Arkansas Methodist Medical Center of Paragould and Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care have merged, the organization recently revealed. The merger became official on Feb. 28. The move brings the number of the Baptist system’s hospitals to 25. “Completing the merger …
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Right at Home General Surgeon // Conway Regional Medical Center Dr. Brock King, general surgeon at Conway Regional Medical Center, is Conway to the core. He grew up in town, graduating from Conway High School and Hendrix College. Following …
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IKEA to Close Its Memphis Location in May
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFor years, the IKEA store in Memphis has been a go-to destination for many Arkansans willing to make the drive across the river for affordable furniture, home décor and Swedish meatballs. That chapter is coming to a close. IKEA U.S. …
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Can’t Always Get What You Want — But Hogs May Have Gotten That Which They Need in Silverfield
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPhotos and images provided by Arkansas Athletics The wave of Battered Hog Syndrome that began to crest over the state on the morning of Nov. 30 once Memphis’ Ryan Silverfield was reported to be “the guy” quickly gave way …
Photo by Lori Sparkman Consumers have come to expect brands to make outrageous claims. After all, how can every product on the market be the best? As stated in the classic and soon-to-be-rebooted film Highlander, “In the end, there can …
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Kings’ Crossing: Latest Update I-55 Bridge to Memphis
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNov. 11, 2025, Update: All lanes of the existing I-55 Mississippi River Bridge will be closed Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16, so that crews can make important repairs to the bridge joints. There will be clear detour signs …
Due Diligence There are many qualities that define Angela Mann as an attorney, but perhaps the most important characteristic keeping the co-founder of Mann & Kemp in Little Rock in the courtroom is this: She likes to be right. “I’m …
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Tyson Foods’ Ash Bhumbla Named to Fed Reserve’s Agribusiness Industry Council
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed Ash Bhumbla, senior vice president and CFO of Chicken & International Segments at Springdale’s Tyson Foods, to its Agribusiness Industry Council. The St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils in 2006, …
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Faces of the Future: Rachel French, “I Fell in Love with Arkansas”
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaMemphis area native Rachel French, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, took a winding route to get to central Arkansas. By the time she completed her undergraduate at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, she …
Sam Pittman wasted little time getting down to the heart of the matter during his turn at the dais at this year’s SEC Media Days. Coach-speak and Pittman are distant acquaintances, if that. “We look like an SEC team,” he …