by - May 14, 2025 2:17 pm
After months of deconstruction and then reconstruction, the normal pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow has resumed in downtown Jonesboro. The traffic light at the confluence of Main Street and Washington…
by - May 13, 2025 4:28 pm
Former Jackson County farmer and entrepreneur Hallie Shoffner will seek to be the Democratic Party nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate race in an effort to unseat two-time incumbent Republican…
by - May 13, 2025 8:13 am
FNBC CEO Marty Sellars announced Monday (May 12) that Rebekah Guiltner has been promoted to executive vice president, director of risk management and audit. “Rebekah has long been a trusted…
by - May 12, 2025 7:40 am
The oldest National Public Radio member in Arkansas is about to celebrate more than six decades of being on the air. KASU 91.9 FM, the public media service of Arkansas…
by - May 8, 2025 9:30 pm
Sales and use tax collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County were down in the month of April as both the city and county continue to have stagnant collections through the…
by - May 7, 2025 11:44 am
The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has announced its 2025 County Farm Families of the Year. Since 1947, the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has helped…
by - May 7, 2025 10:00 am
Precision agriculture or farming is a methodology within the industry that seeks new technologies to increase crop yields by lowering the levels of traditional inputs — land, water, fertilizer, herbicides…
by - May 6, 2025 2:03 pm
Flood waters have receded across the Arkansas Delta and farmers are rapidly planting soybeans to make up for the loss of time. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 45%…
by - May 6, 2025 10:00 am
The poultry sector, one of the largest in the U.S. agriculture industry, is dominated by broiler production, or chickens that are specifically raised for meat. Sales in the sector were…
by - May 5, 2025 8:36 am
Arkansas State University had a $2.5 billion impact on the state during the fiscal 2022-23 year, according to a study by the Parker Strategy Group. The study is titled “A-State…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
Edgar Mora has always loved soccer and other sports. In middle school, he dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player, but that morphed when he got into high school. A…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
When Mahonry Jaen was growing up he wanted to be an astronaut. There was only one problem. He was living in Mexico, and the prospects of going into space seemed…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
As a kid, Allen Deaver wanted to be a park ranger. In school, he gravitated toward his math and science classes. Soon he merged those interests, and the idea of…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
Mallory Files had many career paths she thought about pursuing. There was a time when she wanted to be a lawyer, a teacher, a neurosurgeon, and she even had a…
by - May 4, 2025 10:00 am
Entrepreneurs Dustin and Tham Dayberry wanted to own a beer garden or tap room for nearly a decade. When the couple travels, they often stop at local breweries and enjoy…
by - April 30, 2025 5:01 pm
The farmer members of Riceland Foods have elected three new members to its board of directors. Benjamin Nobles of Poplar Bluff, Mo. will serve as the new director representing District…
by - April 28, 2025 1:12 pm
Construction progress is beginning in the vicinity of the former Citizens Bank in downtown Jonesboro. If the weather holds, work in the area should be complete by mid-May and normal…
by - April 24, 2025 6:47 pm
Halsey Thrasher Harpole Real Estate Group sold a 12-acre swath at the confluence of Paula Drive and Parker Road in Jonesboro that will be the site of a new skilled…
by - April 24, 2025 2:51 pm
Arkansas State University has named Dr. Annette Hux as dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Science (COEBS). Dr. Calvin White, executive vice chancellor and provost said her appointment…
by - April 23, 2025 4:28 pm
The National Agricultural Law Center’s national stakeholder survey is closing soon, but there is still time for those in the ag community to let their voices be heard. The deadline…
