by - February 9, 2026 7:05 pm
Arkansas State University Newport has received $7.7 million from the federal government to complete its nursing and health professionals facility, according to Chancellor Ike Wheeler. The facility will be located…
by - February 9, 2026 7:02 pm
Attorney Andrew Nadzam will seek Circuit Judge, Division Four seat in the Second Judicial District. The district includes Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties. Nadzam is a deputy…
by - February 5, 2026 11:25 am
Arkansas State University will expand its College of Nursing and Health Professions after Congress approved a $9 million appropriation for the project. Plans and funding for the project are still…
by - February 4, 2026 2:42 pm
Jonesboro city officials are launching a new planning initiative and are looking for public input. Plan Jonesboro will combine community input with data on population, housing, infrastructure and finances to…
by - February 4, 2026 2:39 pm
This year’s conference will focus on Arkansas groundwater management, regulatory and legal developments shaping agricultural policy, and the outlook for U.S. farm policy and the upcoming farm bill. All conference…
by - February 3, 2026 5:15 pm
InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises, a subsidiary of Nichirei Foods will build a frozen food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro. It will create about 200 jobs, strengthening the region’s position as a hub…
by - February 3, 2026 5:09 pm
Williams Baptist University has received a $150,000 donation from Fresh Ideas. Officials with the food service provider recently presented the check with the funds slated for the planned J.E. &…
by - February 2, 2026 10:07 am
Lyon College President Dr. Melissa Taverner recently announced the appointment of Dr. Carolyn Henry as dean of the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine, effective March 1, as the college…
by - February 2, 2026 9:02 am
The powerful winter storm that dumped up to a foot of snow and two inches of sleet in many parts of Arkansas has impacted poultry and cattle producers. The Cooperative…
by - January 29, 2026 1:58 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) announced Wednesday (Jan. 28) that the Jonesboro-based medical school has formed an official partnership…
by - January 28, 2026 5:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro will receive $3.5 million in federal funds for public safety needs related to its Real Time Crime Center. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., first authored the…
by - January 28, 2026 10:00 am
FRG Jonesboro LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. It spent …
by - January 27, 2026 2:51 pm
Cotton acres in Arkansas were sharply down in 2025, and that downward trend may continue in 2026. The primary culprit is prices. With cotton prices consistently trending lower and soybean…
by - January 27, 2026 10:00 am
In recognition of Black History Month in February, Batesville native James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and a member…
by - January 26, 2026 10:00 am
The United States steel industry has experienced a renaissance in recent years, and it has turned Mississippi County into reportedly the top steel producing county in the country. A factor…
by - January 26, 2026 3:57 am
No one knows who first invented the idea of using cover crops to protect soil in agriculture fields, but by 6000 B.C. farmers in Italy and Greece were using legumes…
by - January 25, 2026 10:00 am
The steel industry continued to flourish during 2025 in Northeast Arkansas with mills opening and plans for more mills were announced. Record floods plagued farmers in the spring throughout the…
by - January 22, 2026 8:04 pm
Measles hasn’t been a widespread disease in the United States in decades but that might be changing. Since 2000, the U.S. has had measles elimination status, but in the past…
by - January 21, 2026 3:31 pm
The three candidates in the 2nd Judicial District Division 5 race were slated to debate or have a roundtable discussion Wednesday (Jan. 21) at the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro. There…
by - January 21, 2026 9:14 am
Twenty professionals from counties across Northeast Arkansas have been selected to be part of the first class of the NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy. The men and women who make up…
