It’s time for a new episode of Southark Spotlight, our monthly show which sits down to discuss someone, some business, or organization that is making an impact in South Arkansas. This month we sat down to chat with Samantha Johnson of the Bradley County Medical Center about her work as a peer recovery specialist. As…
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Samantha Johnson presents program on drug addiction recovery to Warren Lions
Samantha Ellis Johnson told Warren Lions Club Wednesday her life story of drug addiction and how she overcame it to help not only herself but others. At the age of 12-13, she started using marijuana and later added crystal meth. She went into rehab but soon was back at her drug habits. She later spent…
Farm Bureau awards UAM Rising Star student
MONTICELLO, Arkansas- The “Rising Junior Scholarship” given by the Drew County Farm Bureau Board has been awarded to Ag Business and Finance major Samantha Minton of Star City. The $1000 award is given to an agriculture student at UAM that has shown dramatic improvement in academic achievement, high potential for success, and needs financial assistance.…