by - November 19, 2023 10:01 am
About 2.3 billion, or nearly 30%, of the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat, according to the World Health Organization. Rice is by far the most consumed food in…
by - November 17, 2023 8:24 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders wants to create 500 new beds in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) system and she is calling on the Board of Corrections to do so. A…
by - November 16, 2023 9:35 am
Two professors at Arkansas State University have received grant funding totaling more than $700,000 to conduct research that will ultimately help secure the nation’s food supply. Dr. Tanja McKay, professor…
by - November 15, 2023 2:29 pm
Arkansas State University has named an assistant director of the Heritage Sites. Penny Toombs will take on the role after serving as the director of two of the A-State Heritage…
by - November 14, 2023 11:20 am
The sale of the proposed Little Rock-based campus for the about-to-be-formed dental and veterinary schools at Lyon College in Batesville has fallen apart. OneHealth Companies, the school’s partner in the…
by - November 14, 2023 7:20 am
Avian influenza had a significant impact on U.S. turkey production in 2022 and it led to higher prices for Thanksgiving meals. Production is up nationwide, and in Arkansas, turkey production…
by - November 12, 2023 7:38 am
Lexicon Inc. 2023 Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business of the Year Large Business award Tom Schueck had a life-changing decision to make. His wife, Marge, was pregnant and the 27-year-old didn’t…
by - November 12, 2023 7:33 am
Gearhead Outfitters 2023 Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business of the Year Small Business award Amanda Herget had just finished the fall semester teaching in the fifth grade when she and a…
by - November 12, 2023 7:27 am
National Cold War Center 2023 Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business of the Year Startup Business award Blytheville-Gosnell Regional Airport President Barrett “Barry” Harrison had a unique situation. The National Parks Service…
by - November 12, 2023 7:22 am
Marr Street Productions 2023 Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business of the Year Nonprofit Business award Marilyn Hogan was an avid clogger and decided she wanted to start a class to teach…
by - November 9, 2023 6:46 am
The Arkansas State University College of Agriculture Meat Market will partner with Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry (AHFH) to produce and distribute shelf snack sticks for school children across the…
by - November 7, 2023 10:09 am
The city of Jonesboro is still easily on pace to smash it’s all-time sales and use tax collections record, but it’s still lagging when it comes to projected budget totals…
by - November 6, 2023 12:09 pm
Dry weather led to record low water levels on the Mississippi River, but another side impact in the Arkansas Delta has been a stealthy harvest. As of Oct. 29, the…
by - November 2, 2023 2:21 pm
Avian influenza has infiltrated at least one farm in Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Testing has confirmed a case on a poultry farm in Madison County. Following…
by - November 2, 2023 8:25 am
Hotels in the city of Jonesboro set an all-time collections record in September. Collectively, the city’s 31 hotels had receipts of $3.7 million in September, a 15% increase compared to…
by - November 1, 2023 12:23 pm
Sage Health CEO John Haskell’s father was hospitalized for more than a month and the care he received was inadequate, he believed. His primary care provider was absent, and some…
by - November 1, 2023 12:13 pm
Lake City native Steve Cobb has been selected as the overall winner of the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2023. Cobb Farms is a partnership…
by - October 31, 2023 10:58 am
The Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission has hired Craig Rickert as its first executive director. Rickert comes to the A&P after serving six years as director of communications for Jonesboro…
by - October 30, 2023 10:06 am
A dramatic drop in temperatures across Arkansas may intensify the fall migration of wildfowl and poultry flock owners will need to redouble their biosecurity efforts to stave off potential infections…
by - October 27, 2023 2:44 pm
Conway businessman Keller Johnson was at a pinball machine convention in Dallas when he came across a nostalgic figure from his youth – Butch Patrick, the child actor who played…
