by - November 14, 2016 3:58 pm
Low crop yields could force some farmers in Craighead County to abandon their livelihoods by the spring, Craighead County Extension Agent Brannon Thiesse told Talk Business & Politics. Rain, humidity,…
by - November 10, 2016 6:37 pm
When Dr. Kathy Loyd arrived on the Arkansas State University campus she had one child and another on the way. She brought with her five transcripts from other schools she…
by - November 9, 2016 12:30 am
The elephant stampede in 2014 that overwhelmed reliably Democratic Northeast Arkansas continued Tuesday night. Fran Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, defeated incumbent James Ratliff, D-Imboden, in the state house district 60 race….
by - November 8, 2016 11:39 pm
Harold Perrin will remain Jonesboro’s chief administrator. The two-term incumbent defeated five challengers Tuesday night, and avoided a runoff by beating his next closest opponent by more than 20 percentage…
by - November 7, 2016 7:52 pm
It’s been almost four years since a partnership was signed between Arkansas State University and an investment consortium in Mexico to build an American-style college campus in Queretaro. The college…
by - November 7, 2016 7:31 pm
Arkansas farmers could have their largest peanut harvest in the last five years, and a slight bump in prices may help some row crop farms decimated by heavy rains in…
by - November 3, 2016 3:09 pm
The last time the Arkansas General Assembly convened a law to exempt military veterans retirement benefits from state income taxes was nixed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Gov. Hutchinson already had…
by - November 2, 2016 7:06 pm
State senatorial candidate Dave Wallace has been asked to exit the district 22 race after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in connection with a deadly bus crash Aug. 28…
by - November 2, 2016 4:10 pm
Larry McElroy has lived at his home on Commerce Drive for many years, and is retired. He can’t afford to move anywhere else, and he and his neighbors have fought…
by - November 1, 2016 12:10 pm
Educated workforce shortages will become a problem across the country during the next few years, and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is set to tackle this problem in 2017….
by - October 31, 2016 2:52 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has expanded the first cancer treatment center in Northeast Arkansas. The newly renovated Ben E. Owens Cancer Treatment Center is fully operational, according to the hospital….
by - October 30, 2016 10:48 am
City sales and use tax receipt collections in the Jonesboro metro area were slightly higher in October than in 2015, but the trend slightly dipped as fall began. Jonesboro has…
by - October 27, 2016 11:48 am
Sarah Hunt learned how to drive on Mississippi County Road 940. The gravel expanse passes a dilapidated house, a relic from the Depression era. Locals in the town of Dyess…
by - October 26, 2016 3:23 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital broke ground Wednesday (Oct. 26) on its new $4.4 million Southwest Little Rock Community Clinic in Little Rock. The state’s Latino population has grown in recent years, and this…
by - October 25, 2016 7:47 pm
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery faced a problem when he was asked to run for sheriff more than 13 years ago. He had a strong desire to serve, but didn’t…
by - October 25, 2016 5:55 pm
Arkansas may never land a major industrial manufacturer such as an automaker plant if ballot Issue 3 isn’t approved by voters in the upcoming November general election, according to its…
by - October 25, 2016 5:32 pm
Voter registration numbers have been robust across the Natural State, but in Craighead County those numbers have surpassed all expectations as the Nov. 8 general election looms. Craighead County has…
by - October 23, 2016 2:51 pm
Rep. James Ratliff barely survived the Republican wave that swept through Arkansas during the 2014 mid-terms. Ratliff, D-Imboden, won his third term in office by defeating challenger Blaine Davis, R-Walnut…
by - October 23, 2016 2:39 pm
Arkansas Senate Republicans hope to solidify their grasp on the chamber by picking off another reliably Democratic seat in the November general election. Freshman Rep. Dave Wallace, R-Leachville, will attempt…
by - October 19, 2016 3:26 pm
Jonesboro aldermen unanimously approved about $1.4 million in pay raises this year for firefighters and non-uniformed workers Tuesday night, but Mayor Harold Perrin warned the move could affect capital improvement…
