by - March 15, 2016 3:25 pm
Jonesboro city and chamber officials said Monday (March 14) that a working agreement between the Jonesboro Advertising and Promotions Commission and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce has ended, with…
by - March 14, 2016 7:58 pm
Circuit Judge Melissa Richardson said the county’s drug court program recently received a $53,000 grant to provide local options for drug treatment, money that has proven to help rehabilitate addicts….
by - March 11, 2016 4:13 pm
Arkansas Highway Commissioner Alec Farmer said Friday (March 11) that it took a lot of hard work and $250 million in funding over 40 years to make U.S. 63 from…
by - March 10, 2016 5:13 pm
OakRidge Behavioral Center executive Director David Johnson said Thursday (March 10) that the job of any behavioral center is to provide a safe place when people don’t feel safe. U.S….
by - March 9, 2016 3:20 pm
Attorney George Ernst said the process of international students getting to work in the United States can be tedious but the students and businesses should plan ahead to make sure…
by - March 8, 2016 5:16 pm
Attorney Jim Lyons said Tuesday (March 8) the development of nearly 40 acres of land for a possible housing development could provide much needed housing in a busy part of…
by - March 7, 2016 6:52 pm
Craighead County Election Commission Chairman Jeannette Robertson said Monday (March 7) that the fate of two ballots cast by convicted felons will be decided at a meeting Friday (March 11)…
by - March 3, 2016 7:38 am
Crittenden County Judge Woody Wheeless said Wednesday that a plan to build a new hospital in West Memphis will soon be reality thanks to the overwhelming support of voters. In…
by - March 2, 2016 6:34 pm
Jonesboro Advertising and Planning Commission Chairman Thom Beasley said Wednesday it was a matter of not comparing apples to apples but comparing “apples to pears” when discussing two competing convention…
by - March 2, 2016 3:08 am
Craighead County Election Commission chairman Jeannette Robertson said late Tuesday there was an 88-vote discrepancy in the electronic tabulation of a county judge’s race, throwing the race into chaos. During…
by - February 29, 2016 4:37 pm
Developer Josh Brown said Monday that a project to build a convention center at Arkansas State University is an “all-star project,” drawing support from a wide variety of businesses. Brown,…
by - February 26, 2016 7:34 pm
Developer Tim O’Reilly said Friday (Feb. 26) that the work on a $35 million convention center on the Arkansas State University campus could begin as soon as Monday. He made…
by - February 26, 2016 3:15 pm
Political attack ads and protecting the “integrity of our judiciary” were points raised Friday (Feb. 26) when candidates Circuit Judge Shawn Womack and attorney Clark Mason spoke to the Northeast…
by - February 25, 2016 8:53 pm
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Thursday (Feb. 25) that another steel company will locate south of Osceola and bring 50 jobs to the area. Arkansas Steel Processing is building its…
by - February 25, 2016 2:58 pm
Arkansas State University Vice President for University Relations Shane Broadway said Thursday (Feb. 25) that a meeting of educators and economic development was about one key goal. “It is about…
by - February 24, 2016 4:42 pm
Priyanka Kadiyala said Wednesday she is working to get a master’s degree in business administration in information systems at Arkansas State University – a move she hopes puts her in…
by - February 23, 2016 1:18 pm
Republicans Jimmy Gazaway, Ronnie Spence and Shawn Strouss of Paragould will face off March 1 in a state House primary in an open seat that both parties are seeking to…
by - February 22, 2016 8:00 pm
Craighead County justice Ray Kidd defended the Craighead Nursing Center Monday night from criticism over the past several weeks. Kidd said the center is run by a five-member board, with…
by - February 22, 2016 5:22 pm
Jonesboro City Clerk Donna Jackson said Monday (Feb. 22) that supporters of a plan to repeal Jonesboro’s Property Maintenance Code had 338 more signatures than was needed to get the…
by - February 20, 2016 3:03 pm
A discussion about appointing a new U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and “dark money” in Arkansas’ Supreme Court race were part of the discussion Saturday (Feb. 20) during a candidate forum…
