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There is one place in the western hemisphere where north meets south and east meets west from a goods distribution perspective. Interstate 55, which connects Canada to Mexico, and Interstate…
by - June 17, 2021 10:31 am
Torrential rains caused massive damage to row crops in the Arkansas Delta region earlier this month. Expert help is on the way. Farmers who suffered flooding and other damage from…
by - June 17, 2021 8:24 am
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Kelly Damphousse has been unanimously elected to serve a two-year term as the President of the Sun Belt Conference at the close of the league’s…
by - June 16, 2021 3:09 pm
Arkansas State University’s advanced physical therapy women’s health residency program has been granted candidacy, according to notification from the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE). Dr….
by - June 16, 2021 8:11 am
The Arkansas Legislature is usually relatively quiet on the national stage when policymakers convene every two years to govern. The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly will not be remembered as such….
by - June 15, 2021 2:44 pm
During a decade-long era when sales tax collections have been a boon to the city of Jonesboro and Craighead County, the month of May turned into one of the best…
by - June 14, 2021 6:05 pm
Little Rock native and small business owner Natalie James announced Monday (June 14) she will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. Should James secure the nomination, she would…
by - June 14, 2021 3:03 pm
Arkansas is ready to change its sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, and sculptors have been selected. The two statues in the Hall, those of…
by - June 14, 2021 12:27 pm
Experts in diversity and inclusion will address how diversity looks in action and offer tools for participants to engage in equitable practices in their daily lives at the 2021 Diversity…
by - June 13, 2021 6:30 am
The most significant problem farmers face when using the herbicide dicamba is that it drifts to other crop fields and it can cause serious damage. Two scientists may have found…
by - June 10, 2021 3:56 pm
The Pulaski County Circuit Court, 6th Division, issued an order Thursday (June 10) removing nine of the 18 members of the State Plant Board from their positions on the board….
by - June 10, 2021 2:54 pm
Arkansas’ top economic sector is agriculture and each year it creates tens of thousands of jobs and pours billions into the Natural State’s economy. One critical element of that continued…
by - June 10, 2021 9:07 am
The worst viral plague to hit the country since the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918 cast a pall over the state of Arkansas and its leadership during most of 2020…
by - June 9, 2021 8:49 am
As the world’s population continues to rise, the science of growing food more efficiently will become critical. Arkansas’ top economic sector is agriculture, and at least one new scientist in…
by - June 8, 2021 1:45 pm
Farmers will be able to use dicamba until the end of June, thanks to a ruling from the state’s highest court. On Tuesday (June 8), the Arkansas Supreme Court issued…
by - June 8, 2021 9:06 am
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently visited Memphis to survey the damage to the I-40 bridge and meet with local and industry leaders. During a panel discussion about the…
by - June 7, 2021 6:33 pm
In 1943, research began on a massive infrastructure project in the heart of the mid-south. The McClellan-Kerr Navigation System, completed in the early 1970’s, has become an economic engine that…
by - June 3, 2021 3:06 pm
Tuition and fees will remain the same and masks will be gone on the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro in the coming school year. ASU and the five two-year…
by - June 2, 2021 4:02 pm
The Delta Arts Festival, Arkansas’ largest multi-disciplinary arts festival, will be held in downtown Newport on Friday (June 4) and Saturday, according to Jon Chadwell, executive director of the Newport…
by - June 1, 2021 10:30 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will visit four areas in Northeast Arkansas during the month of June to offer consultations to small…
