by - February 13, 2025 12:44 pm
Arkansas State University had a record headcount of a record 16,073 students this spring semester, a 10% increase over spring 2024. Chancellor Todd Shields said this is the second consecutive…
by - February 12, 2025 5:29 pm
The farming community is facing a multitude of problems from weak commodity prices, higher input costs, potential trade wars, and other problems as the planting season creeps nearer. Arkansas Agriculture…
by - February 11, 2025 3:19 pm
Williams Baptist University is expanding its academic offerings to include a degree in agriculture. The Bachelor of Science in agriculture business will be available starting this fall. “WBU’s degree in…
by - February 11, 2025 9:53 am
FNBC Bank has hired Gabe Roberts as community president for its Jonesboro market. Roberts has more than a decade of banking experience. “Gabe’s leadership experience and strong ties to the…
by - February 10, 2025 5:58 pm
Lyon College and the city of Cabot unveiled architectural renderings for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine and Cabot Animal Support Services during an event Monday (Feb. 10) at…
by - February 10, 2025 1:27 pm
The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine announced Monday (Feb. 10) it received initial accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). It will welcome its inaugural class in June….
by - February 6, 2025 1:56 pm
Nominations are open for Talk Business & Politics’ Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards. The deadline to nominate is March 6, 2025. The awards are sponsored by Arvest Bank. The awards…
by - February 5, 2025 2:23 pm
Farmers in Arkansas will receive $286.2 million in assistance from the American Relief Act, with Mississippi County being the top recipient, according to an analysis by the Rural & Farm…
by - February 4, 2025 9:26 am
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $24.9 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) for a bypass near…
by - February 3, 2025 11:04 am
Row crop farming may struggle to be profitable in 2025, and conditions could lead to many producers shuttering operations this year if Congress doesn’t act. Two row crop farmers from…
by - February 1, 2025 11:36 am
The United States has been mired in a “freight recession” for more than a year and Cass Freight Index numbers indicate it’s not over. The Index reported that freight shipments…
by - January 30, 2025 2:19 pm
Many row crop farmers are facing a bleak 2025 and will need to do everything they can to make a profit. There’s a tool being offered that might help them…
by - January 30, 2025 11:13 am
Soybean agronomist Jeremy Ross was preparing to celebrate New Year’s Eve when his phone rang. It was a producer he’d worked with in the past. The news was not good, and was possibly a…
by - January 29, 2025 6:53 pm
Jonesboro is slated to host a youth volleyball tournament in the coming weeks, and more than half of the 85 teams slated to play are not from the area, Mayor…
by - January 28, 2025 5:08 pm
A bill that would only allow an injured plaintiff to recoup the medical bills that are paid by an insurer was debated and approved in a special order of business…
by - January 28, 2025 1:00 pm
Cotton and peanut acres surged in Arkansas during the 2024 growing season, but untimely rains likely cut into the quality of both crops, slightly reducing yields. Growers harvested 640,000…
by - January 28, 2025 12:30 pm
The number of full-time Tenneco employees who will lose their jobs when its plant in Paragould shutters its operations later this spring will be lower than initially reported. The company…
by - January 27, 2025 11:02 am
The 27th Annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation Expo is slated for Wednesday (Jan. 29,) inside Centennial Hall at the Reng Student Union on the Arkansas State…
by - January 27, 2025 9:00 am
German agricultural chemist Adolf Eduard Mayer made a startling discovery in 1886. He was studying mosaic disease on tobacco leaves when he noticed that if sap from the leaves touched…
by - January 25, 2025 3:20 pm
It was the moment Gladys and Vernon Presley had been waiting for. She was set to give birth to the couple’s first child in the early morning hours on Jan….
