by - May 14, 2026 8:47 pm
The largest section of the Berlin Wall housed outside of Germany now resides in Northeast Arkansas. The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville has acquired 36 original segments of…
by - May 14, 2026 1:38 pm
Gowan Milling will expand its existing manufacturing facility in Blytheville. The company is investing more than $8.7 million as part of the expansion and expects to create 34 new jobs…
by - May 13, 2026 5:28 pm
Ken Lewis crossed the stage and grasped his diploma at Williams Baptist University commencement exercises on May 9. In doing so, he concluded a 53-year journey. Lewis, a Walnut Ridge…
by - May 13, 2026 3:59 pm
Jonesboro’s population is rapidly approaching 100,000 residents in the city and many infrastructure projects are planned or underway to meet these needs, Mayor Harold Copnehaver told Talk Business & Politics. He recently spoke at…
by - May 12, 2026 11:33 pm
Lexicon has installed a new advanced robotics welding line at its Prospect Steel division in Blytheville, making the company one of the first in the country – and the only…
by - May 11, 2026 6:56 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is providing public notice of the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed new connector from Aggie Road, near…
by - May 11, 2026 6:54 pm
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will host poet Greg Brownderville, a professor of English at Southern Methodist University, as the writer-in-residence this summer. Each summer, HPMEC selects a…
by - May 7, 2026 5:51 pm
Lyon College School of Dental Medicine and Arkansas Children’s have established a new partnership to support patient care, clinical education and research. The affiliation, which was agreed upon earlier this…
by - May 7, 2026 5:49 pm
Arkansas State University announced Thursday (May 7) a new partnership with Epicenter Memphis to launch EpicenterU: Students to Startups, a university-based entrepreneurship program supported by an approximately $800,000 grant from…
by - May 6, 2026 7:51 pm
Arkansas State University announced a new partnership with Kalmer Solutions to establish a student-led Security Operations Center (SOC), providing students with hands-on cybersecurity experience while strengthening the university’s digital infrastructure….
by - May 6, 2026 10:00 am
Arkansas’ rice crop this year is set to be the smallest in nearly 50 years. Drought, higher input costs, and lower commodity prices are among the factors that are driving…
by - May 4, 2026 6:10 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (May 4) the initial application process is underway for $209 million in funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). The initial funding awards will…
by - May 4, 2026 2:00 pm
Dr. Terri Yarbrough Green has been active in the Democratic Party. She’d recently retired as a medical pathologist and thought she’d spend most of her time traveling. As time passed,…
by - May 3, 2026 10:00 am
The U.S. Army was deep into enemy territory in the country of Laos on Sept. 11, 1970. During the next 96 hours, soldiers endured relentless attacks from a larger enemy…
by - May 1, 2026 5:36 am
Ferrosource is completing its steel processing facility located on the Big River Steel Works (BRSW) campus in Osceola with operations scheduled to begin in August. The expansion will create a…
by - April 29, 2026 8:09 pm
U.S. Steel announced Wednesday (April 29) it will spend $1.9 billion to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, the first of…
by - April 28, 2026 11:54 pm
Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center in West Memphis last year and part of that project was a $25 million fund to help scale energy efficiency in…
by - April 27, 2026 5:57 pm
A grassroots initiative to beautify the city of Paragould has surpassed more than 1,000 volunteers. Clean Sweep Paragould now has 1,003 volunteers and they contributed 2,507 hours of work during…
by - April 27, 2026 11:36 am
For the first time, Arkansas lawmakers have made the move to form the Arkansas Rural Electric Cooperative Caucus (ARECC), advocating for the interests of local cooperative consumer-members across the Natural…
by - April 23, 2026 11:22 am
Educators, administrators and parents are invited to the Agriculture Across All Curriculum Showcase, an event designed to illustrate how agriculture plays a part in every walk of life and applies…
