The Arkansas Department of Health is warning about potential scams in recent days in which scammers have posed as officials, approaching businesses claiming to conduct restaurant inspections. If you believe you have been contacted by a scammer posing as an official, you can report these encounters to the Attorney General’s office online at www.ArkansasAG.gov, by emailing OAG@ArkansasAG.gov or by calling (800) 482-8982.
This week we want to remind Arkansans who receive Medicaid coverage to make sure their contact information is up to date. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government temporarily stopped some Medicaid requirements and conditions.
Judith Ruth (Sturm) Floyd (Gramma Judy), 85, was born July 15, 1936, to Ernest H. Sturm and Marjorie Jean (Anderson) Sturm in Bellwood, Ill. She got called up to be an angel in the outfield at Wrigley Field on July 8, 2022, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. Judith was united in marriage to Scoval Floyd on Oct. 17, 1977, in Salem, Ark.
Mark E. Young, 64, of Hootentown, Mo. graduated to a larger shade tree in the sky on June 24 2022. Mark was born on April 13, 1958 in Independence, Mo. to Adrian M. Young Sr and Dorothy O. (Dewberry) Young.
COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Salem, Ark on Wednesday, July 20 and Thursday, July 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. First, second and booster doses will be available. Children ages five to 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Due to many pressures, including multiple protests nationwide against the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday, July 8, in an effort to ensure access to contraception and protect men and women’s reproductive health rights, including some abortion services.
Mammoth Spring Police Department will host National Night Out on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. In a statement on Facebook, the department stated “it is our hopes that this will be the first of many events to bring awareness to the importance of positive relationships between law enforcement and the community we serve.”
Annual events were the topic of discussion at the Mammoth Spring Chamber of Commerce meeting held on Thursday, July 14 at Fred’s Fish House in Mammoth Spring. Chamber of Commerce President Trena Spears called the meeting to order and welcomed guests.
An official report after a freak boating accident on Lake Norfork Friday night, July 15 announced a Mountain Home man was killed and another man injured in a boating accident Friday night on Norfork Lake.
Jonesboro Station KAIT reported a couple is behind bars after police said they threatened to “blow up” a Batesville Walmart store. A judge found probable cause to charge Jonathan Conway and Stephanie Carroll with making a terroristic threat.