Paragould Daily Press

The Paragould Daily Press serves as the official newspaper for Greene County, Arkansas. It is released every morning from Tuesday to Sunday, taking a break on December 25, January 1, and July 4.

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AMMC, Baptist look to merge

2 days ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

Two of the largest medical groups in the region are looking at a merger, with both sides hoping to finalize an agreement by early next year. Officials with Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould and Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis have signed a non-binding letter of intent to complete a shared mission agreement to merge the organizations, the groups said in a media release.
Safe Haven Baby Box opens in Paragould

2 days ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

A project to help parents have a safe, anonymous option in surrendering their infant became a reality Tuesday in Paragould. Officials, lawmakers and residents gathered at the Paragould Fire Station #2 at the corner of East Court Street and East Lake Street to open the Safe Haven Baby Box. The baby box is the 29th one in Arkansas.
GCT board reviews job descriptions, salary schedules

3 days ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

The new school year may be a few months away, but Greene County Tech officials have started the process of looking at job descriptions and the district’s salary schedule. During an April 17 meeting, the school board voted to approve the first and second readings of the assistant athletic director job description and the registered behavior technician job description as presented.
Colbert honored by state House

1 week ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

LITTLE ROCK — Lawmakers on Monday honored the life of a Paragould attorney, saying he left an impact on the legal profession and in his community. The Arkansas House adopted HMR1010, sponsored by Reps. Jimmy Gazaway (R-Paragould), Jeremy Wooldridge (R-Marmaduke) and Trey Steimel (R-Pocahontas). The resolution honored attorney Roger Colbert, who passed away in February at age 67.
Solid Waste Board receives updates

1 week ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

PARAGOULD — It has been a busy last couple of weeks, with an increase in customers and revenues as well, the interim executive director of the NEA Regional Solid Waste Management District told board members on Tuesday. Debbie Johnson spoke with the board during the meeting at the Paragould City Hall, after being named interim director on April 4. Johnson replaced Joe Pence, who resigned last month.
Trump-hating boomers are going to ruin the Canadian election for everyone else

1 week ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Rachel Marsden

I’ve been back on Canada’s west coast for roughly five minutes, and already I’m trapped in the same boomer-induced fever dream that haunts American airports and Whole Foods checkout lines. It’s just endless, unsolicited Trump rants.
Man accused of cyberstalking

2 weeks ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Keith Inman

JONESBORO — A federal grand jury in Jonesboro has indicted a Paragould man on a charge of cyberstalking. The indictment against Paul Hutcheson, 37, also includes a second charge of interstate communication with threat to injure. The charges were made public Wednesday following his arrest. The case stems from reports of threats made to an employee of a Paragould business that had leased some cellphones to Hutcheson.
GCT board OKs contracts for food service, natural gas

2 weeks ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

A pair of contracts involving food services and natural gas for the district received a go-ahead Monday evening as the Greene County Tech School Board met to decide the issues. During a special meeting, board members voted to approve the contract with Chartwell’s Food Service Management Company for the 2025-26 school year. School officials said the 2025-26 school year will be the second year of a five-year agreement with the New York-based company.
Trump’s economic chaos is the anti-globalist revolution that young, working-class voters ordered

2 weeks ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Rachel Marsden

Figuring out the future impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs has turned into the economic equivalent of trying to decode modern art: confusing, polarizing and mostly just a bunch of projections. Economists are squinting at charts like they’re Jackson Pollock paintings while totally missing the point.
Paragould board approves projects, personnel

2 weeks ago | paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey

A nearly $2.2 million will be in the offing as board members gave their approval on work for the district’s baseball/softball turf project. According to school officials, the board on April 3 approved a guaranteed maximum price of $2,174,520 from Nationwide Sports Construction for trade packages one, two and three for the project. Officials said earlier this year that construction is set to start on the plan, to install turf at the Paragould High School baseball and softball fields.