Gym Helps Combat Veterans
CrossFit Cathal focuses on vets’ personal health
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Faith, family help man battle cancer
Missouri man bring cheer to St. Bernards Villa
Read moreCommunity gathers for Cancer Survivor
Proceeds help St. Jude patient
Read moreNEARK Hepatitis A outbreak continues
Vaccinations, hygiene prevent spread
Read moreNonprofit Fights Teenage Substance Abuse
Grant assists community, schools
Read moreHarvest Affects Asthmatics
Learn how to cope
Read moreFlu Shots Provide Protection
Get a flu shot this October!
Read moreNew DHS Program Cuts Hours for Disabled Citizens
Disabled citizens worried after DHS cuts home health care hours
Read moreConfronting Arkansas’ Opioid Crisis
The Multimedia Reporting class (Spring 2017) investigated the crisis by examining rehab centers, police and high school responses, pharmacists’ concerns and the politics of the matter
Read moreCDC Questions Health Effects of Vaping
The CDC and doctors within the area say vaping has been linked to causing “popcorn lung.”
Read moreAffordable Care Act Still Raises Questions, Concerns
By Destiny Quinn Delta Digital News Service BLYTHEVILLE — Throughout a very divisive election, one of President Donald J. Trump’s key campaign promises was to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The day after his Electoral College victory, over 100,000 Americans registered for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Former President Barack Obama designed the Affordable Care Act as
Read moreMumps Outbreak Affects Public Schools
By Destiny Quinn Delta Digital News Service KENNETT, Mo. — An infectious viral disease continues to spread at a rapid rate in Arkansas and nearby Missouri. With 2,595 cases of mumps confirmed, the Arkansas Department of Health has a lot of work to do in the upcoming months. Northeast Arkansas school districts impacted by the mumps include Tuckerman, Paragould, Jonesboro
Read moreParagould Plans New Greenway
by Kimberely Blackburn Delta Digital News Service PARAGOULD – The Arkansas Highway Transportation Department recently approved a grant to partially fund the first leg of an urban greenway for the city of Paragould. AHTD’s grant provides 80 percent of the approximately $580,000 project. Mayor Mike Gaskill and the City Council’s approval provides the remainder from the city’s reserve funds. Greene
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