The Saline County Quorum Court will meet on Monday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. in Courtroom #3 upstairs. See the Agenda listed below. Livestream of the meeting will be at www.youtube.com/@salinecounty/streams Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Patrons may enter the Courthouse via the Main Street entrance and/or Market St. entrance, which is ADA accessible. […]
Benton Pharmacy Donates Life-saving Narcan Doses to Sheriff’s Deputies
Local law enforcement is now a little better equipped to help the public in the case of an overdose. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a donation from Westside Pharmacy recently of eight doses of Narcan Nasal Spray. Deputies have administered Narcan approximately 25 times this year, saving the lives of victims of overdose […]
Deputy honored for saving victim from opioid overdose
Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Chief Deputy Jay Fitzpatrick awarded the Lifesaving Award to Dep. Rachelle Stewart on Monday on behalf of Sheriff Rodney Wright. The award comes after Dep. Stewart responded to an unknown medical emergency to assist EMS personnel with a patient that was unconscious and not breathing. Dep. Stewart recognized the signs […]
State Grant Provides Drug Overdose Kits to Every Sheriff Deputy
The Arkansas State Drug Director’s Office has a awarded the Saline County Sheriff’s Office with a grant of Naloxone (Narcan) overdose kits through a grant funded by the Arkansas State Drug Director’s Office, the University of Arkansas System Criminal Justice Institute and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant provides the kits, […]
New Law: Medical Personnel Must Check the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Before Prescribing
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill into law on Tuesday, April 11 which strengthens the monitoring of prescription medications. After the signing, Senate Bill 339 became Arkansas Act 820, which means prescribers of prescription medications are no longer just encouraged to monitor those prescriptions, it is now their legal duty. John Kirtley, executive director […]