by - October 15, 2018 7:05 pm
The Man in Black was on the verge of losing it all. He was recently divorced, and drugs and alcohol continued to ravage Johnny Cash’s body and mind. He needed…
by - October 10, 2018 5:09 pm
Arkansas Attorney Leslie Rutledge (R) took heat for denying a number of voter initiated measures. Democrat opponent Mike Lee blasted Rutledge blocked at least 70 measures from the ballot, what…
by - October 9, 2018 8:23 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers are bracing for their worst crop in 10 years. Mold, mildew, and fungus have plagued soybeans that are still in the field, soybean agronomist Jeremy Ross told…
by - October 9, 2018 4:21 pm
Political shots were fired at U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, during a debate on AETN slated to air Tuesday (Oct. 9.). His Democratic opponent Josh Mahony accused Womack, the former…
by - October 8, 2018 6:39 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received five grants totaling almost $1.4 million during the past month. The federal and state grants will provide bulletproof vests, body-worn cameras, technology upgrades and…
by - October 8, 2018 2:29 pm
Delta Cultural Center Director Kyle Miller was on a tour of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C., when a tour guide began talking about African slaves who…
by - October 7, 2018 4:32 pm
Arkansas rice farmers have fought unusual weather this year and the assumption was that yields and quality would suffer, but at this point in the harvest that hasn’t been the…
by - October 5, 2018 9:21 am
A new study from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) says the impact of casino gambling in Arkansas would be dramatic. The study found…
by - October 4, 2018 2:40 pm
Edd Rose decided in 1966 to sell his burgeoning business, Pocahontas Aluminum Company Inc., (PAC) to his son, Larry Don (L.D.) Rose. There was only one problem: L.D. was about…
by - October 3, 2018 7:28 pm
Two incumbents and two challengers pitched their candidacies Wednesday at the Jonesboro Kiwanis Club meeting. Alderman John Street was joined by his opponent, Amanda Dunavant while incumbent Alderman L.J. Bryant…
by - October 2, 2018 5:00 pm
Northern Jonesboro is perhaps the most blighted part of the city, and civic and business leaders are exploring what impacts may result from a corridor between the Arkansas State University…
by - October 1, 2018 6:05 pm
Many rural and suburban hospitals spend a lot of resources and time recruiting doctors to their healthcare systems. But acquiring and keeping other professionals such as registered nurses, radiologists, lab…
by - October 1, 2018 5:14 pm
Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development has a new tool to develop rural community economies in Northeast Arkansas. It will receive a $564,240 federal grant over a five-year…
by - September 26, 2018 5:33 pm
Jonesboro is on track to set an all-time record in sales tax collections after a strong September, according to the city. Through the first nine months of 2018, Jonesboro collected…
by - September 25, 2018 6:16 pm
Heavy and constant rains are threatening the Natural State’s cotton crop. In early September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service revised the state’s projected cotton yield to…
by - September 24, 2018 9:08 pm
Arkansas State University System campuses have simplified opportunities for students to complete or add degrees with a focus on transfer students through on-campus and online classes. System President Chuck Welch…
by - September 24, 2018 4:22 pm
Greensborough Village is about to get a movie theatre. Malco Theatres Inc. of Memphis is building a VIP Theatre in the 200-acre mixed-use master planned community, according to Halsey Thrasher…
by - September 21, 2018 6:18 am
The Windgate Foundation, based in Little Rock, sent representatives to the Arkansas State University campus Thursday evening to unveil the foundation’s name on the gallery they recently endowed in the…
by - September 20, 2018 10:00 pm
Arkansas farmers only planted about 100,000 winter wheat acres this year, the lowest number since Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House. Those numbers could spike in 2019. Higher winter…
by - September 20, 2018 6:29 am
Arkansas State University has received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, according to…
