Bruce Tidwell

The Sevier County judge is lobbying to build a new hospital after the De Queen Medical Center closed in February, leaving behind a pile of debt and lawsuits for its owner. read more >

James Hawk, the Harrison doctor whose medical license was suspended three times in four years, decided not to attempt to renew his license when it expired at the end of last month. read more >

The Arkansas State Medical Board suspended a Harrison doctor’s medical license last June, for the third time in four years, after multiple complaints that the doctor overprescribed opioids and had serious mental health issues, an examination of his file reveals. read more >

The four defendants accused of felonies in the case of a fake will for a survivor of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion received a new trial date last week. read more >

Arkansas Midland Railroad Co. last week settled its easement dispute over Magellan Pipeline Co.’s $200 million pipeline project from Fort Smith to Little Rock. read more >

Kevin Kinsey, a former employee of Landers Toyota of Little Rock, had been accused of stealing $441,000 in tires and accessories, and now he’s facing a lawsuit from his former employer. read more >