by - January 28, 2019 4:59 pm
The first industrywide assessment survey of Arkansas beef producers in more than a decade discovered producers are concerned with who will follow in their footsteps, how their operations may be…
by - January 24, 2019 5:57 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin vowed a strong crackdown on crime in Northeast Arkansas’ largest city during his state of the city address Thursday (Jan. 24). Two homicides in the city…
by - January 23, 2019 7:11 pm
Craighead County and its seat Jonesboro set all-time sales and use tax collection records in 2018, and 2019 started off on a pace that shows no signs of letting up….
by - January 22, 2019 8:04 pm
For the third straight year, farmers in Northeast Arkansas planted more than 20,000 acres of peanuts as the legume continues to make a comeback in the Natural State after not…
by - January 22, 2019 7:59 pm
Arkansas State University opened Hytrol Materials Handling Laboratory Tuesday on the ASU campus. The laboratory, located in room 130U of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, was made possible after Hytrol a…
by - January 21, 2019 7:11 pm
Marvin Day knew exactly what he wanted to do when he graduated from high school. He’d dreamed of becoming a pilot, and he enrolled in college to study aeronautic engineering….
by - January 21, 2019 3:05 pm
It’s been several decades since land grant universities first began developing hardier strains of rice, corn and other agricultural commodities, but the benefit to growers has been clear, according to…
by - January 17, 2019 5:33 pm
Dr. B. D. Tiner, an Arkansas State University alumnus who lives in San Antonio, Texas, is establishing an endowed scholarship program at his alma mater. He is setting up the…
by - January 17, 2019 5:29 pm
Administrative restructuring has led to two new responsibilities and title changes for Mayor Harold Perrin’s administration in 2019. Bill Reznicek, formerly chief financial officer, is now chief of staff and…
by - January 16, 2019 7:24 pm
Greenway Equipment, based in Northeast Arkansas, has spent years donating thousands of dollars to a backpack food program that provides hungry children food on the weekends when they are not…
by - January 16, 2019 3:56 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday (Jan. 16) that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for…
by - January 16, 2019 2:55 pm
Arkansas State University is one of the fastest growing universities in the country in terms of online programs offered, according to U.S. News and World Report. The organization released the…
by - January 15, 2019 4:08 pm
As the trade war rages with China the real impacts to U.S. soybean farmers are starting to be felt. University of Arkansas agriculture economist Scott Stiles created a chart mapping…
by - January 14, 2019 6:58 pm
Jonesboro’s building permit numbers experienced a remarkable turnaround in 2018, according to figures released by the city. About $288 million in commercial and residential permits were issued last year, nearly…
by - January 13, 2019 11:59 am
Highway funding and Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposed tax cut are among the legislative priorities that state House and Senate members will have to decide when the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly…
by - January 10, 2019 7:53 pm
An alleged rape at a fraternity party in February 2017 forced Arkansas State University to shut down its Greek life for several months. It’s a problem the university and its…
by - January 9, 2019 7:43 pm
Erin Langston Carrington loved to read when she was in her youth. She would often go to That Bookstore in Blytheville, perhaps the most well-known bookstore in Arkansas. It was…
by - January 8, 2019 6:10 pm
China customs has announced it will allow imports of U.S. rice and industry leaders are waiting for the first orders. The move is part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol…
by - January 7, 2019 4:14 pm
First National Financial Park officially opened its doors to the public Monday (Jan.7). The 60,000 square foot, 5-level building has an underground parking deck, community room, outdoor terrace, and an…
by - January 3, 2019 5:24 pm
Officials in Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, spent a lot of 2018 worrying the area’s tremendous economic growth would slow and sales tax receipts might go into decline. Those…
