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Sen. Boozman meets with Northeast Arkansas leaders Sen. Boozman meets with Northeast Arkansas leaders By Logan Whaley | May 6, 2021 at 6:46 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 8:31 PM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Parts of Northeast Arkansas received a visit from a U.S. Senator Thursday. Sen. John Boozman met with leaders in multiple Region 8 counties. Sen. Boozman stopped in four cities in the area Thursday. His first stop was at Paragould High School for National Teacher Appreciation Week, touring the school’s agriculture, band, and JROTC facilities while meeting with teachers and faculty members. Then, it was on to Clay County, touring historical sights in Piggott and meeting with county officials in Corning to discuss the need for broadband. ....
Mobile mammography helping to âBridge the Great Health Divideâ The St. Bernards mobile mammography unit called the Ma am Mobile. It travels to various underserved health care areas in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. It offers services in the parking lots of rural hospitals. (Source: KAIT-TV) By Diana Davis | May 6, 2021 at 10:45 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 10:45 PM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Getting access to a screening mammogram should not stand in their way. In Region 8, a largely rural area in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri, that might mean traveling a great distance and possibly having to take off work to do so. ....
Industries struggle to fill job openings Industries struggle to fill job openings By Logan Whaley | May 6, 2021 at 6:50 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 8:06 PM POCAHONTAS, Ark. (KAIT) - NEA Regional Intermodal Authority says many industries in Northeast Arkansas are struggling to fill open positions. Officials with Peco Foods said Thursday it has 500 positions it needs to fill at the Pocahontas location alone. This comes months after Peco announced their company was investing further resources into the Pocahontas location, adding new equipment and expanding their product lines. Executive Director of NEA Regional Intermodal Authority Graycen Bigger says it’s not just Peco that’s having a hard time finding applicants. Many industries in the area have openings that they’ve been looking to fill for a while. ....
Walnut Ridge businesses work to clean up storm damage Walnut Ridge businesses work to clean up storm damage By Imani Williams | May 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 7:37 PM WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - Several people are out in Walnut Ridge to help businesses pick up what was left after an early morning storm. Right down US 67 in Walnut Ridge, many businesses, including Barton’s and Buddy’s Home Furnishings, have a lot of work to do. Most of the damage those businesses are seeing is from the roof falling in or steel blowing away. A construction company owner is helping with the cleanup, and he says this was more than he expected. ....
Morris was hired at Yellville-Summit in 2017 after previously serving as the head coach at West Junior High School in West Memphis. The Panthers went to the postseason in the first three years of Morris’ tenure. He says not only is he proud of what his teams have done on the field, but he has also enjoyed the relationships he has built with his players and the community. Listen: ....