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Hunters asked to be alert for avian influenza symptoms in wild birds
An alert has been issued by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission asking waterfowl hunters and wildlife watchers heading to the field to keep an eye out for any sick…
Author: George Jared
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Williams Baptist University adds four board of trustee members
The board of trustees at Williams Baptist University added four new members Tuesday (Dec. 9) during its regularly scheduled meeting. Don Blackmore of Jonesboro, Andy Miller of Melbourne, Tommy Miller…
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Melbourne to receive $5.4 million in grants, loans from USDA to improve water facilities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) that USDA will make loans and grants totaling $6.3 billion in rural and Tribal communities across 44 states…
by - December 9, 2024 12:22 pm
NEA Economic Development and Leadership Forum planned for Jan. 9
The Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University will host the 2025 Catalyst: NEA Economic Development and Leadership Forum on Jan. 9, in Jonesboro. The forum will focus…
by - December 5, 2024 2:53 pm
Dr. Ed Salo named civilian aide to Secretary of the Army
Dr. Ed Salo, professor of history at Arkansas State University, has been selected as a civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for the state of Arkansas. “I…
by - December 5, 2024 11:46 am
Butterball closing Jonesboro plant, 180 workers affected
Butterball will shutter its Jonesboro turkey processing facility next year impacting about 180 workers. The tentative plan is to close the plant by Feb. 3, 2025, according to a release…
by - December 4, 2024 3:12 pm
A-State research group receives $2 million in federal grants to study oral pathogens
Dr. Robert Shields, assistant professor of microbiology, and his research group at Arkansas State University, recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their work….
by - December 4, 2024 1:00 pm
Major crops on pace for high yields; peanut acres set new record
Corn, soybeans, squash and other crops have been grown in the Arkansas Delta for at least a thousand years and yield numbers for some of those row crops could set…
by - December 3, 2024 9:18 pm
Copenhaver bests Bryant in Jonesboro mayoral run-off
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver was elected to a second four-year term during Tuesday’s (Dec. 3) mayoral runoff race against Alderman L.J. Bryant. In unofficial results, Copenhaver received 5,264 votes, about…
by - December 3, 2024 12:49 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited set to develop ‘Angel Investment Network’
The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is in the midst of its second, five-year strategic growth plan and earlier this year received a $700,000 grant to develop entrepreneurial programs in…
by - December 2, 2024 4:11 pm
DRA awards $10 million in projects
The Delta Regional Authority has awarded more than $10 million to help fund 23 projects throughout the DRA’s coverage area including Arkansas. The funds come through the Delta Workforce Grant…
by - December 1, 2024 10:15 am
Seven women selected for ASU leadership awards’ second class
The Women’s Leadership Collaborative (WLC) at Arkansas State University (ASU) has selected its second class of Remarkable Women. The seven women recognized this year were Dr. Tochi Amagwula Keeton, Sharon…
by - November 25, 2024 8:48 pm
Copenhaver, Bryant face off in Jonesboro mayor’s runoff
The Jonesboro mayoral race started off as a contest between incumbent Mayor Harold Copenhaver, Alderman L.J. Bryant, Jeremy Terrell and Thomas Elwood. Copenhaver and Bryant were the top vote earners…
by - November 21, 2024 3:12 pm
Crop enterprise budgets for 2025 now available online for farmers
The 2025 crop enterprise budgets for Arkansas farmers are now available online. This year, they feature enhanced access and customization, said author Breana Watkins, an economist and instructor for the…
by - November 21, 2024 11:31 am
Jonesboro receives $137,970 grant from Department of Energy
The city of Jonesboro has received a $137,970 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to replace 70 high-pressure sodium street lights with LEDs in underserved communities to enhance roadway…
by - November 20, 2024 11:00 am
A-State receives $204,424 ARDOT grant for highway concrete research
A grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will allow Arkansas State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science to continue research focused on concrete. The university received $204,424…
by - November 19, 2024 1:32 pm
Lyon College, City of Cabot finalize lease for veterinary school
Batesville-based Lyon College and the city of Cabot have finalized a lease agreement for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The agreement was approved by the Lyon College Board…
by - November 19, 2024 12:30 pm
Four from Arkansas selected for DRA’s Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 35 community leaders from its eight-state service region to participate in the 2025 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, a leadership development program…
by - November 18, 2024 12:42 pm
DHS opens Maternal Life360 HOME in Jonesboro
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro will open the first Maternal Life360 HOME in Arkansas this month and will begin providing…
by - November 18, 2024 12:31 pm
Riceland Foods reports $1.3 billion in revenues
Riceland Foods reported more than $1.3 billion in revenues during its recent annual membership meeting in Stuttgart. The meeting highlighted the Riceland Foods Foundation, the cooperative’s government affairs work, and…