by - January 8, 2018 5:37 pm
The city of Jonesboro is closer to opening its much discussed shooting range and education center. The city bought 208.7 acres that abuts Moore’s Road on Monday (Jan. 8) at…
by - January 8, 2018 1:08 pm
In 2017, 1,566 wildfires burned 27,549 acres in Arkansas. It’s the highest number of wildfires and acres burned since 2012 when 2,148 wildfires burned 34,434 acres. Overall, wildfires were larger…
by - January 7, 2018 1:26 pm
Population stagnation, limited wage and job growth have kept many counties in eastern Arkansas in the Mississippi Delta Region mired in mediocre economic growth. One organization comprised of eight counties…
by - January 4, 2018 4:18 pm
Poultry scientist Walter Bottje wanted to know what impact mitochondrial activity in chicken cells had on a bird’s ability to convert food into muscle. That scientific curiosity led Bottje, professor…
by - January 3, 2018 5:20 pm
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, set new records in sales tax collections in 2017. Craighead County collected $19.989 million in sales and use tax, a 3.1% ($616,288) increase from…
by - January 2, 2018 7:45 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday (Jan. 3) in Little Rock to discuss potential regulation changes for the use of the herbicide dicamba during the…
by - December 27, 2017 1:39 pm
A proposed $66 billion merger between German-based pharmaceutical giant Bayer and agricultural company Monsanto has opposition from farmers in Arkansas and other agriculture dependent states. Both companies own patents for…
by - December 20, 2017 6:57 pm
Arkansas has more than 3 million residents, according to the latest estimate update from U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s population grew half a percent (16,048) from 2016 to this year….
by - December 20, 2017 6:22 pm
The Red Wolves Foundation, the athletics fundraising arm at Arkansas State University, is scrambling to collect as many donations as possible before significant changes to the U.S. tax code are…
by - December 19, 2017 5:14 pm
One of Harrisburg’s leading employers plans to double its workforce by the spring of 2018. Rusken Packaging will undergo a $20 million expansion and hire about 50 new employees, Harrisburg…
by - December 14, 2017 6:16 pm
Jonesboro will have to collect a record number of hotel taxes in December if it hopes to keep pace with the number of collections in 2016. The city has collected…
by - December 14, 2017 3:23 pm
Sharp County Judge Gene Moore will seek a second term and will run again as an independent candidate, he told Talk Business & Politics. Moore, 57, thinks county offices should…
by - December 13, 2017 5:58 pm
Former U.S. Ambassador and Jonesboro native James Pardew will speak at his college alma mater, Arkansas State University on Feb. 5. Pardew was an integral player in the negotiations that…
by - December 13, 2017 6:21 am
Arkansas may not ban the herbicide dicamba during the 2018 growing season even after the recommendations of the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) and a task force appointed to study…
by - December 11, 2017 7:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has submitted letters to the president encouraging favorable positioning of agriculture during efforts to rewrite trade deals, Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach said. Trade has been…
by - December 11, 2017 3:53 pm
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison grew up near the field where Arkansas State University plays its football games, and when he went to college, he played on the same bit…
by - December 10, 2017 10:21 pm
Arkansas State University System President didn’t get a 2% raise in July like the rest of the faculty and staff, but the ASU Board of Trustees rectified it when it…
by - December 7, 2017 5:04 pm
More Arkansans have acquired a bachelor’s degree in the last five years as compared to the previous five years, but median income in the state has slightly dropped during the…
by - December 7, 2017 4:11 pm
There are food products sold in grocery stores that claim to have rice in them, but don’t, and the Arkansas Rice Federation wants state and federal government officials to address…
by - December 6, 2017 5:58 pm
Historic preservationist Joan Gould loves to search the off-beaten paths and back roads in Arkansas. She was on one of these adventures in northern Randolph County near the town of…
