, at Heinz Willett Center for Wellbeing on Good Samaritan Campus 1-2 p.m. Bloody Brilliant, Speaker Jamie Hunter with American Red Cross.

Little Rock – Forge Institute, a leader in cyber workforce development and other cyberdefense related services, today named U.S. Marine Corps veteran Tony Loukota as Training Manager.