All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - July 18, 2019 4:39 pm
Longtime Arkansas State University faculty member Dr. Marika Kyriakos has been named director of Fowler Center and promoted to interim assistant dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Communications,…
by - July 17, 2019 5:42 pm
State Rep. Fran Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, will seek re-election to state House District 60. Cavenaugh was first elected in 2016 and is in her second term representing the district, which…
by - July 17, 2019 1:55 pm
Tropical Storm Barry slung bands of rain in Arkansas on Saturday (July 13) and continued to inundate the state through Tuesday, dropping more than eight inches of rain in parts…
by - July 16, 2019 7:07 pm
Kevin Alpe has joined FNBC Bank as a senior vice president and commercial lender at the bank’s newest branch in Jonesboro according to Chad Hudson, FNBC regional president and chief…
by - July 16, 2019 6:10 pm
Bad weather has hampered cotton growers in 2019, the growing stages vary greatly from field to field, and bollworm problems loom. But, the state is on pace to hit its…
by - July 15, 2019 5:19 pm
An 11-member panel will be presented to the Jonesboro City Council for approval to serve as the City’s Unity Coalition Advisory Committee, as selected by Mayor Harold Perrin. The proposal…
by - July 14, 2019 7:54 pm
Dr. Cliff Jones, former vice chancellor for learning and instruction at ASU Mid-South, has been named deputy director of the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development, according to…
by - July 13, 2019 9:36 pm
Arkansas’ rice crop, delayed by a wet spring and bludgeoned by high heat, is now facing a triple threat from Tropical Storm Barry, whose remnants are expected to drop heavy…
by - July 11, 2019 8:40 pm
Small businesses can again apply for federal grant assistance through the city of Jonesboro’s Microenterprise Business Accelerator. As part of Jonesboro’s Community Development Block Grant funding from the U.S. Department…
by - July 10, 2019 10:04 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University has been recognized as the small business development center of the year by the U.S. Small Business…
by - July 10, 2019 10:01 pm
The Coston Fine Arts Center is closer to becoming a reality in Osceola. The project has received numerous grants and in-kind labor to move forward. The latest round of funding…
by - July 9, 2019 2:18 pm
Rob Ratton, chief deputy prosecuting attorney for the Third Judicial District, will seek to become the Third Judicial District Circuit Judge, Division 3. District Judge Adam Weeks announced his candidacy…
by - July 9, 2019 10:45 am
Psychologist Sheri Simon decided she needed to carry on with a family tradition. Her mother and grandmother had both been painters and she wanted to be one, too. When she…
by - July 8, 2019 6:16 pm
Jonesboro’s City Council has approved a special election to consider a 1-cent sales tax for special projects in the city and it’s seeking candidates for the Oversight Integrity Council that…
by - July 8, 2019 6:11 pm
French explorer Sieur de La Salle was busy connecting with the Native American Indians and mapping a region of the Mississippi River in 1682. His goal was to explore a…
by - July 5, 2019 12:33 pm
Andrew Berner is the president of Jetton General Contracting, a Paragould-based contractor specializing in complex and fast-paced construction projects. The 42-year old company started as an electrical contractor under the…
by - July 5, 2019 12:29 pm
Scarco Development LLC of Jonesboro, made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between May 15 and June 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - July 4, 2019 1:34 pm
Farmers in Arkansas are facing some of the worst conditions experienced in the sector in decades and new ones could emerge even as the floodwaters that have besieged many producers…
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 - July 1, 2019 4:05 pm
The planned Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center has hired Tim Burcham as its first director. Burcham was previously dean of the Agriculture College at Arkansas State University and held…
