by - November 6, 2017 4:23 pm
A coalition of 85 agriculture-related organizations have drafted a letter warning U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross about the negative impacts of withdrawing from North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)….
by - November 1, 2017 4:14 pm
Northeast Arkansas skies are filled each fall with plumes of smoke rising from row crop fields set on fire intentionally by farmers. Motorists and residents complain about the smoke, and…
by - November 1, 2017 1:51 pm
The second largest employer in Jackson County and its top manufacturer will add 85 jobs in the coming weeks. Shearer’s Snacks is in the process of hiring new employees, and…
by - October 31, 2017 4:48 pm
Farmer Jacob Hartz had a problem many farmers in Arkansas faced in the 1920s. Rice had been introduced in the state, and it depleted nutrients in the soil. Extension agents…
by - October 30, 2017 4:57 pm
It’s the moment John Grisham became America’s story teller. Grisham was working in Mississippi as an attorney when he wrote the book “A Time to Kill.” His second book, “The…
by - October 26, 2017 4:23 pm
Sales and use tax collections in Jonesboro rebounded in October after a 5.4% drop in September when compared to the same month in 2016. The city collected $1.501 million in…
by - October 25, 2017 3:06 pm
Hefei Risever Machinery Co. (Risever) announced Wednesday (Oct. 25) it will invest $20 million to build a facility inside the Craighead Technology Park in Jonesboro. The plant will employ 130…
by - October 24, 2017 7:22 pm
Arkansas became a peanut growing state once again six years ago, and this year was one of the largest crops planted. Peanut farmers planted about 30,000 acres this year in…
by - October 23, 2017 5:04 pm
Long, barren row crop fields surround the tiny house that sits down a gravel road more than two miles long. A few tractors milled in the fields, as the sun…
by - October 19, 2017 8:04 pm
For more than 30 years, the Arkansas State University Convocation Center has been a center for athletic competitions, concerts and business exhibitions in Northeast Arkansas. It became an arena on…
by - October 19, 2017 10:59 am
One of the premiere celebrations in Arkansas is set to begin Thursday (Oct. 19) in rural Mississippi County. The Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, honoring hall of fame musician and Arkansan…
by - October 18, 2017 8:14 pm
One of the marquee tourist attractions in Jonesboro is a series of baseball tournaments held throughout the spring and summer. A major problem has been rain-bogged fields. A solution would…
by - October 17, 2017 8:57 pm
Jonesboro elected officials will not receive their first pay hike since 2015 after the City Council voted Tuesday night 10-1 to reject a 6% pay increase. Before the final vote…
by - October 16, 2017 8:28 pm
About half the state’s cotton acres have been harvested and the rest could be out of the ground by Nov. 1. Arkansas cotton acreage leaped when compared to 2016 as…
by - October 16, 2017 8:27 pm
By this stage in the growing season, the Arkansas’ Soybean Association’s contest “Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge,” would be settled, but the state’s soybean farmers continue to over…
by - October 12, 2017 8:03 pm
Efforts to build the Spring River Innovation Hub (SRIH) got a boost this week when the Delta Regional Authority gave $20,000 towards the project. SRIH Director of Placemaking Graycen Colbert…
by - October 11, 2017 7:23 pm
The Pocahontas City Hall sits on historic ground. A century ago, Wear Kibler Schoonover’s boyhood home was located on that spot. Schoonover would become the first football player in the…
by - October 10, 2017 8:01 pm
To address the rising incidence of heroin and opioid addiction and fatal overdoses in Arkansas, the Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) has formed a five-member Opioid Task Force. It includes…
by - October 10, 2017 6:53 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers had to whither springtime floods, dicamba drift, and even the remnants of two hurricanes late in the season. Despite those obstacles, about 62% of the 3.5 million…
by - October 9, 2017 7:43 pm
Centennial Bank Regional President Davy Carter will be named business executive of the year at the Arkansas State University Business Homecoming alumni dinner Thursday night. Carter, who is also an…
