by - October 18, 2018 5:51 pm
At least 67% of the state’s cotton crop has been harvested, well above the 42% average during the last five years through mid-October. But, a significant problem is looming. Perpetual…
by - October 18, 2018 4:32 pm
Efforts to attract higher paying jobs to the Northeast Arkansas metro, and to better educate the workforce, are starting to bear fruit. The 2017 median income for the Jonesboro metro…
by - October 17, 2018 3:28 pm
Jonesboro is poised to set its all-time building permits record in 2018 fueled by expansions by St. Bernards Healthcare and the hotel/convention center project on the Arkansas State University campus….
by - October 16, 2018 4:39 pm
A bad soybean harvest in Arkansas has turned much worse in the last week. The number of acres that are projected to be harvested has dropped by 320,000 acres to…
by - October 15, 2018 7:05 pm
The Man in Black was on the verge of losing it all. He was recently divorced, and drugs and alcohol continued to ravage Johnny Cash’s body and mind. He needed…
by - October 10, 2018 5:09 pm
Arkansas Attorney Leslie Rutledge (R) took heat for denying a number of voter initiated measures. Democrat opponent Mike Lee blasted Rutledge blocked at least 70 measures from the ballot, what…
by - October 9, 2018 8:23 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers are bracing for their worst crop in 10 years. Mold, mildew, and fungus have plagued soybeans that are still in the field, soybean agronomist Jeremy Ross told…
by - October 9, 2018 4:21 pm
Political shots were fired at U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, during a debate on AETN slated to air Tuesday (Oct. 9.). His Democratic opponent Josh Mahony accused Womack, the former…
by - October 8, 2018 6:39 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received five grants totaling almost $1.4 million during the past month. The federal and state grants will provide bulletproof vests, body-worn cameras, technology upgrades and…
by - October 8, 2018 2:29 pm
Delta Cultural Center Director Kyle Miller was on a tour of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C., when a tour guide began talking about African slaves who…
by - October 7, 2018 4:32 pm
Arkansas rice farmers have fought unusual weather this year and the assumption was that yields and quality would suffer, but at this point in the harvest that hasn’t been the…
by - October 5, 2018 9:21 am
A new study from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) says the impact of casino gambling in Arkansas would be dramatic. The study found…
by - October 4, 2018 2:40 pm
Edd Rose decided in 1966 to sell his burgeoning business, Pocahontas Aluminum Company Inc., (PAC) to his son, Larry Don (L.D.) Rose. There was only one problem: L.D. was about…
by - October 3, 2018 7:28 pm
Two incumbents and two challengers pitched their candidacies Wednesday at the Jonesboro Kiwanis Club meeting. Alderman John Street was joined by his opponent, Amanda Dunavant while incumbent Alderman L.J. Bryant…
by - October 2, 2018 5:00 pm
Northern Jonesboro is perhaps the most blighted part of the city, and civic and business leaders are exploring what impacts may result from a corridor between the Arkansas State University…
by - October 1, 2018 6:05 pm
Many rural and suburban hospitals spend a lot of resources and time recruiting doctors to their healthcare systems. But acquiring and keeping other professionals such as registered nurses, radiologists, lab…
by - October 1, 2018 5:14 pm
Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development has a new tool to develop rural community economies in Northeast Arkansas. It will receive a $564,240 federal grant over a five-year…
by - September 26, 2018 5:33 pm
Jonesboro is on track to set an all-time record in sales tax collections after a strong September, according to the city. Through the first nine months of 2018, Jonesboro collected…
by - September 25, 2018 6:16 pm
Heavy and constant rains are threatening the Natural State’s cotton crop. In early September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service revised the state’s projected cotton yield to…
by - September 24, 2018 9:08 pm
Arkansas State University System campuses have simplified opportunities for students to complete or add degrees with a focus on transfer students through on-campus and online classes. System President Chuck Welch…
