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Climbing cases of COVID-19 in the northwest corner of the state are taxing the region’s capacity, draining health care resources, and disproportionately affecting the Latino and Marshallese communities. That’s where…
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The coronavirus pandemic has had several unforeseen consequences, including a dramatic decline in routine trips to the doctor’s office. Annual physicals, checkups for chronic conditions and especially childhood vaccines have been…
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The case and death tolls due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to erupt and the hub city in the region may follow other cities in the state and mandate public…
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Of the five Arkansas cities in a 500-city “dashboard” that measures COVID-19 risks, Fort Smith ranks the highest in Arkansas at 9 on a scale of 1 to 10, according…
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With the additional cultivation and dispensary license issued by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission June 30, Storm Nolan’s four-year quest to open a cultivation center in Fort Smith is about…
by - July 8, 2020 3:15 pm
Maybe not everyone is ready to gather in Fayetteville to call those Hogs. A recent survey of 600 likely Arkansas voters found that 54% oppose the resumption of sporting and…
by - July 8, 2020 9:10 am
Mercy Northwest Arkansas has added 14 mother-baby suites and a high-risk obstetrics unit to its hospital services in Rogers. This new unit dubbed Mercy Birthplace — Northwest Arkansas opened adjacent…
by - July 7, 2020 9:01 pm
High school sports may still be in limbo during the next full year, but athletes that plan to participate still have to get physicals. COVID-19 has delayed those tests, but…
by - July 7, 2020 8:27 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 7) approved a resolution that “strongly encourages” the use of face masks in public. The board also set July 11 to…
by - July 7, 2020 4:07 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health reported Tuesday (July 7) that 32 Arkansans were hospitalized because of COVID-19, the largest one-day increase since the pandemic began. As of Tuesday there were…
by - July 7, 2020 3:42 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas could reach 150,000 in late October, with hospitalizations ranging between 2,794 and 4,650, according to updated modeling published Tuesday (July 7) by the…
by - July 7, 2020 3:31 pm
CARTI announced Tuesday (July 7) it plans to build its fifth comprehensive CARTI Cancer Center in Pine Bluff, bringing its statewide presence to 17 treatment locations in 15 communities. The…
by - July 6, 2020 3:19 pm
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise and the number of hospitalizations reaching new records, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (July 6) the state plans to invest $40 million to add…
by - July 3, 2020 2:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who has opposed mandates for wearing masks, said Friday (July 3) he has signed an executive order allowing cities to adopt a “model ordinance” requiring mask use….
by - July 2, 2020 5:01 pm
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the Fort Smith area jumped 12.1% Thursday, showing that the virus has clearly made its way to the area, noted an emergency…
by - July 2, 2020 4:48 pm
Walmart is jumping into the insurance brokerage business under the business name Walmart Insurance Services LLC. The Bentonville-based retailer is in the process of hiring Medicare insurance agents in the Dallas…
by - July 2, 2020 3:07 pm
“Obviously, this is not good news,” Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith said Thursday (July 2) after the state again set a record for known COVID-19 cases reported in…
by - July 1, 2020 7:12 pm
Delta Cannabis Company, a medical marijuana dispensary located in West Memphis, opened their doors for medical marijuana patients Wednesday (July 1). Delta Cannabis Company was originally awarded one of four…
by - July 1, 2020 3:19 pm
Do you want football in the fall? Wear a mask. Do you want to avoid a growing number of known long-term health problems resulting from COVID-19? Wear a mask. Such…
by - June 30, 2020 10:25 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to help the state establish a cyberinfrastructure platform that will improve on Arkansas’ existing data…
