by - July 5, 2022 3:43 pm
The second annual Big Grass Bluegrass Festival will be held July 21-23, in downtown Paragould. The event is presented by the Collins Theatre Foundation with support from KASU, as well…
by - July 4, 2022 5:10 pm
Northeast Arkansas electric vehicle manufacturer, Envirotech, has entered into a $27 million agreement with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The agreement will aid in facility construction and expansion in Osceola,…
by - June 29, 2022 4:31 pm
The first half of the year sales and use tax collections are in the coffers and Jonesboro appears to be rampaging towards another record setting year. Northeast Arkansas’ largest city…
by - June 28, 2022 4:50 pm
Corn and soybean prices continue to soar upwards, but the lack of rain could eat into row crop farmers’ profits. Grain price hikes are negatively impacting cattle producers. Less than…
by - June 27, 2022 11:14 am
State Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, received a near death sentence when he was only 13 years old. The healthy teenager developed a high fever that wouldn’t break. He was soon…
by - June 26, 2022 9:15 am
Hytrol Conveyor Co. and Haag Brown Commercial Real Estate and Development, through its holding company, Real Estate for e-Commerce, broke ground Friday (June 24) on a new warehouse and distribution…
by - June 23, 2022 2:11 pm
Crittenden County Circuit Court Judge Tonya Alexander denied a petition Thursday (June 23) by Damien Echols to have advanced DNA testing done on ligatures that were recovered in the 1993…
by - June 21, 2022 3:33 pm
A deadly E. coli outbreak at several Jack in the Box fast food restaurants in the western United States in 1993 may provide the means to solve one of the…
by - June 20, 2022 5:48 pm
Every five years, lawmakers formulate the nation’s farm bill, legislation that dictates how much support the federal government will provide for farmers across the country. The new bill will be…
by - June 15, 2022 12:23 pm
Jim Washam has accepted an offer to become dean of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University, Provost Alan Utter said. The long-time Griffin College faculty member…
by - June 14, 2022 8:11 am
Arkansas farmers are being impacted by a double-edged sword when it comes to inflation. Input costs are spiraling upward, but so are futures market prices in some cases, meaning the…
by - June 13, 2022 3:07 pm
Cotton acreage in Arkansas is on the rise in 2022 due to several factors. Input costs for cotton are slightly lower than for some other row crops grown in the…
by - June 12, 2022 8:53 pm
Rodger Bumpass was a college student at Arkansas State University majoring in television and radio with a minor in theater. One night after a live theater performance in a play,…
by - June 12, 2022 8:47 pm
Arkansas State University has a final four in its quest to find a new chancellor for its Jonesboro campus. The ASU Chancellor Search Advisory Committee and ASU System President Dr….
by - June 9, 2022 9:25 pm
There was a time when Arkansas’ economic center was in the rich Delta soils. The Natural State’s economy was fueled by the cotton, corn and other crops harvested each fall….
by - June 9, 2022 6:25 pm
Jonesboro’s double-digit city sales and use tax gains each month in 2022 finally slowed in May, but the city’s overall blistering pace is still on a record-setting track. Northeast Arkansas’…
by - June 9, 2022 3:24 pm
In the wake of a rash of mass shootings around the country including those at schools, the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) has developed Active Shooter…
by - June 7, 2022 1:14 pm
Three Jonesboro organizations are partnering to host the third annual Northeast Arkansas Diversity Conference. The aim is to help businesses and organizations develop and create more inclusive workplaces. St. Bernards…
by - June 6, 2022 8:30 am
The Arkansas Department of Education’s (ADE) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Arkansas State University and its sponsored initiative, the Arkansas Out of School Network, have awarded $1.8 million…
by - June 2, 2022 2:50 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a $341.5 million budget and set tuition and fees for the 2022-2023 school year. It includes a tuition and fee…
