by - January 10, 2021 11:10 am
Life pictures
A quotation variously attributed to Friedrich the Great of Prussia and Napoleon Bonaparte of France says that an army marches on its stomach. Essential to the progress of a fighting…
Author: Paul Holmes
by - December 14, 2020 5:47 pm
Adjusting to pandemic fuels Star Transportation’s agility
There is no road map for negotiating the rough and uncharted terrain that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to many of those trying to make it through a difficult 2020….
by - December 8, 2020 5:47 pm
Charlie, Lucy, William and the concept of unity
As much as we’d hoped that with the advent of cooler weather, we were about done with the whole COVID-19 business, the Arkansas Department of Health is telling us different….
by - November 1, 2020 7:53 am
Experts say election outcome to influence investment decisions
Americans will have decided who they want leading the nation and the policy directions they want the government to pursue for the next four years by Nov. 3. That decision…
by - October 29, 2020 7:27 am
Is it too soon?
At the risk of sounding like an old guy, which I am, it seems to me that the Christmas shopping season begins earlier each year. If the impossible-to-ignore loads of…
by - September 3, 2020 12:04 pm
Coping With COVID-19: ASU’s Dr. Kelly Damphousse is ready for coronavirus challenge
Arkansas State University students returning to the Jonesboro campus for the fall semester are finding a campus different from the one they left in March when the spread of COVID-19…
by - September 3, 2020 8:13 am
The virus and voting
With the general election a scant two months away, it’s time we get ourselves informed about what we’ll see on what promises to be a lengthy ballot. Before we do,…
by - August 10, 2020 4:41 pm
Convention center manager: People ‘itching to get together’
Perhaps Kraig Pomrenke’s middle name should be “Patient.” Pomrenke, the general manager of the Embassy Suites-Red Wolf Convention Center on the Arkansas State University campus, experienced construction delays due to…
by - August 10, 2020 4:38 pm
For Jonesboro, is past prologue?
It’s a rare treat when a single document can provide a look at the past and a glimpse into the future simultaneously. That’s the way it felt the other day…
by - July 15, 2020 2:53 pm
Southern Hills developers believe they have right plan, right time
By the middle of this month, Jonesboro residents should start seeing activity on a large tract of land in southwest Jonesboro that has long been envisioned as a site for…
by - May 15, 2020 10:43 am
Business As Unusual: NEA organizations adjusting to COVID-19 limitations
Though the novel coronavirus brought the American economy to a virtual standstill and forced major disruptions to Americans’ lifestyles, residents of Northeast Arkansas are finding ways to meet the challenges…
by - May 15, 2020 10:34 am
Walking a tightrope
This month may prove in the long run to be the most significant time period so far in our state’s efforts to battle the COVID-19 virus. We hear the numbers…
by - April 17, 2020 11:27 am
Mark Biggers named president of E.C. Barton and Co.
The board of directors of E.C. Barton and Co. has named Mark Biggers president of the Jonesboro-based building materials company. Biggers is a 1998 graduate of Arkansas State University with…
by - April 10, 2020 5:01 am
Come on, man!
As the coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, continue to spread, I’m not shocked that the Department of Justice has already identified and is taking action against a company…
by - April 8, 2020 10:50 am
Attorney emphasizes planning for future with new venture
While it takes just a simple look around to see that people consume things differently than they did 20 years ago, Bentonville attorney Chris Woodard says many Americans have not…
by - March 11, 2020 9:42 am
AutoMail’s Jonesboro-based Document Output Center hits milestone
Chances are you’ve recently received a utility bill, a statement from a medical provider, a bank statement or other time-sensitive communication in the mail or electronically, but aside from looking…
by - March 5, 2020 8:34 pm
Governor in Jonesboro for Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center grand opening
Speaking at the grand opening ceremony Thursday (March 5) for the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center on the Arkansas State University campus, Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted the value of…
by - February 9, 2020 9:05 am
Gabo the Great
As I sat in the funeral home chapel the other day, I couldn’t help thinking that I’ve been here many times before — too many times in recent years —…
by - January 6, 2020 2:49 am
Tommy Jumper ‘jump-starts’ peanut growth in Arkansas
Tommy Jumper believes Delta farmers have been looking for a crop to add to their rotation for both soil improvement and for what he calls “risk mitigation,” but until now,…
by - January 2, 2020 7:57 pm
Get ready to see the governor and his highway plan in 2020
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said recently that passage of a proposed constitutional amendment to make permanent an existing sales tax for roads and highways is his top campaign priority for this…