by - January 16, 2025 9:07 am
For one of the rare times during the last decade and a half, Craighead County and its seat Jonesboro, collected less yearly sales and use taxes – but barely. The…
by - January 15, 2025 2:46 pm
During her state of the state address earlier this week, Gov. Sarah Sanders said she wanted to streamline the college application process and wanted to create a process to terminate…
by - January 14, 2025 2:19 pm
One of Northeast Arkansas’ largest manufacturers will shutter its facility in Paragould after being in operation for 50 years. Auto parts maker Tenneco told its workers at a meeting Tuesday…
by - January 14, 2025 2:13 pm
Arkansas rice farmers got off to a solid start in 2024 with one of the earliest planting seasons ever. However, a myriad of problems plagued producers as the season evolved…
by - January 13, 2025 2:46 pm
Mississippi County produces more steel than any other in the United States and that trend is likely to continue into the future, steel stakeholders said during a panel discussion at…
by - January 12, 2025 5:22 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the department is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic…
by - January 12, 2025 5:13 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced that it has awarded more than $1.9 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding for two rail projects…
by - January 8, 2025 1:16 pm
The Arkansas corn crop had a catastrophic drop in acres in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS). Acreage in the state fell 41%…
by - January 8, 2025 10:00 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reappointed Arkansas soybean producer Robert Petter of DeValls Bluff to the United States Soybean Board (USB). Petter will represent Arkansas during his second…
by - January 7, 2025 2:28 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers planted more acres and harvested greater yields in 2024 when compared to 2023, but profit margins still were lower for many producers due to a drop in…
by - January 6, 2025 3:06 pm
Congress recently passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through March and one provision in it will provide expanded aid for crop farmers. The CR extends the…
by - January 3, 2025 4:09 pm
Citing national security concerns, President Joe Biden has blocked the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation. The $15 billion deal, more than a year in the making,…
by - December 31, 2024 10:30 am
In the days leading up to the Dec. 7, 1941, attack at Pearl Harbor, military code breakers were at work trying to decipher Japanese codes. Japan was waging war in…
by - December 30, 2024 8:00 am
When the peanut industry returned to Northeast Arkansas in 2010, the rationale for the companies investing in buying points was simple. Disease and a lack of water ravaged many parts…
by - December 29, 2024 8:00 am
Mississippi County is now reportedly the top steel producing county in the United States. Thousands of workers pour into steel mills owned by Nucor and Big River Steel (BRS) and…
by - December 18, 2024 3:34 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism awarded the city of Jonesboro $189,515 in grant funding from the Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. The Outdoor Recreation Grant Program focuses on…
by - December 18, 2024 8:54 am
Arkansas State University alumnus and Lynn native Dr. J.B. Penn donated more than $450,000 to support a trading program jointly developed by the College of Agriculture and the Neil Griffin…
by - December 17, 2024 9:05 am
The Women’s Business Leadership Center (WBLC) at Arkansas State University is now part of the Forté Foundation. The Foundation is a consortium that focuses on advancing women’s careers in business….
by - December 16, 2024 3:29 pm
The Arkansas State University System President Brendan Kelly told the board of trustees on Friday (Dec. 13) that since his hire he has visited every campus within the system. Kelly…
by - December 16, 2024 1:55 pm
Murry and Dee Henderson of Keiser have been named the 2024 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has helped to recognize outstanding…
