Fayetteville — Sen Sheng, MD, PhD, recently joined the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute, where he provides acute care for hospitalized patients with stroke, seizures and other neurologic issues, including patients who require acute electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring for diagnosis and treatment.
Little Rock – The 69th anniversary of the end of hostilities of the Korean War is set to be commemorated with a wreath laying 9 a.m. July 27 at the Korean War Monument at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
Washington –– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) celebrated the groundbreaking of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial on Thursday, July 21.
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A sharp, sudden blast from both barrels of a twelve gauge shotgun shatter the calm, tranquill stillness of this city last Monday morning and, within minutes the shocking news reverberated throughout Yellville that Park Gaines had been shot and killed.
Every four years, the National Intelligence Council provides a forecast of the world for the next 20 years. In March 2021, they released the latest National Intelligence Forecast. As we could have predicted, the next 20 years looks turbulent. It appears we are living in the best of times, and we need to enjoy our way of life while we can. The future of the world will hinge on whether we allow technology and social media to unite us or divide us. So far as a society we are failing in the area of unification. The freedom that the internet allows has spurred some to create division and hate. And I don’t think many of us want to know the evils going on behind the scenes or underground on the World Wide Web.
Scientists conducting research on tick-transmitted cattle diseases in Arkansas have turned up new samples of the invasive Asian longhorned tick. The Asian longhorned tick, also known as a bush tick, was found in May by Elizabeth Smith, extension entomology program tech for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, who was collecting ticks from cattle at the Savoy Research Complex.
On Tuesday, July 12 the Marion County Quorum Court (MCQC) met to discuss ordinances concerning purchasing equipment, establishing a fund and communications for MC. Justices Brady Madden, James Underwood, Claudia Brigham, Joyce McCalla, Rick White, Talon Vancuren, Marty Nickels and Mike Scrima were in attendance for the meeting along with John Massey, MC Judge, and John Russo, MC Attorney.
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.
Fayetteville — Washington Regional Medical Center recently received four American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® Achievement Awards for stroke care. Washington Regional earned the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Elite Plus Honor Roll, Advanced Therapy, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll awards, which recognize the hospital’s commitment to ensuring patients experiencing stroke receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.