by - August 16, 2018 2:31 pm
Arkansas State University alums have been pouring money into their alma mater during the past year, and just before the fall semester begins those numbers have become an all-time record….
by - August 15, 2018 6:50 pm
Jonesboro Alderman L.J. Bryant noticed a familiar pattern when he attended board or commission meetings or examined a roster of commissioners. The city’s boards and commissions are dominated by white…
by - August 15, 2018 5:12 pm
Former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Annabelle Tuck thinks Issue 1 will diminish the power of the judiciary in the state, and will be a tool used by corporations and special…
by - August 14, 2018 5:55 pm
The Northeast Research and Extension center will host its annual field day Wednesday, (Aug. 15) in Keiser, Arkansas. Experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will discuss a variety…
by - August 13, 2018 5:14 pm
Some of Mark Wilson’s fondest memories of his childhood involve him, his father, and countless hours of duck hunting in rural Arkansas. Part of duck hunting is setting duck decoys,…
by - August 9, 2018 4:38 pm
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s Hospital will double the size of its Jonesboro clinic after businessman Chris Fowler and his wife Kim donated $750,000 Thursday (Aug. 9) toward the project. The…
by - August 8, 2018 9:01 pm
An effort is underway to transform the old bridge that spans the White River at Clarendon, but state partners are still awaiting federal backing, including support from U.S. Sen. John…
by - August 8, 2018 4:40 pm
The Randolph County County Clerk’s Office has certified enough signatures on a petition to allow for an alcohol sales vote in the county during the November election. Randolph County Clerk…
by - August 7, 2018 3:46 pm
President Donald Trump has imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese imports this year, and China has struck back with retaliatory tariffs of its own. Those tariffs are targeted…
by - August 6, 2018 6:45 pm
Soybean prices have been in the doldrums and another problem could impact profits. Soybean plants have no natural defense against root knot nematodes, a plant parasitic round worm that is…
by - August 3, 2018 9:30 pm
Lowering the state’s teen pregnancy rates and raising the pay for teachers would be among Democrat Jared Henderson’s goals if elected governor he said Friday at the NEA Political Animals…
by - August 2, 2018 6:07 pm
Sales and use tax receipt collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County have been flat through the first seven months of the year, but the largest city and county in Northeast…
by - August 2, 2018 11:46 am
A lack of rain, and night temperatures can have an impact on the quality of rice at this point in the growing season. A new research greenhouse will be opened…
by - July 31, 2018 3:05 pm
Two Democrats seeking state and national offices told attendees at a town hall Monday night (July 30) in Helena that voters’ rights are under siege. Chintan Desai, who is challenging…
by - July 30, 2018 5:11 pm
Black River Technical College President Eric Turner has resigned. Turner told Talk Business & Politics he has been offered the president’s job at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. Turner’s…
by - July 30, 2018 4:22 pm
The Arkansas Plant Board unanimously approved the appointment of former Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Butch Calhoun to serve as its director. He was selected Friday after Plant Board Director Terry Walker…
by - July 26, 2018 4:18 pm
Let Randolph County Vote, a grassroots organization formed to get the question of alcohol sales in the county on the November ballot, believes it has enough petition signatures to meet…
by - July 25, 2018 6:31 pm
President Donald Trump has authorized the United States Department of Agriculture to release up to $12 billion in aid programs to farmers impacted by his ongoing trade wars with other…
by - July 24, 2018 9:22 pm
An organization, The Citizens for Healthcare in Dunklin County, will ask voters in the southern Missouri county to approve a sales and property tax increase to pay for a new…
by - July 23, 2018 1:26 pm
Arkansas cotton acres and prices are up in 2018, but an insect pest could eat into farmer profits. Bollworm populations are higher this year and are possibly more resistant to technologies…
