The current covid 19 surge we’re experiencing here and nationally is of mixed results. Just as few weeks ago as the Delta surge waned, Randolph County’s number of active cases stood in the low 20s. This past Sunday the number of active cases was at 220. That’s an alarming increase.
Risk and Reward We all have that one friend that is always trying to make us step out of our comfort zone. Sometimes that prodding is a good thing and sometimes we step too far out of our comfort zone and into a big pile of… RISK! Such as it is in investing.
“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.”-MLK, Jr
The issue of bill rates paid by medical centers to travel nurse companies was a topic of interest when the Arkansas Legislature held a joint committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 3 between the House and Senate committees on public health, welfare, and labor. House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Chairman Jack Ladyman, R- Jonesboro began the meeting by explaining that he and other legislators had received calls about the state’s traveling nurse programs related to pay and travel. He requested information to assist legislators in understanding the program. Present to explain the traveling nursing program were Trenda Ray, PhD.,RN, Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor at UAMS and Michael Givens, Administrator, St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Jodiane Tritt, executive vice president of the Arkansas Hospital Association was also present. Ray attended via Zoom due to the current Covid-19 surge UAMS is experiencing. She gave an overview of how UAMS had implemented traveling nurses even prior to the pandemic
PETIT JURORS FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022-TERM OF CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Clerk, Debbie Wise, has announced the following named persons were selected, in accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated 16-32-105, to serve as Petit Jurors at the JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 term of Randolph County Circuit Court, 2022. They are ordered to appear before said Court at 8:30 a.m.
Schools are diverse communities in which people from all walks of life gather to teach, learn and pursue an assortment of interests and passions. Students are perhaps the best reflection of that diversity, as even small schools are home to young people who excel in sports, music, theater, and, of course, academics.
Pocahontas has a long tradition of supporting the per- forming arts, from Marr Street Productions to the Downtown Playhouse, the community has been fortunate to have first-class institutions in its downtown. A new theater company, Studio 67 Theater Company, is hoping to make their mark amongst the other successful venues.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. King’s tireless activism during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s improved the lives of millions of people, and his tragic assassination on April 4, 1968, marked one of the darkest days in American history.
Why hunt racoons? Aren’t they worthless? Ask Roland McCarroll of Pocahontas who received $36 for approximately 4 hours’ hunting time Friday night. McCarroll is considered by many to be a champion coon hunter and he had an unusually good hunt Friday night when he bagged 6 coons, shown in the photo above lying on the tailgate of his truck. Coons of this size sell at the local market as a meat and fur product at approximately $6.00 each. The flesh of the racoon is also valued by many who serve the animal roasted with onions, potatoes, apples, or dressing.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $23.15-$27.50 per month and business services are $27.00-$40.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request.