Greene County

Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Seizure in Paragould

PARAGOULD, Ark. — A registered sex offender was arrested after a traffic stop in Paragould led officers to discover narcotics and an unregistered social media account. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Paragould Police Department, officers conducted a traffic stop March 8, 2026, on a vehicle driven by [read more…]

Greene County

Baptist Memorial and AMMC Finalize Merger

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 4, 2026– Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care and Arkansas Methodist Medical Center of Paragould, Arkansas, finalized plans to merge on Feb. 28, 2026, increasing Baptist Memorial’s hospitals to 25 and solidifying the organization’s position as one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United States. Completing [read more…]