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Sharp County Jail, an $8 million facility, opens New Detention Center Opens By Logan Whaley | January 8, 2021 at 6:23 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:01 PM SHARP COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Sharp County Detention Center was held Friday morning. The ceremony featured many local and state officials, including Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, former U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day, among many others. Governor Asa Hutchinson was scheduled to appear at the event, but he was not there, leaving a statement praising the work of the co...
Arkansas’ newest medical marijuana dispensary is set to open Friday in Northern Arkansas in eastern Fulton County. KAIT reports Spring River Dispensary’s manager Sonja Kaselaan says the response from the community has been overwhelming. Photo: Courtesy KAIT The dispensary held a preregistration event for two days, where nearly 300 people signed up to get in the building quicker on opening day. The preregistration included patients providing copies of medical cards and other necessary personal information. Areawide Media reported earlier Spring River Dispensary is located on U.S. Highway 6...
Alexandra Malisheski, RN, BSN, OCN, and Director of Ozarks Healthcare’s Oncology Services, administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a coworker. WEST PLAINS, MO – Just before the start of a new year, Ozarks Healthcare completed its first round of administrations of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to frontline healthcare workers. Ozarks Healthcare employees who volunteered to receive the vaccine included physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, environmental services staff, and others. Brandi Erasmus, RN at Ozarks Healthcare, receives her first dose...
Emerson Professional Tools to host job fair in Ash Flat Emerson Professional Tools to host job fair in Ash Flat By Logan Whaley | December 15, 2020 at 7:09 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 9:13 AM “Because of COVID, we didn’t get to do an on-the-ground announcement when we first went public with the decision for Emerson to move into the Ash Flat community,” Graycen Bigger, executive director of NEA Intermodal, said.“It’s a little bit more than a job fair... they’ll talk about what they’re making, they’re going to talk about the project timeline... and then go through the h...