by - November 18, 2025 4:03 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will host a Location and Design Public Hearing in Jonesboro on Thursday (Nov. 20), to discuss the design plans and environmental assessment for the…
by - November 18, 2025 3:43 pm
Regional professionals will offer their insights at an event presented in partnership by the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Delta Center for Economic Development at Arkansas State…
by - November 17, 2025 5:54 pm
Despite economic uncertainties in the agriculture sector, Riceland Foods reported over $1.15 billion revenues during its last fiscal year. The total was reported recently at the company’s annual membership meeting….
by - November 17, 2025 2:48 pm
The government shutdown is over and now more than $16 billion in Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) assistance will be provided to farmers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm…
by - November 12, 2025 6:53 pm
When Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation was allowed to acquire U.S. Steel earlier this summer, one of the requirements for the merger was the company had to commit to investing an…
by - November 12, 2025 5:28 pm
Hairs, ligatures and possibly other evidence collected after three 8-year-old boys were murdered on May 5, 1993 in West Memphis has been sent to Bode Laboratories for advanced DNA testing….
by - November 11, 2025 5:25 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare expanded its behavioral health services in Greene County on Monday (Nov. 10) with the opening of a new Counseling Center in Paragould. The standalone facility features advanced…
by - November 11, 2025 5:24 pm
After receiving public feedback during a meeting earlier this summer, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has revised the design for the proposed Pocahontas Bypass project. The proposed project will…
by - November 10, 2025 7:27 pm
About 600 business, education, and government leaders recently gathered for the Catalyst: NEA Economic Development & Leadership Forum at the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. The daylong…
by - November 10, 2025 7:21 pm
Organizers of the 31st annual Delta Symposium at Arkansas State University have issued a call for papers and presentations. The Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages, the primary sponsor,…
by - November 5, 2025 1:11 pm
All lanes of the Interstate 55 Mississippi River bridge will be closed Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15-16, to allow crews to perform bridge joint repairs. Weather permitting, I-55 will be…
by - November 4, 2025 10:00 am
Arkansas has never had a veterinary school and now the state is on the verge of having two. Construction on the first public school in the state is on schedule….
by - November 3, 2025 6:35 pm
The Department of Communication Disorders (DCD) at Arkansas State University is the “Speak Out!” Therapy and Research Center in the state. Developed by the Parkinson Voice Project, the program helps…
by - November 2, 2025 10:00 am
Dr. Jeyam Subbiah was at the grocery store and wanted to grab some chicken. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the shelves were empty. He was stunned. Tyson Foods,…
by - October 30, 2025 3:09 pm
China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans this year after buying none during this harvest season, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday (Oct….
by - October 30, 2025 9:11 am
Smaller cattle herds and strong consumer demand have caused beef prices to rise by as much as 15% during the past year. This steady rise occurred despite a slight drop…
by - October 29, 2025 4:57 pm
Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development and the College of Liberal Arts and Communication has announced the launch of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy, a six-session…
by - October 28, 2025 1:40 pm
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott is announcing its 2026 writer-in-residence position. The residency will be for June 2026, and includes lodging at a loft apartment on…
by - October 27, 2025 4:49 pm
Soybean plants often deal with and survive destructive insects and drought and if they survive they pass these “memories” onto their offspring. Researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station believe that soybean plants…
by - October 23, 2025 2:42 pm
The Arkansas section of the Mississippi Flyway that birds use to migrate across North America is vital for the birds and provides hundreds of millions of dollars in tourist dollars…
