by - August 6, 2016 10:37 am
A death call led Shelby Armstrong to her calling in life. Her father, Dr. Larry Armstrong, wanted her to sit-in while he consulted with a family that was about to…
by - August 4, 2016 4:39 pm
Former Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson may have violated Arkansas ethics laws during his tenure that ended Wednesday with his resignation. ASU, under Hudson’s direction, hired a Spanish company to…
by - August 3, 2016 3:06 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson resigned late Tuesday night after an internal audit revealed he attempted to hire his wife, Dr. Deidra (Dee Dee) Hudson, as the school’s full-time studies…
by - August 2, 2016 5:59 pm
Farmers throughout Arkansas and especially in the Mississippi Delta Region are keeping close tabs on soybean and rice prices as the calendar inches toward the harvest. Soybean prices have fluctuated…
by - August 2, 2016 10:18 am
The Jonesboro metro area has enjoyed historically low unemployment during the last two years, but city leaders knew wage stagnation was a problem, and there was a need to be…
by - August 1, 2016 6:11 pm
Several parts of northern Jonesboro suffer from economic blight as the city’s downtown needs to be more accessible to students from Arkansas State University. The Jonesboro City Council will consider…
by - August 1, 2016 5:30 pm
A few months do not make a trend, but Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp is hoping recent building permit numbers are a sign business is improving in his hometown. In…
by - July 28, 2016 1:19 pm
Businessman Manu Nair noticed a vexing problem in Northeast Arkansas when he moved to Jonesboro six years ago. The region didn’t have venture capital companies, or programs aimed at connecting…
by - July 28, 2016 12:41 pm
Cotton prices have been in the doldrums for the last several years, and there was no reason to think they would rise this year. But they did. The biggest price…
by - July 27, 2016 4:26 pm
Ronnie Reeves thought he was getting a really great deal on a car. He saw an ad on Craig’s List for a car in the Memphis area. The owner wanted…
by - July 26, 2016 3:18 pm
The prevailing wisdom for at least two generations for graduating high school seniors is college is the path to a high paying job. That formula has led to trillions of…
by - July 25, 2016 4:08 pm
Margie Raimondo spent many years working in the marketing and communications department at a large company in Silicon Valley in California. To advance her career she needed to pursue her…
by - July 25, 2016 1:23 pm
Jonesboro’s metro economy began 2016 on a solid note, especially in terms of jobs and sales tax growth, according to The Compass Report. Lower unemployment numbers, job creation, sales and…
by - July 21, 2016 3:34 pm
Jonesboro’s unemployment rate continues to be at a historically low rate, and in recent months has been below the national and state rate, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics….
by - July 20, 2016 6:04 pm
The city of Jonesboro and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are hoping to build a state of the art, $12 million shooting range, and could recoup some of the…
by - July 19, 2016 4:53 pm
A convention center on the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus is about to become a reality. Hilton Worldwide approved plans Tuesday (July 19) to build a 202-bed Embassy Suites Hotel,…
by - July 19, 2016 3:57 pm
Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Wixon Huffstetler will keep his job with the city after serving a two week suspension following a racially insensitive Tweet he posted following a protest…
by - July 18, 2016 5:39 pm
A $48 million sand processing plant is about to start operation in central Lawrence County that could add up to 50 jobs in the region. American Silica LLC, a Brookville,…
