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…
by - October 26, 2023 5:52 pm
Public health officials are warning individuals and healthcare providers to be aware of a cluster of tuberculosis cases in Northeast Arkansas. From 2021 through 2023, there have been 27 known…
by - October 25, 2023 10:06 am
Arkansas row crop farmers have made significant progress since the 1990s expanding their adoption of best management practices to improve soil and water conservation. Two researchers from Arkansas State University…
by - October 24, 2023 2:14 pm
Batesville-based Lyon College recently launched a new online bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) program. The program has two paths for students and the inaugural class is slated for 2024. “Lyon…
by - October 24, 2023 2:03 pm
The University of Arkansas Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service will have a new director when the New Year begins. John Anderson will assume his new role as senior associate vice president-extension…
by - October 23, 2023 11:35 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Dalaney Thomas to be the director of tourism at the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. Thomas previously worked at Arkansas-based ad agency CJRW…
by - October 23, 2023 10:25 am
The city of Jonesboro has received a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create crisis intervention teams designed to better handle incidents involving citizens with mental health…
by - October 20, 2023 2:06 pm
Pharmaceutical company FarmaKeio Custom Compounding announced Friday (Oct. 20) that it will open a new location at 1270 Dons Lane in Conway. The company will invest $2.29 million in the…
by - October 19, 2023 4:05 pm
Winrock International has introduced the Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX), an initiative supported by the Walton Family Foundation aimed at promoting inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship in Arkansas. The foundation has distributed…
