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This summer, the Community Scholars Training Program will be held at two of the Arkansas State University Heritage Sites. The program consists of two weekend training sessions to be held…
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Dr. Melissa Bonano vividly recalls how she felt when she walked into Wilson Hall for the first time in 2021 to begin her medical school journey. “Wide-eyed, uncertain, but hopeful,”…
by - May 22, 2025 2:34 pm
Two of Mississippi County’s largest employers, Big River Steel and Atlas Tube, have both made renewed investments in the “Work Here, Live Here” housing incentive program, contributing more than $800,000…
by - May 22, 2025 1:59 pm
The number of cotton gins in Arkansas is down to 26, tied for the lowest number of gins ever, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)….
by - May 21, 2025 11:56 am
Sharp County has been certified as an ACT Work Ready Community. The certification is the result of a collaborative initiative among the Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority, Ozarka College, and…
by - May 20, 2025 2:00 pm
More than a year ago, Omega Mitchell was pregnant and didn’t know what to expect. The West Memphis native attended an expectant mothers program hosted by NYIT College of Osteopathic…
by - May 19, 2025 2:10 pm
The vast majority of Arkansas’ rice crop has been planted, but some of the acres that were projected for the crop may turn into soybean acres due to floods earlier…
by - May 19, 2025 10:52 am
FNBC Bank has hired Tony Futrell as business development officer. Futrell has over 40 years of banking experience in the Jonesboro market and will report to Community President Gabe Roberts….
by - May 15, 2025 2:32 pm
Arkansas ranks near the bottom in terms of mental health care for mothers, according to a report by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. The center created an “A-F”…
by - May 15, 2025 11:31 am
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine has a $44.6 million impact to the economy in Northeast Arkansas, according to a study conducted by the Parker Strategy…
by - May 14, 2025 2:22 pm
Agritourism can expand profit margins for many farmers, but there are issues they must contend with. The sector can include duck hunting in the offseason, hayrides, pumpkin patches, campsites, orchards…
by - May 14, 2025 2:17 pm
After months of deconstruction and then reconstruction, the normal pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow has resumed in downtown Jonesboro. The traffic light at the confluence of Main Street and Washington…
by - May 13, 2025 4:28 pm
Former Jackson County farmer and entrepreneur Hallie Shoffner will seek to be the Democratic Party nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate race in an effort to unseat two-time incumbent Republican…
by - May 13, 2025 8:13 am
FNBC CEO Marty Sellars announced Monday (May 12) that Rebekah Guiltner has been promoted to executive vice president, director of risk management and audit. “Rebekah has long been a trusted…
by - May 12, 2025 7:40 am
The oldest National Public Radio member in Arkansas is about to celebrate more than six decades of being on the air. KASU 91.9 FM, the public media service of Arkansas…
by - May 8, 2025 9:30 pm
Sales and use tax collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County were down in the month of April as both the city and county continue to have stagnant collections through the…
by - May 7, 2025 11:44 am
The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has announced its 2025 County Farm Families of the Year. Since 1947, the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has helped…
by - May 7, 2025 10:00 am
Precision agriculture or farming is a methodology within the industry that seeks new technologies to increase crop yields by lowering the levels of traditional inputs — land, water, fertilizer, herbicides…
by - May 6, 2025 2:03 pm
Flood waters have receded across the Arkansas Delta and farmers are rapidly planting soybeans to make up for the loss of time. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 45%…
by - May 6, 2025 10:00 am
The poultry sector, one of the largest in the U.S. agriculture industry, is dominated by broiler production, or chickens that are specifically raised for meat. Sales in the sector were…
