by - April 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Artist Kevin Kresse had two bold ambitions. When he found out that Arkansas was going to replace its statues with the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol with…
by - April 24, 2023 3:50 pm
Ground has been broken on the new Greene County Extension office in Paragould. “Greene County, for the extension office, for 4-H, for Master Gardeners, for our farming community and so…
by - April 20, 2023 5:27 pm
Bank OZK announced Thursday (April 20) that net income for the first quarter of 2023 was a record $165.9 million, a 29.5% increase from $128 million for the first quarter…
by - April 19, 2023 10:15 am
The Williams Baptist University board of trustees approved a budget increase for the 2023-24 school year Tuesday (April 18). The board also gave its approval to a large slate of…
by - April 17, 2023 10:05 am
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics are conducting a study as to whether a regional airport needs to be built somewhere in a 19-county area in…
by - April 13, 2023 6:32 pm
A computer virus changed LaGanzie Kale’s life. A Helena-West Helena native, Kale had been working an odd assortment of jobs after graduating from Arkansas State University in 2003. And then…
by - April 12, 2023 7:34 am
For more than three generations, agriculture reigned as the supreme economic driver in Mississippi County. Soybeans, corn and most importantly, cotton were grown in the county’s fertile soil. The county…
by - April 11, 2023 2:53 pm
Net farm incomes in Arkansas set an all-time record in 2022 with $4.2 billion collected. The Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, based at the University of Missouri, projects…
by - April 10, 2023 9:34 am
Arkansas’ planted row crop acres are predicted to jump by 52,000 acres this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report forecasts growers intend to…
by - April 9, 2023 9:44 pm
No one knows precisely when rice arrived in the Americas, but historians think African slaves brought the grain with them to the new world. Slaves grew rice in small gardens…
by - April 6, 2023 2:43 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a motion Thursday (April 6) by the Arkansas Attorney General’s office to dismiss an appeal filed by Damien Echols to allow for advanced DNA testing…
by - April 6, 2023 2:21 pm
The Kays Foundation will create new opportunities for the Scarlet to Black Financial Literacy Program at Arkansas State University. The foundation has committed $450,000 towards the program during the next…
by - April 5, 2023 5:03 pm
The Arkansas legislative session isn’t over and at least one incumbent state representative has already drawn an opponent for the 2024 election cycle if he chooses to run again. Jonesboro…
by - April 5, 2023 10:49 am
For many years, public officials and residents have wanted a multi-faceted sports complex in Jonesboro. Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics completing the project is one of his…
by - April 3, 2023 2:47 pm
Black River Technical College in Pocahontas may increase its out-of-state student tuition and fees. At a recently held special Board of Trustees meeting, board member David Coker suggested the issue…
by - March 30, 2023 5:05 pm
Dr. Calvin White, Jr. has been selected as the next executive vice chancellor and provost at Arkansas State University. He will replace Dr. Alan Utter who resigned from the position…
by - March 29, 2023 6:15 pm
Nubbins, a lab-breed puppy, was rescued several months ago in Greene County. He had a serious problem. The stray was born without front paws, but machinist students at Black River…
by - March 29, 2023 6:08 pm
Williams Baptist University has received formal notification that its accreditation has been renewed for another 10 years. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) sent WBU an official record of action taken…
by - March 28, 2023 5:36 pm
Sales and use tax collections accelerated in Jonesboro during the month of March, according to records released by the city. About $2.026 million in sales and use tax was collected,…
by - March 27, 2023 8:06 am
Fertilizer costs have exploded in the last two years due to inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other factors. Farmers across the country and in Arkansas may have to…
