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Plant Board proposes dicamba changes
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board hopes to amend the regulations involving the controversial herbicide dicamba. The board proposed to amend the rule by removing the GPS mapping…
Author: George Jared
by - December 11, 2019 5:33 pm
Duck Classic slated for Northeast Arkansas
NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation will host the 17th annual Duck Classic Banquet on Thursday (Dec. 12) at the First National Bank Arena. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. and dinner…
by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
ASU business competition winners announced
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 10, 2019 8:57 am
China to lift some tariffs on soybeans and pork
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced it will lift tariffs on some U.S. soybean and pork exports to the country, but no specifics have been released. The two countries have…
by - December 9, 2019 4:55 pm
Medical marijuana comes to Northeast Arkansas as first regional dispensary opens
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Northeast Arkansas will open Tuesday (Dec. 10) in Brookland. NEA Full Spectrum has been formally approved by Alcohol Beverage and Control to open for…
by - December 9, 2019 9:07 am
ASU Board approves merger with Henderson State University
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a merger agreement and transition plan with Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, which would become the ASU System’s seventh member…
by - December 6, 2019 11:49 am
Prosecutor withdraws from Collins-Smith murder case
Third Judicial District Prosecutor Henry Boyce has been recused from the murder case of former State Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, according to a report from ABC News. Who will replace Boyce…
by - December 5, 2019 6:56 pm
Downtown Jonesboro scrap yard on the move
A metal scrap yard in the downtown area of Jonesboro will be on the move, and city officials hope to pass an ordinance that will prevent salvage and scrap yards…
by - December 5, 2019 11:18 am
Torrid sales tax collections in Northeast Arkansas
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, have been on a historical sales tax collection run during the last decade, and both are poised to set all-time collection numbers as 2019…
by - December 4, 2019 8:02 pm
Delta Leadership Institute alumni attend course at Harvard this week
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is continuing its partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) to offer an advanced education opportunity exclusively to alumni of the Delta Leadership…
by - December 4, 2019 8:21 am
Carbon-friendly: Farmers adopt regenerative practices to save money and the environment
The agriculture sector can at times be the most volatile economic sector in the country. Prices for a broad range of crops can vary by wide margins each growing season,…
by - December 3, 2019 3:53 pm
Disgruntled Suddenlink customers to have town hall with company officials in Jonesboro
The city of Jonesboro has been inundated with complaint calls from Suddenlink cable-internet customers in recent months and now those with complaints will be able to interact with company officials….
by - December 3, 2019 2:36 pm
$2.9 million shopping center deal leads monthly Jonesboro transactions
Erving Ridge Consulting & Development LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between Oct. 15 through Nov. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s…
by - December 3, 2019 4:39 am
Jonesboro restaurant Lazzari Italian Oven changes hands
Jerry and Sue Flynn were considering a major change. For decades, their Jonesboro-area restaurant, Lazzari Italian Oven, had been a staple along the heart of Caraway Road. The couple thought…
by - December 2, 2019 6:01 pm
Attempts are underway to rebuild grassland bird populations
Rotational stocking and other management practices may give grassland birds a chance to rebuild their populations, said Dirk Philipp, associate professor-animal science, for the University of Arkansas System Division of…
by - November 26, 2019 8:57 am
USDA provides millions to stop feral hog growth in Arkansas
Feral hogs have become a more significant problem in Arkansas during the last several years and now the federal government is providing funds to tackle the problem. The U.S. Department…
by - November 25, 2019 5:29 pm
Major layoff at Tenaris manufacturer
About 100 workers have been told they will be laid off at the Tenaris manufacturing facility in Hickman, on the edge of Mississippi County. A timetable for the layoffs was…
by - November 21, 2019 5:04 pm
Henderson Board of Trustees approves merger agreement with Arkansas State University
The Henderson State University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a merger agreement and transition plan with the Arkansas State University System. The agreement is subject to approval…
by - November 21, 2019 8:30 am
NYITCOM-Arkansas will start Delta Population Health Institute
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas in Jonesboro will launch the Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI). The DPHI will serve as an anchor institution to leverage its…
by - November 20, 2019 4:55 pm
FNBC buys land for new banking center in Jonesboro
FNBC Bank, a $520-million asset community bank headquartered in Ash Flat, has announced it will break ground on a new commercial banking center in Jonesboro in 2020. The bank bought…