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After recently celebrating the one-year anniversary of successfully launching Arkansas’ first Maternal Life360 HOME program, St. Bernards Healthcare recently announced the expansion of its program from Craighead to Greene County….
by - December 18, 2025 1:20 pm
Waterfowl fall migration continues to peak, and there is a greater risk of spreading the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, as well as sick and dying birds….
by - December 18, 2025 1:16 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to regulatory rules, including amendments to the Arkansas Rules on Pesticide Use that would establish a new classification of pesticide commonly used…
by - December 17, 2025 6:07 pm
Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) and St. Bernards Healthcare announced a finalized agreement Wednesday (Dec. 17) for St. Bernards to manage Great River Medical Center in Blytheville and South Mississippi…
by - December 17, 2025 11:02 am
First Methodist Church of Jonesboro spent $6.35 million on Dec. 1 to buy a building on South Caraway Road that it plans to turn into its church. The newly acquired…
by - December 16, 2025 6:29 pm
FNBC has announced the promotion of Rebekah Guiltner to executive vice president, chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1. Guiltner, who has been with FNBC for 25 years, will assume leadership…
by - December 16, 2025 6:27 pm
Arkansas State University has received a $605,140 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as part of the 2025 National Leadership Grants to study the immunology of…
by - December 15, 2025 12:52 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture continues to move forward with the implementation of the Arkansas Rice in Schools Pilot Program, an initiative designed to increase the use of Arkansas-grown rice…
by - December 15, 2025 12:31 pm
The Arkansas State University Heritage Sites celebrate historical places across the region. Two of the heritage sites, the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational…
by - December 14, 2025 5:13 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees named Dr. Robin Myers, the retired ASU-Mountain Home chancellor who served as interim system president in 2024, to serve again as interim…
by - December 11, 2025 9:11 pm
Williams Baptist University (WBU) and Black River Technical College (BRTC) will partner on workforce training in the region it was announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) at the WBU Board of Trustees…
by - December 11, 2025 9:03 pm
The Neighbors in Need NEA group will partner with the McCullough-Watkins Youth Foundation (MWYF), to host a Christmas Community Picnic on Saturday (Dec. 13) at the St. Bernards Auditorium in…
by - December 10, 2025 3:35 pm
Dr. Brendan Kelly, president of the Arkansas State University System, has been selected to become president of his alma mater, Eastern Michigan University, in Ypsilanti. The Eastern Michigan University Board…
by - December 10, 2025 11:51 am
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 33 community leaders from across its eight-state service region to participate in the 2026 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive leadership…
by - December 9, 2025 1:36 pm
Maryland-based Tate Inc. officially opened its Pocahontas facility Tuesday (Dec. 9) and announced it was expanding its operations. The company had initially promised to create 148 jobs during its first…
by - December 8, 2025 6:19 pm
Citizens Bank has named Alan Jessup to the bank’s leadership team as executive vice president and director of specialty lending. Jessup has more than 30 years of banking experience with…
by - December 8, 2025 5:07 pm
President Donald Trump announced Monday (Dec. 8) that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $12 billion in bridge payments to farmers reeling from low commodity prices and tariff…
by - December 8, 2025 7:42 am
Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Mountain Commerce Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Mountain Commerce Bank….
by - December 4, 2025 8:37 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced the hiring of Lee Ann Hoskyn as marketing director and vice president of marketing. A Wabbaseka native, Hoskyn has more…
by - December 4, 2025 8:30 pm
The Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (ARDAR) has made a $47,000 donation to the Veterans’ Cottages in Jonesboro. A collaborative effort among the city of Jonesboro,…
