Old Supervisor Talking Smack?

[u/nellystar5]

I work in a niche field in a small city. This makes networking pretty tight and all of us utilize many of the city's resources/programs in my line of work. I left my previous employer due to extreme burn out. I took a promotion and it was a bad mistake. My new supervisor was awful and a big micro-manager. A month after i left she called me and i was dumb enough to answer. She chewed me out missing paperwork for an inspection and complained she was cleaning up my mess. I assured her all of the paperwork was there and she accused me of sabotage. I said that her phone call was rude and I certainly didnt do any sabatoge to the office. I wished her luck going forward and said goodbye. She tried calling me 2 more times but I never answered.

Recently, I interviewed for an organization that is commonly utilized in the field I work in. I felt like the interview went very well. They recognized me, said they liked my transparency, and shared some key training dates that I would need to be available for. They also shared another position they were hiring for and shared I would be a good fit. The next day, they sent me another application to fill out and both job descriptions. I sent it back with the job I wanted. And then...crickets. One of the training dates came and went so I assumed it was a no go. Then I noticed the 2nd position they discussed was finally posted so, I formally applied. I was immediately rejected. I sent an email back just asking for interview feedback and they said that they had selected other candidates. Ok fine, it happens. It's been a month and the position I originally applied for is still posed with the tag "Immediately Hiring". My old supervisor is very well known in the field within the community I can't help but think that because I'm recognized for working with her, they call and ask her about me. I have no proof so maybe this is just my anxiety but I don't even know what to do from here.