by - July 23, 2025 8:22 pm
Field day for rice research center planned
A field day will be held at the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center on July 31 in Harrisburg. Two field tours will be held covering rice, soybeans and corn….
News Briefs
by - July 16, 2025 9:27 pm
Trisha Yearwood, Rosanne Cash to headline the Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle
The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home has announced the line-up for the 2025 Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle. Rosanne Cash will host the event and will be joined by…
by - July 16, 2025 9:12 pm
Arkansas Department of Agriculture awards $1.4 million to fairs, livestock shows
Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture have announced more than $1.4 million in funding to support Arkansas’ local fairs and livestock shows. The funding, awarded through the…
by - July 16, 2025 5:33 am
LifeQuest of Arkansas launches new satellite campus in Conway
LifeQuest of Arkansas, the state’s largest educational nonprofit for older adults, is expanding to Conway with a new satellite campus launching this fall. In partnership with Hendrix College and First…
by - July 15, 2025 10:16 pm
League of Women Voters receives $100,000 grant for Delta expansion
The League of Women Voters of Arkansas (LWVAR) has received a $100,000 grant to support an expansion of civic engagement and leadership development in the East Arkansas Delta. The funding…
by - July 14, 2025 4:34 pm
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce starts rebrand with new logo
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has a whole new look. The chamber has rebranded itself and unveiled a new logo, which Interim Chamber Coordinator Terrence Ward said indicates a…
by - July 14, 2025 3:02 pm
Tyson Foods selects six AI startups at Demo Day event
Tyson Foods selected six startups for potential funding from its venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, which has invested more than $100 million in protein technologies, food safety, worker safety and…
by - July 14, 2025 2:21 pm
Perry, Nierengarten elected to Arkansas energy group leadership roles
Walmart executive Lisa Perry and Peter Nierengarten, city of Fayetteville environmental director, have been elected to leadership positions with the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation,…
by - July 13, 2025 9:45 am
Hendrix College adds 6 to board of trustees
Hendrix College named six new members to its board of trustees. They include: Melissa Taulbee Brighton ’97 Margaret K. Dorman ’85 Jeff Johnson ’88 Rev. Nathan Kilbourne Rev. Zach Roberts…
by - July 13, 2025 9:23 am
Jannie Cotton to serve as interim chair for state Democrats
Democratic Party of Arkansas vice chair Jannie Cotton will assume the role of interim chair effective July 15, overseeing the party prior to the election of a new chair at…
by - July 10, 2025 2:38 pm
Delta Regional Authority distributes $898,000 for workforce programs in NEA
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently awarded approximately $7 million toward 25 workforce development projects supporting economic development initiatives throughout the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions….
by - July 10, 2025 10:37 am
Callaway named executive director of Arkansas Community Colleges
Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC) announced Thursday (July 10) that Dr. Collin Callaway will be the new executive director of the association, a nonprofit membership organization representing all 22 of the…
by - July 9, 2025 4:52 pm
ASBTDC to host business and marketing workshops throughout NEA in July
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer opportunities in July for small businesses to learn about funding, growing, and marketing their businesses….
by - July 8, 2025 5:56 pm
Hendrix College partners with JTJ Restaurants for campus dining
JTJ Restaurants has been selected as the new dining services partner for Hendrix College, bringing innovative food expertise and comprehensive dining solutions to the campus community. The partnership represents a…
by - July 8, 2025 5:48 pm
Several administrative changes made in the A-State System
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Brendan Kelly announced Tuesday (July 8) several new executive roles and promotions in the ASU System Office, effective immediately. Brad Phelps, who has served…
by - July 8, 2025 3:42 pm
Former Walmart exec to lead the stand-alone Family Dollar business
Duncan MacNaughton, a former head of merchandising at Walmart, is the chairman and CEO of Family Dollar following a sale of the brand by Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree…
by - July 6, 2025 9:55 am
DRA makes disaster recovery funding available
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is making approximately $9.7 million in funding available through its new Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding (SDRF) program, an addendum to the 2025 Community Infrastructure Fund,…
by - July 2, 2025 10:49 am
‘Citizen Science Mosquito Project’ enters year two in Jonesboro
The Department of Biological Sciences at Arkansas State University has announced the second-year launch of the “Citizen Science Mosquito Project” in partnership with the city of Jonesboro. “This innovative public…
by - June 30, 2025 10:41 am
Arkansas Rural Health Academy names Scott Kuttenkuler as inaugural president
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) announced Monday (June 30) Scott Kuttenkuler as the inaugural President of the Arkansas Rural Health Academy (ARHA). Founded in January 2025, the academy has…
by - June 29, 2025 12:00 pm
NEA Business Notes: Hedger Hired As Arvest Mortgage Lender In Jonesboro
Arvest Bank has hired Dana Hedger to the position of mortgage lender at the bank’s Greensborough Village branch in Jonesboro. Hedger has 15 years of banking experience and previously served…