by - December 29, 2019 9:18 pm
The United States is the top food exporter in the world, and scientists are constantly studying ways to protect the ag sector from the field and into the storage bins…
by - December 19, 2019 6:13 pm
Jonesboro ranks fifth in the nation among places to work in manufacturing and sixth among cities for working parents, according to Smartasset.com, a website that says it is dedicated to…
by - December 18, 2019 7:46 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) a $181,931 investment to support Opportunity Zones (OZ) in communities across Arkansas. Opportunity Arkansas, an initiative of the Arkansas Economic Development…
by - December 18, 2019 4:56 pm
The Nucor board of directors has approved an expansion project which will add a coil paint line at the company’s sheet mill in Mississippi County. The new coil paint line…
by - December 17, 2019 4:27 pm
Six members of New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas’ inaugural class were matched to U.S. military residencies last week and will begin their Graduate Medical Education (GME)…
by - December 16, 2019 5:50 pm
Feral hogs are a major concern for the state’s agriculture industry and a new program to stop the spread of these wild pigs has a coordinator. The Arkansas Department of…
by - December 12, 2019 5:02 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board hopes to amend the regulations involving the controversial herbicide dicamba. The board proposed to amend the rule by removing the GPS mapping…
by - December 11, 2019 5:33 pm
NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation will host the 17th annual Duck Classic Banquet on Thursday (Dec. 12) at the First National Bank Arena. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. and dinner…
by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 10, 2019 8:57 am
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced it will lift tariffs on some U.S. soybean and pork exports to the country, but no specifics have been released. The two countries have…
by - December 9, 2019 4:55 pm
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Northeast Arkansas will open Tuesday (Dec. 10) in Brookland. NEA Full Spectrum has been formally approved by Alcohol Beverage and Control to open for…
by - December 9, 2019 9:07 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a merger agreement and transition plan with Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, which would become the ASU System’s seventh member…
by - December 6, 2019 11:49 am
Third Judicial District Prosecutor Henry Boyce has been recused from the murder case of former State Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, according to a report from ABC News. Who will replace Boyce…
by - December 5, 2019 6:56 pm
A metal scrap yard in the downtown area of Jonesboro will be on the move, and city officials hope to pass an ordinance that will prevent salvage and scrap yards…
by - December 5, 2019 11:18 am
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, have been on a historical sales tax collection run during the last decade, and both are poised to set all-time collection numbers as 2019…
by - December 4, 2019 8:02 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is continuing its partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) to offer an advanced education opportunity exclusively to alumni of the Delta Leadership…
by - December 4, 2019 8:21 am
The agriculture sector can at times be the most volatile economic sector in the country. Prices for a broad range of crops can vary by wide margins each growing season,…
by - December 3, 2019 3:53 pm
The city of Jonesboro has been inundated with complaint calls from Suddenlink cable-internet customers in recent months and now those with complaints will be able to interact with company officials….
by - December 3, 2019 2:36 pm
Erving Ridge Consulting & Development LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between Oct. 15 through Nov. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s…
by - December 3, 2019 4:39 am
Jerry and Sue Flynn were considering a major change. For decades, their Jonesboro-area restaurant, Lazzari Italian Oven, had been a staple along the heart of Caraway Road. The couple thought…
