by - July 31, 2019 4:47 pm
A nine-member panel will be presented to the Jonesboro City Council for approval to serve as the City’s Oversight Integrity Council, as selected by Mayor Harold Perrin. The mayor will…
by - July 31, 2019 4:32 pm
The long-standing trade war with China seemingly has no end in sight and now Arkansas farmers are being advised to find new markets. They are also being told that the…
by - July 30, 2019 5:08 pm
Zekelman Industries, the parent company of Atlas Tube, announced Tuesday (July 30) in Blytheville it will build the world’s largest continuous ERW tube mill on property adjacent to its existing…
by - July 29, 2019 4:33 pm
Teens living in the 1950s learned to dip, dive and jive to the raucous, rockabilly sound. Now, one can come and learn all about the music from the region’s back…
by - July 28, 2019 6:19 pm
Armor Bank has entered the Jonesboro market by hiring Brock Fletcher as market president and Bryan Wagner as senior vice president of commercial lending and business development. Fletcher and Wagner…
by - July 25, 2019 3:54 pm
U.S. farmers have been devastated by erratic weather patterns and an ongoing trade war with China, one of the largest U.S. agriculture importers in the world. The federal government is…
by - July 24, 2019 9:08 pm
Seven startups have been selected to participate in the AgLaunch Bootcamp hosted this week in partnership with Arkansas State University and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture at the Delta Center…
by - July 23, 2019 7:42 pm
If voters pass a 1% sales tax to fund safety and quality of living projects, the grassroots organization that has been pushing for the hike has ideas about how to…
by - July 22, 2019 7:37 pm
Hurricane Barry could have wrought more havoc on Arkansas farmers with its heavy winds and rains, but the storm still caused a lot of damage and yields could be impacted…
by - July 22, 2019 3:12 pm
Team Jonesboro, a grassroots organization promoting a proposed sales tax hike in Jonesboro, will reveal its project recommendation list they plan to present to the Oversight Integrity Council on Tuesday…
by - July 18, 2019 4:39 pm
Longtime Arkansas State University faculty member Dr. Marika Kyriakos has been named director of Fowler Center and promoted to interim assistant dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Communications,…
by - July 17, 2019 5:42 pm
State Rep. Fran Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, will seek re-election to state House District 60. Cavenaugh was first elected in 2016 and is in her second term representing the district, which…
by - July 17, 2019 1:55 pm
Tropical Storm Barry slung bands of rain in Arkansas on Saturday (July 13) and continued to inundate the state through Tuesday, dropping more than eight inches of rain in parts…
by - July 16, 2019 6:10 pm
Bad weather has hampered cotton growers in 2019, the growing stages vary greatly from field to field, and bollworm problems loom. But, the state is on pace to hit its…
by - July 15, 2019 5:19 pm
An 11-member panel will be presented to the Jonesboro City Council for approval to serve as the City’s Unity Coalition Advisory Committee, as selected by Mayor Harold Perrin. The proposal…
by - July 13, 2019 9:36 pm
Arkansas’ rice crop, delayed by a wet spring and bludgeoned by high heat, is now facing a triple threat from Tropical Storm Barry, whose remnants are expected to drop heavy…
by - July 11, 2019 8:40 pm
Small businesses can again apply for federal grant assistance through the city of Jonesboro’s Microenterprise Business Accelerator. As part of Jonesboro’s Community Development Block Grant funding from the U.S. Department…
by - July 10, 2019 10:04 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University has been recognized as the small business development center of the year by the U.S. Small Business…
by - July 9, 2019 2:18 pm
Rob Ratton, chief deputy prosecuting attorney for the Third Judicial District, will seek to become the Third Judicial District Circuit Judge, Division 3. District Judge Adam Weeks announced his candidacy…
by - July 9, 2019 10:45 am
Psychologist Sheri Simon decided she needed to carry on with a family tradition. Her mother and grandmother had both been painters and she wanted to be one, too. When she…
