by - December 2, 2015 12:08 pm
Officials are hopeful that a five-day trip last month to Africa will provide Arkansas and its agricultural producers another vast market in which to sell goods, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture…
by - December 1, 2015 7:03 pm
The controversial ordinance dealing with a property maintenance code for the city of Jonesboro got another airing Tuesday, with a packed house filling the Jonesboro Municipal Complex. Council members have…
by - December 1, 2015 5:22 pm
The proverbial race was on Tuesday as Craighead County officials worked to add the finishing touches to the 2016 county budget. The proposed $29.9 million budget, which must still be…
by - November 30, 2015 4:44 pm
Terry Hays said Monday that the last week or so his business in Jonesboro has been open, the crowds have been really good. Hays, a co-owner of Hays Clothing, said…
by - November 25, 2015 9:46 am
There will be several Republican primaries in Craighead County, an almost complete reversal from 2014 when there were two Democratic primary races and just one Republican primary contest. The same…
by - November 24, 2015 6:33 pm
A proposal involving the property maintenance code for the city of Jonesboro isn’t likely to be on the March 1 primary ballot, a Jonesboro City Council committee voted Tuesday. The…
by - November 23, 2015 10:14 pm
The debate continued Monday as justices discussed the operations of both the eastern and western districts of Craighead County, as one justice discussed the origins of the law. Justice Terry…
by - November 23, 2015 5:18 pm
Revenue figures for the 2016 Craighead County budget are in and justices now must try figure out ways to make the numbers match. The Craighead County Budget Committee met Monday…
by - November 20, 2015 5:33 pm
The 2016 general election may be 354 days from now, but the back and forth leading up to the general election could provide some interesting news, the co-chairs of the…
by - November 18, 2015 7:43 pm
The battle over funding the eastern and western district Craighead County courthouses continued Wednesday as justices received a letter from state legislative officials on the issue. The issue may end…
by - November 18, 2015 5:49 am
A controversial property maintenance code was on the agenda Tuesday night for Jonesboro council members to discuss, with a key amendment getting council approval. The issue may also go before…
by - November 16, 2015 4:10 pm
The weather was bad outside, but local residents filled Jonesboro’s newest restaurant Monday morning. The restaurant, On the Border, on Red Wolf Boulevard was jam-packed around 10:30 a.m. after the…
by - November 15, 2015 9:23 pm
The road for an expanded GOP majority or a resurgent Democratic minority in the state legislature will go through Northeast, South and Central Arkansas next fall, two longtime political experts…
by - November 14, 2015 8:13 pm
A day after Islamic terrorists killed 129 and injured nearly 350 people in attacks in Paris, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the battle has to be taken to groups…
by - November 12, 2015 8:50 pm
And the winner is Beyond Critical. The Arkansas State University College of Business hosted a business plan competition Thursday for students to pitch business ideas for new products. At the…
by - November 12, 2015 8:32 pm
Justices got their first peek at the 2016 Craighead County proposed budget Thursday, with the document providing a mixed bag of information. The proposed budget for 2016 was brought to…
by - November 11, 2015 6:02 pm
It had the feel of the TV show, “Shark Tank”, as people made their pitches for funding a series of community events in Jonesboro Wednesday. A key commission with responsibility…
by - November 10, 2015 10:12 pm
A proposed one-cent sales tax went down to defeat Tuesday (Nov. 10) as supporters and opponents made their cases in the hours leading up to the vote. In unofficial numbers,…
by - November 10, 2015 12:43 pm
Spend five minutes in a room with Delta Regional Authority co-chairman Chris Masingill and you’ll feel like you’re in the presence of a preacher – and you are. Masingill preaches…
by - November 9, 2015 7:10 pm
With seven weeks left in the year, Craighead County has collected about 75% of its revenues but are waiting on a key financial number before setting its 2016 budget. Craighead…
