All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - January 17, 2019 5:33 pm
Dr. B. D. Tiner, an Arkansas State University alumnus who lives in San Antonio, Texas, is establishing an endowed scholarship program at his alma mater. He is setting up the…
by - January 17, 2019 5:29 pm
Administrative restructuring has led to two new responsibilities and title changes for Mayor Harold Perrin’s administration in 2019. Bill Reznicek, formerly chief financial officer, is now chief of staff and…
by - January 16, 2019 7:24 pm
Greenway Equipment, based in Northeast Arkansas, has spent years donating thousands of dollars to a backpack food program that provides hungry children food on the weekends when they are not…
by - January 16, 2019 3:56 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday (Jan. 16) that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for…
by - January 16, 2019 2:55 pm
Arkansas State University is one of the fastest growing universities in the country in terms of online programs offered, according to U.S. News and World Report. The organization released the…
by - January 16, 2019 5:19 am
Marlisa Thompson, the administrator at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould, knew she was destined for a life in long-term care immediately. A former aerobics instructor and director of activity…
by - January 15, 2019 4:08 pm
As the trade war rages with China the real impacts to U.S. soybean farmers are starting to be felt. University of Arkansas agriculture economist Scott Stiles created a chart mapping…
by - January 14, 2019 8:43 pm
In politics, a word can become divisive. This can be said of the word “diversity” as well as phrases like “healthcare reform.” You might ask what these two things have…
by - January 14, 2019 6:58 pm
Jonesboro’s building permit numbers experienced a remarkable turnaround in 2018, according to figures released by the city. About $288 million in commercial and residential permits were issued last year, nearly…
by - January 14, 2019 12:38 pm
Phillip Finch and Ross Jones met a decade ago while a local option, wet/dry election effort was under way in Independence County. Soon, the two Batesville entrepreneurs began brewing beer…
by - January 13, 2019 12:04 pm
A friend who once worked in the Washington, D.C., office of a congressman often quoted the aphorism widely credited to Otto von Bismarck that one should never watch laws or…
by - January 13, 2019 11:59 am
Highway funding and Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposed tax cut are among the legislative priorities that state House and Senate members will have to decide when the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly…
by - January 10, 2019 7:53 pm
An alleged rape at a fraternity party in February 2017 forced Arkansas State University to shut down its Greek life for several months. It’s a problem the university and its…
by - January 9, 2019 7:43 pm
Erin Langston Carrington loved to read when she was in her youth. She would often go to That Bookstore in Blytheville, perhaps the most well-known bookstore in Arkansas. It was…
by - January 9, 2019 5:35 pm
NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief will host a four-week, closed Family Grief Group starting on Jan. 29. There will be weekly sessions, each Tuesday through February 19, according to…
by - January 8, 2019 6:10 pm
China customs has announced it will allow imports of U.S. rice and industry leaders are waiting for the first orders. The move is part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol…
by - January 8, 2019 6:01 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered…
by - January 8, 2019 10:57 am
Nucor Steel, which has a major presence in Northeast Arkansas’ “steel corridor,” has announced a major multibillion-dollar steel mill investment in an unknown location in the Midwest part of the…
by - January 7, 2019 4:14 pm
First National Financial Park officially opened its doors to the public Monday (Jan.7). The 60,000 square foot, 5-level building has an underground parking deck, community room, outdoor terrace, and an…
by - January 7, 2019 9:03 am
A 30-day public comment period and a public hearing date has been set for proposed regulations that allow the use of dicamba in Arkansas on soybean and cotton varieties resistant…
