by - December 7, 2022 10:10 am
Jana Haskins has been named the new director of the Beck Center for Veterans at Arkansas State University, said Dr. Scott Gordon, dean of the College of Nursing and Health…
by - December 7, 2022 6:03 am
The Paragould Housing Authority accepted a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank that will propel funding for an elderly housing unit development. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas…
by - December 5, 2022 1:59 pm
Dr. Alan Utter is stepping down as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and research at Arkansas State University at the close of the fall 2022 semester, Chancellor…
by - December 1, 2022 4:25 pm
A pair of Arkansas State University professors have received a $95,173 grant to continue their research. Dr. Cameron Wimpy, assistant professor of political science and interim department chair, and Dr….
by - December 1, 2022 2:58 pm
One of Arkansas’ most profitable agriculture sectors is being threatened by disease. Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Arkansas County that had shown…
by - November 30, 2022 9:08 am
There is still one month to go in 2022 and the city of Jonesboro has already smashed its sales and use tax collections record for at least the seventh year…
by - November 22, 2022 3:50 pm
Arkansas is one step closer to having its first dental and veterinarian schools. Lyon received official notification Friday (Nov. 18) from the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council (IAC) approved…
by - November 22, 2022 2:21 pm
Black River Technical College recently dedicated the Armory at BRTC in Piggott. The site will house career and technical certification opportunities for students in Piggott, Corning, Rector and the surrounding…
by - November 21, 2022 2:52 pm
Riceland Foods reported more than $1.2 billion in revenue to its members, staff and guests in attendance at the cooperative’s annual membership meeting on Nov. 17 at the Grand Prairie…
by - November 21, 2022 10:17 am
Housing is a significant issue in many communities throughout the Arkansas Delta, and a major home building development is about to start in Marion. Brownstone Estates of Marion, a subsidiary…
by - November 17, 2022 5:48 pm
Nucor Steel Arkansas and Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. have each donated $500,000 to the Cold War Museum project in Blytheville. The $1 million donation will aid ongoing efforts to make the…
by - November 17, 2022 5:44 pm
Soil scientists spent nearly 18 years studying the impacts of field crop burning. The practice is utilized by grain farmers in the Arkansas Delta to clear fields of plant refuse,…
by - November 16, 2022 5:10 pm
Riceland Foods, Inc. and Nestlé Purina PetCare announced Wednesday (Nov. 16) a new partnership to incentivize Riceland farmer-members to grow rice using sustainability practices starting in 2023. Purina will invest…
by - November 16, 2022 5:03 pm
Dr. Christine Hartford, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, is warning local residents to get the…
by - November 15, 2022 5:18 pm
Envirotech Vehicles, the only auto manufacturer in Arkansas, posted third quarter net income of $126,749 in the first quarter as a publicly held company. The gain was a wide swing…
by - November 15, 2022 8:44 am
NEA Outstanding Business of the Year Award Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas Nonprofit Business award The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas was in desperate need of a new facility. The…
by - November 15, 2022 8:38 am
NEA Outstanding Business of the Year Award Body Indulgence Spa and Boutique Small Business award Jaime Eakle King knew exactly what she wanted to do when she went to college….
by - November 14, 2022 4:46 pm
Speculation has swirled that Gov. Asa Hutchinson will run for President in 2024. At the Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Monday (Nov. 14) the outgoing governor didn’t make…
by - November 14, 2022 9:17 am
NEA Outstanding Business of the Year Award Crumbl Cookies Startup Business award Entrepreneur Cody McPherson has always loved cookies. It didn’t matter if he was in college or the U.S….
by - November 14, 2022 9:17 am
NEA Outstanding Business of the Year Award Hytrol Conveyor Large Employer award One of Jonesboro’s largest businesses has been aggressively expanding during the pandemic and in the post-pandemic world. Hytrol…
