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Cotton prices surge as drought impacts other cotton growing states
Northeast Arkansas has gone more than a week with little to no rain and cotton farmers are taking advantage. For the week ending May 15, Arkansas cotton was 53% planted,…
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Heifer International HQ sold to health education group for dental, veterinary schools
Lyon College plans to open Arkansas’ first dental and veterinary schools at Heifer International’s Little Rock headquarters, which is being sold to a private health care company based in Little…
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At NEA regional forum, leaders discuss growth strategies, airport study
Housing, retail sector growth, quality of life, commercial air service, workforce development and retention are among the issues civic and business leaders in Northeast Arkansas have identified as issues that…
by - May 17, 2022 3:12 pm
Avian influenza spreading through poultry nationwide; Arkansas farmers brace for impacts
A flu that is nearly 100% lethal to poultry is spreading across the U.S. Thirty-four states have had confirmed cases of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza, according to the U.S….
by - May 17, 2022 3:00 pm
Urban forestry groups to train in NEA
Urban forestry professionals from across the country to train in Jonesboro and Trumann this week. Urban and community forestry professionals from across the Southeastern U.S. will converge in Jonesboro this…
by - May 16, 2022 4:50 pm
ASU’s Queretaro’s campus holds second graduation
A record 70 students graduated on Saturday (May 14) with degrees from Arkansas State University Campus Querétaro in Mexico. It was the university’s second commencement ceremony. Among the students, 29…
by - May 16, 2022 4:45 pm
At 91, William Shatner reflects on space travel, long career
Actor William Shatner, made famous by his role as Capt. James T. Kirk, in the show Star Trek that debuted in the mid-1960s, almost didn’t make it into space. Shatner…
by - May 13, 2022 8:52 am
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance names Bobbi McDaniel as development director
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance announced Thursday (May 12) the promotion of Bobbi McDaniel to Development Director. McDaniel has been with the Alliance for three years working in development and…
by - May 12, 2022 3:08 pm
Southern Pharmacy in Jonesboro to build new location
Southern Pharmacy, which has branches throughout Northeast Arkansas, will build a new brick-and-mortar store in Jonesboro, according to Haag Brown Medical Holdings. Work on the new store, which will be…
by - May 12, 2022 10:20 am
Applications for ‘Grow for the Green’ soybean yield challenge now being accepted
Applications for the 12th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge are being accepted through August 1. Soybean producers in Arkansas are eligible and encouraged to participate in this…
by - May 11, 2022 7:17 pm
Governor: Arkansas builds steel mill faster than Pennsylvania would permit one
Arkansas’ newest steel mill will be built faster than it would have been permitted in Pennsylvania, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (May 11). In a speech before the Arkansas Trucking…
by - May 11, 2022 3:39 pm
Senate candidate Jake Bequette to file lawsuit over wrong name on ballot
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jake Bequette announced Wednesday (May 11) that he has filed a lawsuit against election officials for his name appearing incorrectly on ballots in Craighead and Phillips…
by - May 11, 2022 8:59 am
Arkansas Delta Byways selects first ever Innovation Award winners
Arkansas Delta Byways has handed out its first-ever Innovation Awards for 2020-21. Arkansas Delta Byways is the official tourism promotion association for 15 counties in eastern Arkansas. Those counties include…
by - May 10, 2022 4:49 pm
‘Better Communities’ conversation in Jonesboro set for May 18
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with First Security Bank, the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, will host a “Better Communities” town hall on…
by - May 10, 2022 11:30 am
Author Matt Gallagher chosen as writer-in-residence for Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum
Author Matt Gallagher, a Tulsa, Okla. native, has been selected as the 2022 writer-in-residence for the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott. The residency is made possible by an…
by - May 10, 2022 11:25 am
Sunstar Insurance Group merges with Jonesboro-based Evins Insurance Group
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC has merged with Evins Insurance Group of Jonesboro for their ninth expansion in five years. Terms of the merger were not disclosed. Evins Insurance, founded by…
by - May 9, 2022 9:56 am
Marty Hamrick chosen as new Jonesboro fire chief
Jonesboro has a new fire chief. Longtime firefighter and assistant Fire Chief Marty Hamrick will replace retiring Chief Kevin Miller, Mayor Harold Copenhaver said after a Friday (May 6) morning…
by - May 8, 2022 3:06 pm
Stuttgart community seeing the light at the end of the broadband tunnel
Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bethany Hildebrand was preparing for an interview through Zoom with Talk Business & Politics when an all too frequent problem emerged. Her internet…
by - May 8, 2022 12:13 pm
$2.3 million land deal tops real estate transaction list in Craighead County
Dean Lee LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from March 15 through April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - May 5, 2022 10:36 am
Jonesboro businessman Wallace Fowler dies at 87
One of Northeast Arkansas’ most influential businessmen and philanthropists has died. Wallace Fowler Sr. died Wednesday (May 4) at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was 87. His wife and business partner,…