by - August 7, 2015 4:00 pm
What can you make with a cupcake holder, Mason jar lids, twine, a ruler and tape? Three groups of Mississippi County high school students spent Friday, building a project with…
by - August 7, 2015 5:55 am
It started with fireworks, continued with fireworks and ended with fireworks. The first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 campaign brought the current top 10 candidates according to the polls…
by - August 6, 2015 2:36 pm
State Rep. Eddie Armstrong, D-North Little Rock, said Thursday that the signing of a bill 50 years ago helped pave the way for lawmakers like him.
by - August 5, 2015 4:20 pm
It has been said that laughter is the best medicine. It also helps politicians stand out in debate settings and on the campaign trail.
by - August 4, 2015 9:02 pm
The agenda may have been light, but the Jonesboro City Council meeting Tuesday was a meeting filled with announcements. Officials expect a $2 million boost to the economy this week…
by - August 3, 2015 7:00 pm
Former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, representing the city of Osceola in an ongoing battle with Mississippi County over where the county’s new courthouse would be located, filed an Arkansas…
by - July 31, 2015 11:52 am
The “Tiffany Network” is coming to Jonesboro. Officials with Mississippi-based communications company Waypoint Media said Friday that a CBS affiliate will start broadcasting Aug. 1 in the Jonesboro market. Michael…
by - July 31, 2015 9:41 am
College football season is just around the corner and Arkansas State University football coach Blake Anderson said he believes his team will score a lot of touchdowns this year. Chamber officials are hoping for the same.
by - July 29, 2015 3:24 pm
A manufacturer of hopper and tank railcars announced Wednesday a plan to hire 75 people in a $10.5 million expansion at its location in Greene County, state and company officials…
by - July 28, 2015 10:08 pm
The chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party paid a visit to Jonesboro Tuesday night, to rally his political troops and talk about the 2016 campaign. Doyle Webb spoke at the…
by - July 27, 2015 8:41 pm
Craighead County officials are literally running out of room. While it will not require building onto the Craighead County Courthouse, the servers that house much of the data that the…
by - July 25, 2015 10:48 am
A plan to close the I-55 bridge at Memphis for nine months in 2017 will receive another look as officials study the economic impact of such a move. Officials with…
by - July 24, 2015 2:53 pm
The Mississippi River is a wonderful resource while a plot of land where a $1.3 billion steel mill is being built is definitely “Steel Mill Heaven,” the CEO of Big…
by - July 23, 2015 5:39 pm
Arkansas First Lady Susan Hutchinson said the tour of a children’s advocacy center office in Benton County several years ago helped her to get involved with the group that now boasts a statewide network. She has high hopes to see it grow.
by - July 20, 2015 7:25 pm
The long and winding road that is the federal highway bill heads to the Senate Tuesday, as officials close to home look at the issue, what will drive the funding…
by - July 16, 2015 7:00 pm
The attempt to bring major industry to a state can often start with a phone call or a knock on a door to show that a state is interested, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of Craighead County attorneys Thursday. And, he had much more to say.
by - July 16, 2015 6:51 pm
The state’s two U.S. senators voted in the affirmative Thursday as lawmakers approved an education reauthorization bill. The bill, called the Every Child Achieves Act, was approved by an 81-17…
by - July 15, 2015 2:59 pm
A person has been selected to serve as the distribution agent to liquidate assets to cover nearly $9.4 million in debts owed by the Craighead County Fair Association as part of the group’s bankruptcy plan.
by - July 15, 2015 10:39 am
A plan to reopen Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis received an overwhelming okay Tuesday by county voters. The five-year, one-cent sales tax was approved by a 2,888 to 444…
by - July 15, 2015 10:25 am
A North Carolina company is looking to develop about 16 acres of land near Arkansas State University to build a 240-unit student housing complex, a spokesman for the company said…
