by - May 15, 2020 10:43 am
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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…
by - December 7, 2019 9:33 am
As I waited for my change the other night at the basketball game, I looked around for the straw dispenser, intending to poke one into the crosshairs of the plastic…
by - December 1, 2019 8:54 am
Bill Carwell has farmed row crops for a number of years, but a small yet labor-intensive crop grown on 30 Cross County acres offers him the opportunity for a significant…
by - November 5, 2019 6:14 pm
Now we’re not just located in the Delta, but we’re also in the Heartland. Congress in 2000 created the Delta Regional Authority, the agency whose mission is to help improve…
by - October 13, 2019 10:12 am
There’s nothing like a class reunion to put one into a reflective mood. My first thought was gosh, it doesn’t seem like it has been half a century since they…
by - October 8, 2019 8:25 pm
Jonesboro’s need for additional funding to fund more police and fire services and add amenities to the city did not disappear with the voters’ rejection by a narrow margin of…
by - September 16, 2019 6:34 pm
Unless you have served in the Army or argued with that irritating voice in your GPS while seeking a shortcut to the Gulf Coast, you may not be acquainted with…
by - August 17, 2019 11:05 am
Jonesboro voters will go to the polls Sept. 10 to decide whether to impose a temporary 1% sales tax to fund a package of public safety and quality of life…
by - July 2, 2019 10:59 pm
Remember when we Arkansans often proclaimed, “Thank God for Mississippi,” in an effort to assuage our embarrassment at being ranked next-to-last in various state-by-state rankings, particularly those dealing with education,…
by - July 2, 2019 10:48 pm
In three identical 11-1 votes Tuesday night (July 2), the Jonesboro City Council approved a series of ordinances proposed by Team Jonesboro, a citizens group that says its 12-year, one…
by - June 5, 2019 7:02 pm
Travel through many of the small communities of the southern Delta and the chances are the scenery that rolls past the car window tells the same story — that of…
