by - October 14, 2025 4:47 pm
America’s farm sector has been devastated by ongoing trade wars with countries such as China, low commodity prices, foreign competition for markets, higher input costs, weather and other factors. The…
by - October 14, 2025 4:42 pm
State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, will seek a seventh term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. Ladyman, who represents District 32, said he’s got more work to do in the…
by - October 13, 2025 12:25 pm
Quarterhill, a provider of intelligent transportation system solutions, together with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Arkansas Highway Police have launched a $2.7 million project to modernize freight…
by - October 9, 2025 3:08 pm
Arkansas State University’s Neil Griffin College of Business will host the 2025 Catalyst: NEA Economic Development and Leadership Forum on Nov. 6 at the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center…
by - October 6, 2025 12:05 pm
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) will host a Cold War Conversation on Nov. 7 with special guest Pavel Palazhchenko, chief English interpreter for the Soviet Union’s former president Mikhail…
by - October 2, 2025 4:17 pm
Google is set to invest the most money ever in an Arkansas project. Alphabet and Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat said the company will spend $4 billion through 2027 building a data center in West Memphis….
by - October 1, 2025 3:31 pm
The Skirmish – A Delta Gravel Festival is set to return to Jonesboro in the spring of 2026, according to the Jonesboro Advertising & Promotion Commission and All Sports Productions, Inc. Registration…
by - September 30, 2025 12:05 pm
Exactly 100 years ago two things happened to writer Ernest Hemingway that would change his life forever. He met Pauline Pfeiffer, a Northeast Arkansas native and the couple married two…
by - September 30, 2025 12:03 pm
Black River Technical College (BRTC) and Ozarka College have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will give students the option to simultaneously enroll in Ozarka’s Precision Machining program and…
by - September 29, 2025 7:32 pm
The first annual Ozark Gateway Region Summit, hosted in partnership with the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce will be held Oct. 9 at the Lawrence County School District auditorium. The…
by - September 29, 2025 11:21 am
Recent rains have helped stop the Mississippi River from dropping to historically low levels and it may help Arkansas farmers in terms of basis, the difference between the cash price…
by - September 25, 2025 3:24 pm
The Arkansas State University Alumni Association will recognize six outstanding graduates as Distinguished Alumni during the 2025 Homecoming celebration. The distinction, considered the association’s highest honor, has been awarded for…
by - September 23, 2025 11:28 am
The harvest is underway in Arkansas and several crops including rice, corn and soybeans are well ahead of crop collection averages through mid-September. Last week the rice crop went from…
by - September 21, 2025 1:00 pm
William “Willard” Langston stepped off the train in Newport on Jan. 19, 1946, after he served a stint as a U.S. Marine in World War II. He’d grown up in…
by - September 17, 2025 4:55 pm
Rice producers have faced myriad issues this year including low commodity prices, a lack of foreign markets, a surge in imports and erratic weather. Now, as the rice harvest comes…
by - September 16, 2025 11:40 am
Lyon College fall student enrollment swelled this year, growing by more than 17% when compared to last fall, according to the school. The school has 781 students this semester up…
by - September 15, 2025 12:26 pm
The immortal music group, The Beatles, only stopped in Arkansas once very briefly and the town where they stopped is going to party like its 1964 this weekend. The annual…
by - September 15, 2025 12:24 pm
The first phase in creating the Career Readiness Education & Skills Training (CREST) Center at Arkansas State University has been approved by the board of trustees. This phase will cost…
by - September 11, 2025 12:45 pm
A faculty member at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University recently received a $472,592 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in…
by - September 10, 2025 3:51 pm
Arkansas State University’s fall of 2025 class is the largest ever in the history of the school. A record-breaking 17,926 students are taking classes at the Jonesboro campus, according to…
