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Heritage Sites to reopen

Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites are planning to reopen with limited tours available beginning Aug. 4. Each site will open with a reduced tour schedule. The schedules vary, so Heritage…

Peanuts are high-risk, high-reward crops in Northeast Arkansas

It’s been a decade since peanuts returned to the fertile fields of Northeast Arkansas and the legume, now planted in an estimated 35,000-36,000 acres across the state, continues to look…

Study will focus on impacts of agricultural burning in the Delta

Two New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at Arkansas State University faculty members have received grants that will fund research projects at ASU’s Arkansas Biosciences Institute…

Southern Hills developers believe they have right plan, right time

By the middle of this month, Jonesboro residents should start seeing activity on a large tract of land in southwest Jonesboro that has long been envisioned as a site for…

Anheuser-Busch donates to the Arkansas Discovery Farms program

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will receive $130,000 from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation in support of the Arkansas Discovery Farms Program. The program is an effort by the…

Jonesboro one step closer to passing mask ordinance

The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee on Monday (July 13) passed an ordinance suggestion to the full Jonesboro City Council that, if passed, would require residents to wear masks in public….

ASU’s fifth president, Dr. Ross Pritchard, has passed away

The fifth president in Arkansas State University’s history, Dr. Ross Pritchard, has died, according to the school. A cause of death for the 95-year-old was not released. Pritchard was appointed…

Drones at the forefront of improving soybean yields, profits

Soybeans originated in China thousands of years ago, and a few U.S. farms grew the beans prior to the Civil War. The crop was mostly used to feed livestock. During…

Jonesboro city officials to recommend masks in public

At the start of the week, Jonesboro city officials had no plans to implement a public mask mandate. A surge in COVID-19 cases in recent days throughout Northeast Arkansas and…

Arkansas State University Museum receives relief funds in wake of COVID-19

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Arkansas State University Museum $51,921 through its NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations program. The purpose of this emergency relief program is to…

Sales tax collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County prove resilient during pandemic

Jonesboro and Craighead County officials have been bracing for a free-fall in sales and use tax collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but up to this point Northeast Arkansas’ largest…

Jonesboro mulls mask ordinance as COVID-19 cases and deaths grow across the region

The case and death tolls due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to erupt and the hub city in the region may follow other cities in the state and mandate public…

St. Bernards sets schedule for physicals for high school athletes

High school sports may still be in limbo during the next full year, but athletes that plan to participate still have to get physicals. COVID-19 has delayed those tests, but…

Arkansas State University to hold spring and summer commencement ceremonies

Arkansas State University has unveiled tentative plans to host spring and summer graduate commencement ceremonies in August. The summer commencement will take place Aug. 7. The postponed spring commencement Aug….

Jonesboro BBQ Fest cancelled due to COVID-19

One of Northeast Arkansas’ benchmark festivals has been cancelled. The Jonesboro BBQ Fest will not be held this year, festival chairman Tim McCall said on Monday (July 6). Organizers cited…

Agriculture district programs offer farmers protection in the face of urban sprawl

For half a century, agricultural district programs, meant to protect farmers from the pressures of expanding urbanization, have evolved and been deployed in various forms around the country. The growing…

ASU makes changes to its leadership team

Changes to the leadership team have been made at Arkansas State University, according to Chancellor Kelly Damphousse. To better align titles with current responsibilities and assignments, four members of the…

Delta Cannabis Company opens in West Memphis

Delta Cannabis Company, a medical marijuana dispensary located in West Memphis, opened their doors for medical marijuana patients Wednesday (July 1). Delta Cannabis Company was originally awarded one of four…

Arkansas’ soybean and rice crop acres grow in the midst of trade war with China

Despite the years-long trade war with China that has impacted U.S. soybean exports, Arkansas farmers are plunging ahead devoting more acres to the state’s most widely grown crop. The state…

NEA Baptist to add clinic space for pediatrics, dermatology

NEA Baptist will begin work on a new location for pediatrics and dermatology. Both service lines will soon be offered at the first building project at The Reserve at NEA…

XNA announces nonstop flights to Newark Liberty International Airport

Pediatrics Plus acquires Cynergy Rehab Group, Arkids Pediatric Day Centers

Little Rock Tech Park announces new leadership

Bentley Story named director of industrial accounts at Entergy Arkansas