by - August 22, 2017 8:35 pm
Millions of Americans stared at the sky Monday, witnessing the first full solar eclipse since 1979. Two Arkansas State University professors, at least 50 ASU students, and others gazed at…
by - August 21, 2017 7:23 pm
When Henry Boyce entered kindergarten, he instantly befriended a boy named Payton. The two rode bikes together, went fishing, and on occasion they stayed the night together. Hidden within Payton’s…
by - August 20, 2017 7:45 pm
A calculated mistake by President Abraham Lincoln led to the most horrific maritime disaster in United States history, and it may turn into a tourism site in Marion and surrounding…
by - August 19, 2017 11:36 am
Six years ago Saturday (Aug. 19), Damien Echols woke for the last time on the wrong side of a set of jail bars. He spent 18 years in prison, convicted…
by - August 17, 2017 4:32 pm
Robert Butler has worn many professional hats during his life and has lived and traveled all over the world. The 66-year-old from Marmaduke is hoping the voters in Arkansas’ First…
by - August 16, 2017 7:13 pm
New dicamba formulations are not as volatile as old formulations, but still can cause damage, and the herbicide can move from its target sites, affecting other crops, gardens, and other…
by - August 16, 2017 3:05 pm
Plans to renovate the north end zone at Centennial Bank Stadium are being finalized by Arkansas State University, and its athletics fundraising arm, the Red Wolves Foundation is raising money…
by - August 15, 2017 6:43 am
Riceland Foods and Riviana Foods Inc. will spend millions of dollars to expand into the rice/flour extrusion process market, Riceland Foods Inc. Vice President for Governmental Affairs Kevin McGilton told…
by - August 10, 2017 9:25 pm
Arkansas Department of Transportation District 10 Engineer Brad Smithee knows most people don’t get excited when the hear the words “pavement preservation project.” When most people think about roads, they…
by - August 9, 2017 7:30 pm
At the start of 2017, Jonesboro had two potential convention centers on the horizon, and Mayor Harold Perrin thought the city might eclipse $200 million in commercial and residential projects….
by - August 9, 2017 4:02 pm
Lauren Waldrip Ward didn’t have a swimming pool in her backyard when she was growing up in Moro, a town in Lee County. Her father Mark Waldrip farmed rice and…
by - August 8, 2017 4:11 pm
State Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, was blistered for his positions on healthcare, education, and even the death of a child at a daycare facility he’s associated with during a town…
by - August 7, 2017 3:24 pm
Dr. Dane Flippin was on vacation in California in November 2016 when Arkansas voters decided to allow medical marijuana in the Natural State. The Searcy native researched the issue and…
by - August 4, 2017 3:49 pm
Deep political divides in Congress may imperil efforts to craft a new farm bill in 2018, former U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Texas, said Friday at the 2017 Arkansas Rice Expo…
by - August 3, 2017 5:44 pm
Brandi Snodgrass Hill would have died had it not been for an ice cube. It was late-night at a Jonesboro-area hospital, and Hill was a patient there after a severe…
by - August 3, 2017 5:14 pm
Seven years ago L.J. Bryant became one of the youngest candidates in history to seek a statewide office when he ran for Land Commissioner. He lost that race narrowly, but…
by - August 3, 2017 3:17 pm
A group of Arkansas livestock farmers, supported by Heifer USA, will use cutting-edge technology to let customers know where their dinner was grown. The small-scale suppliers of Grass Roots Farmers’…
by - August 1, 2017 12:40 pm
It’s been nearly ten years since Arkansas State University changed its mascot from the Native American Indian to the Red Wolf. The university is about to expand its role to…
by - July 27, 2017 6:34 pm
U.S. rice production is expected to decline during the next year, and markets in China will not boost U.S. rice exports in 2018. Overall world-wide rice production is expected to…
by - July 27, 2017 3:21 pm
A recent Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix poll showed that Arkansas’ four congressmen – Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, French Hill, R-Little Rock, Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, and Steve Womack, R-Rogers – have…
