Author: George Jared

George Jared

New pest could impact rice crop

Rice producers have faced myriad issues this year including low commodity prices, a lack of foreign markets, a surge in imports and erratic weather. Now, as the rice harvest comes…

Dental school fuels Lyon College fall enrollment growth

Lyon College fall student enrollment swelled this year, growing by more than 17% when compared to last fall, according to the school. The school has 781 students this semester up…

Beatles at the Ridge music festival this weekend in Walnut Ridge

The immortal music group, The Beatles, only stopped in Arkansas once very briefly and the town where they stopped is going to party like its 1964 this weekend. The annual…

First phase of Career Readiness Education and Skills Center approved at A-State

The first phase in creating the Career Readiness Education & Skills Training (CREST) Center at Arkansas State University has been approved by the board of trustees. This phase will cost…

National Institutes for Health grant for nearly $500,000 awarded to D.O. school researcher

A faculty member at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University recently received a $472,592 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in…

A-State touts largest fall class ever

Arkansas State University’s fall of 2025 class is the largest ever in the history of the school. A record-breaking 17,926 students are taking classes at the Jonesboro campus, according to…

Georgia-Pacific acquires Anchor Packaging

One of the largest manufacturers in Northeast Arkansas has a new owner. Georgia-Pacific has acquired Anchor Packaging, according to a release on Monday (Sept. 8). Anchor Packaging has been a…

The Mall at Turtle Creek property being auctioned

A powerful tornado ripped through the heart of Jonesboro on March 28, 2020, and all but leveled The Mall at Turtle Creek. The mall is gone, and now the land…

Soybean harvest projected to be delayed

The soybean harvest in Arkansas typically begins in August and wraps up in middle to late November. This year, Santa Claus might still be delivering presents and flying over unharvested…

Rose Stuckey to be Corinne Sternhelmer Greenfield Lecture speaker

A journalism program alumna who has enjoyed success in the corporate world, Rose Stuckey Kirk of Austin, Texas, will present the fall 2025 Corinne Sternheimer Greenfield Lecture at Arkansas State…

Trade wars, low river levels reducing soybean prices

Soybean farmers are being decimated by low commodity prices, a lack of a new farm bill, trade wars created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and surging input costs with no relief…

City of Jonesboro broadens information access online

The city of Jonesboro Communications Department has launched several new online tools and resources designed to make it easier for residents, businesses, and media to connect with city services and…

Apex Ag Solutions acquires former Syngenta buildings

Even as the agricultural industry faces turmoil with low commodity prices and ever rising input costs, one ag company in Northeast Arkansas is expanding its operations. Jonesboro-based Apex Ag Solutions…

Coalition for Change NEA to host protest in Jonesboro on Labor Day

A grassroots advocacy group, Coalition for Change in NEA (CCNEA), plans to stage a peaceful protest on Labor Day in Jonesboro. Organizers want to protect the rights of workers and…

St. Bernards opens Longevity Center

St. Bernards Healthcare has opened its Longevity Center focusing on preventive, team-based medicine. There was minimal startup cost for the center that is housed in a previously unoccupied space within…

Arkansas on the verge of agricultural disaster

One in three or more farms in Arkansas could be shuttered by next spring if the federal government doesn’t provide some type of supplemental assistance to farmers this fall, Agriculture…

Corn, rice harvests underway

The harvest is underway in Arkansas and corn producers are outpacing collections this year as compared to last, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…

New I-55 bridge connecting West Memphis to Memphis to be dubbed ‘Kings’ Crossing’

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced that the new Interstate 55 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis…

NativState signs agreement with TotalEnergies

Stuart Allen owned a swath of land in central Arkansas and in 2020 he started to explore ways to monetize it. Many property owners make money by selling timber off…

Merrill Steel to build $32 million facility in Osceola

Merrill Steel announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) it will open a steel fabrication facility in Osceola. The project will cost $32 million and create 108 new jobs during the next three…

Former USA Truck execs buy the company, will remain based in Van Buren

Adobe Analytics: Online holiday sales grew 6.8% to $257.8 billion

Emily Suski named dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law

Arkansas awarded $25 million to strengthen literacy instruction