Author: George Jared

Jonesboro opens first dog park

The city of Jonesboro has its first dog park. The Earl Bell Dog Park, located behind the Earl Bell Center and across from International Studies Elementary School, will soon be…

Chow franchise expands in Northeast Arkansas

Michael Tolson was earning a living as a real estate professional in New York and he never dreamed he would return to the restaurant business. He had a problem, however….

Iconic roundhouse building destroyed in Jonesboro

Flames may have wiped away city leaders’ hopes of an interactive museum in downtown Jonesboro. A fire Saturday afternoon destroyed the roundhouse, an iconic building on Church Street the city…

Lexicon celebrates 50 years

Tom Schueck had a life-changing decision to make. His wife, Marge, was pregnant and the 27-year-old didn’t like working for someone else. He’d worked in construction and had a civil…

Arkansas State University reaches deal with University of Miami

Arkansas State University ended its lawsuit against the University of Miami after a financial agreement was reached in connection to a canceled college football game between the schools slated for…

Soybean and peanut harvest slow going in Northeast Arkansas

Soybean and peanut farmers still have thousands of acres to harvest in Craighead County, Craighead County extension agent Branon Thiesse told Talk Business & Politics, adding that constant rains in…

Arkansas Democratic Chair Gray loses House seat in close race

Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Rep. Michael John Gray, D-Augusta, lost his bid for another term in the Arkansas State House on Tuesday night, despite reports of a possible tabulation…

Democratic Party chairman legislative race in question, Republicans pick up House seat and keep Senate post (Updated)

Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Michael John Gray may have lost his bid for another term in the Arkansas State House on Tuesday night, according to returns posted on the Arkansas…

Snapp re-elected in Walnut Ridge; Randolph County goes wet

Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp fended off a challenge by J.R. Rogers during Tuesday’s general election. Snapp received more than 70% (1,124) of votes cast in the race. The vote…

Early vote totals in Northeast Arkansas outpace 2014, but don’t top 2016

Heavy rains Monday (Nov. 5) didn’t stop determined voters in many parts of Northeast Arkansas from casting ballots during early voting. An estimated 14,564 residents voted during early voting, Craighead…

Construction on new hospital in West Memphis complete, should open in December

Construction on the new Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden County is virtually complete, employees have been hired, and the hospital is slated to open Dec. 3, BMHCC President and CEO Brian Welton…

West Memphis could get $200 million hotel and convention center if casino measure passes

If the casino ballot initiative passes in Arkansas on Tuesday (Nov. 6), Delaware North, the parent company of Southland Gaming and Racing, will attempt to build a hotel and convention…

ASU’s DO school, Crawford’s office partner to create healthcare policy program

Shane Speights, D.O., dean, at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State), announced Thursday (Nov. 1) the formation of a new fellowship program in coordination…

Nearly 1 million soybean acres remain in the field as harvest lags

Soybean farmers have been inundated with challenges this season and those problems continued through the end of October. As of Monday (Oct. 28) about 63% of Arkansas’ 3.25 million soybean…

Walnut Ridge sales tax collections surge

The city of Walnut Ridge is seeing a significant jump in city sales and use collections in 2018. Through October, the city has collected $87,055 in sales tax receipts, a…

Jonesboro making push for USDA offices, could total 700 jobs

The United States Department of Agriculture intends to move its Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington D.C. and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary…

Jonesboro sales tax collections catch up in October

Earlier this year, city officials in Jonesboro were concerned about the city’s declining sales and use tax numbers. Those concerns may have been premature. Jonesboro and Craighead County continued a…

Researchers probe the stress pathways in chickens; could have human impacts at some point

Stress can impact the quality of chicken meat before the animal is processed, and scientists are now studying physiological stressors. Avian neuroscientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of…

Downtown Jonesboro Association’s executive director youngest in Arkansas

Lindsey Wingo had a big decision to make. She grew up in the small town of Rector in Northeast Arkansas, and when it came time to choose a college, she…

Gov. Hutchinson tells Trump to end trade war with China

Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks the trade war with China should end and he sent a message to President Donald Trump through Vice President Mike Pence recently. The tariffs imposed by…

University of Arkansas to receive $5 million from state for food science center

Tyson board chairman’s new contract includes $40 million cash incentive

Officials from Fort Smith and Poland sign Friendship Pact, mark arrival of F-35 jets

Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge slated for its 16th year