by - October 17, 2019 2:37 pm
Greyhound racing is on the decline nationwide and Southland Casino Racing is reacting to the trend. The West Memphis attraction, which has offered live greyhound races for 63 years, will…
by - October 16, 2019 8:21 pm
Carrie Cash was washing dishes in her kitchen when she heard something she’d never heard. Outside, near a tree, her teenage son, Johnny was singing a gospel song. He’d sang…
by - October 15, 2019 5:23 pm
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine on the campus of Arkansas State University and Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home have reached an affiliation agreement…
by - October 15, 2019 5:21 pm
Growing complaints of littering and the hauling of unsecured items in trucks and trailers on city streets have Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin concerned. The city has received numerous calls about…
by - October 14, 2019 4:55 pm
Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture hope to collect data from cattle producers across the state in an effort to determine the prevalence of anaplasmosis, an…
by - October 10, 2019 1:00 pm
One measure for a vibrant local economy is the number of commercial real estate projects underway. In Jonesboro, the Embassy Suites by Hilton and Red Wolf Convention Center project is…
by - October 9, 2019 7:11 pm
Dr. Zodwa Dlamini will present the first of a three-part series on her native Africa and the importance of activism for the annual Greenfield Lecture, a highlight of Arkansas State…
by - October 9, 2019 3:05 pm
Alexis Cross wanted to be an archaeologist when she was a child. The pyramids in Egypt, the hieroglyphics and the treasures that the desert sands might reveal, all fascinated her….
by - October 9, 2019 6:30 am
During the last 50 years, the number of farms in the U.S. has dropped from around 7 million, to 2 million in 2017, and only about 2.6 million people –…
by - October 7, 2019 4:09 pm
Native American groups lived along the fertile banks of the 722-mile-long White River long before European explorers came to the region in the 16th century. The rich valleys and fields…
by - October 3, 2019 6:28 pm
Burning agricultural fields at the end of the harvest season has always been a double edge sword in Northeast Arkansas. Smoke from the burning fields can have health and vision…
by - October 3, 2019 10:51 am
The University of Mississippi, Ole Miss, has whittled its search for a new chancellor down to eight candidates and Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse is among those chosen, according…
by - October 2, 2019 8:03 pm
Dr. Guolei (Jason) Zhou, associate professor of cell and cancer biology, and his research group at Arkansas State University recently received a $419,190 grant from the National Institutes of Health…
by - October 1, 2019 7:25 pm
The “store and hold” strategy employed by many rice growers in 2018 has finally paid off as rice prices rallied in 2019, hinging largely on record prevented planting acreage and…
by - October 1, 2019 7:21 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a $14,587,500 investment into eight organizations across the Mississippi River Delta region to expand the impact of…
by - September 30, 2019 6:04 pm
Heavy winds and rains blew across much of northeastern Arkansas and surrounding areas last week and it will likely impact both rice and cotton harvests, as growers try to make…
by - September 26, 2019 4:09 pm
In a new study, researchers, including at least one from the University of Arkansas, found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up to 60% of current wheat-growing…
by - September 25, 2019 5:33 pm
Randy Veach, president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, was among the farm and ranch leaders representing the United States at the 39th biennial North American/European Union Agriculture Conference in Copenhagen,…
by - September 25, 2019 5:25 pm
An anonymous donor gave $1 million to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital to be used at its Jonesboro-based Kim and Chris Fowler Center, a clinic that treats children, ACH President and…
by - September 24, 2019 6:58 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees recently heard updates on three public-private partnership projects, the pending addition of College of the Ouachitas, and consulting work with Henderson State…
