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…
by - November 10, 2022 8:08 pm
For years, many residents in Jonesboro have complained about availability of high speed internet services and not having options when it comes to providers. Ritter Communications announced Thursday (Nov. 10)…
by - November 10, 2022 10:31 am
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will reinstate the sport of football as an officially sponsored conference sport effective the 2024 playing season. In conjunction with that announcement, the SCAC has…
by - November 9, 2022 11:31 am
Most greenhouse gas emissions in commercial poultry operations are linked to feed production, and methods to reduce those emissions are the focus of a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to…
by - November 8, 2022 11:24 pm
One of the most watched state senate races on election night wasn’t competitive. District 20 incumbent Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesbor, soundly defeated Democrat Chenoa Summers. Sullivan tallied 12,940 votes (62%) to…
by - November 8, 2022 10:11 pm
Craighead County voters have decided to defund their library. The unofficial tally showed that 14,643 (54%) voted to cut funding while 12,489 (46%) voted to keep the funding in place….
by - November 7, 2022 7:42 am
J.W. Brown was working for Memphis Light, Gas and Water when he had a horrible accident working on power lines and nearly died. He spent a year rehabbing and when…
by - November 1, 2022 11:03 am
Arkansas Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University will host “Back Home with Joanne Cash Yates,” on Saturday (Nov. 5), in front of the Cash family home at the Historic Dyess…
by - October 31, 2022 10:26 am
Arkansas State University’s first chancellor, Dr. Robert Potts has died. The former chancellor of Florence, Ala., died after a lengthy illness, according to his family. Potts, 78, was the first…
by - October 27, 2022 8:11 pm
The city of Jonesboro has grown accustomed to setting all-time sales and use tax collections records each year. In 2022, that record pace is now on an accelerated track. Northeast…
by - October 26, 2022 12:53 pm
Drought has been a major problem for Arkansas farmers this year, and if climate prediction models are correct it will be a major problem in the coming years and decades….
by - October 25, 2022 6:31 pm
Many parts of the state received a soaking, prolonged rain Tuesday (Oct. 25), but state agriculture officials are still warning residents that many parts of the state are still under…
