by - July 14, 2015 1:45 pm
Kitchen | Fields Table Tour Kicks Off
A program to help promote soy-based foods around the state gets its start this month with restaurants around Arkansas participating. “They approached us and asked us to do it. We…
Author: Michael Wilkey
by - July 13, 2015 7:51 pm
Sales Tax Brings In Dough For Craighead County, Up 36% Year-to-date
The sounds of off-road trucks driving into the new Love’s Truck Stop in Jonesboro may not mean much to some folks. But the impending sound of cash registers ringing has…
by - July 10, 2015 3:24 pm
Verizon Foundation Official Talks STEM
Today’s job market and economy are more competitive than ever and are reliant on the teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in schools, the president of the Verizon Foundation…
by - July 9, 2015 4:50 pm
ASU Football Competing On And Off The Field
The recent completion of nearly $40 million worth of construction projects at or near Centennial Bank Stadium will give Arkansas State University a greater opportunity to compete in the business of college sports.
by - July 9, 2015 4:47 pm
Jonesboro Street Projects To Receive Review
A Memphis-based engineering firm will have the task of reviewing nearly 20 highway and street projects in Jonesboro to gauge the importance of each. The next step will likely involve…
by - July 7, 2015 7:53 pm
Arkansas 351/Aggie Road Project Gets Support From Jonesboro City Council
It was not done in a roundabout way, but a roundabout at one of Jonesboro’s busiest intersections may be in the offing after city council members gave their blessing Tuesday…
by - July 7, 2015 6:57 pm
Lawmakers, Governor Eye Budget Surplus With Caution
Arkansas ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a nearly $200 million surplus, but lawmakers and the Governor aren’t unified in how to spend it yet.
by - July 7, 2015 11:16 am
‘Bust A Move Monday’ Can Help Jonesboro, Officials Say
The idea behind a program that has helped black-owned businesses in Memphis for nearly 15 years can provide the same opportunity in Jonesboro, officials said Monday. Dr. Kenneth Whalum, Dr….
by - July 5, 2015 6:04 am
NEA Political Animals Playing The Waiting Game As 2016 Season Approaches
There may be 492 days (as of Sunday) left until the 2016 general election, but very few candidates and prospective candidates have announced their bids so far.
by - June 30, 2015 6:58 pm
Multi-Million Dollar Impact Expected With Ripken Tourney, Official Says
The fields at Joe Mack Campbell Park in Jonesboro may be green in August, but city officials are hoping that another kind of green – as in revenue – will help boost the city’s sales tax coffers.
by - June 30, 2015 11:31 am
Ground Broken For $12 Million Expansion At Hytrol In Jonesboro
It’s déjà vu all over again. A longtime Jonesboro company broke ground on a $12 million, 62,000 square foot facility that will bring up to 75 new jobs to the…
by - June 30, 2015 9:42 am
Food Bank’s Christie Jordan Feeds And Leads The Masses
Christie Jordan, executive director of the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas helps feed those hungry for sustenance and hungry for political direction.
by - June 29, 2015 8:01 pm
Crittenden County Sales Tax Election Set To Possibly Re-open Hospital
A proposal for a five-year, one-cent sales tax to re-open Crittenden Regional Hospital will be on the ballot next month. Crittenden County residents will head to the polls July 14…
by - June 29, 2015 7:56 pm
Craighead County, Jonesboro Sales Tax Figures Rebound
Officials were hoping for only a slight increase when details of sales tax revenues for Jonesboro and Craighead County were released Friday. Their hopes were supported with figures as both…
by - June 24, 2015 8:18 pm
Jonesboro Chamber Releases Survey On Economic Future
The results of a months-long look at Jonesboro’s economic future has provided a lot of detailed information for officials to digest.
by - June 23, 2015 5:38 pm
Boozman Discusses Data Security For Federal Employees At D.C. Hearing
A data breach involving millions of current or former federal employees unveiled several major cracks in the armor of the federal government’s information systems, several witnesses told Sen. John Boozman,…
by - June 23, 2015 5:35 pm
Jonesboro Planning Commission Approves $46 Million Frito-Lay Plans
A $45.7 million expansion project at Frito-Lay in Jonesboro is one step closer to reality Tuesday after the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission gave the go-ahead for work on the project…
by - June 22, 2015 10:42 pm
Europe Trip Successful In Getting Message Out, Chitwood Says
Clif Chitwood, an official with the Great River Economic Development group in Mississippi County, attended the Paris Air Show with Gov. Hutchinson and other business leaders from around the state.
by - June 22, 2015 10:24 pm
Mitigation Plan Money Appropriated By Craighead County QC
The decision to hire a Tennessee-based company to complete a hazard mitigation plan for Craighead County brought a lot of back-and-forth Monday as Craighead County and Jonesboro officials debated over…
by - June 19, 2015 5:00 am
Campaign To Put Sen. Hattie Caraway On $10 Bill Emerges
A woman’s place is not in the kitchen – it’s on the $10 bill, and a group of Jonesboro leaders want to see an Arkansas historical and political icon earn that distinction.