by - November 20, 2025 8:51 am
Businessman and Arkansas State University Distinguished Alumnus Ron Rhodes has died. Rhodes, 78, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 18) according to a social media post by his company King-Rhodes & Associates. “It is with great…
by - November 19, 2025 7:33 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) the city has hired Chris Richey of Benton as its new director of Grants and Community Development. Richey’s previous experience includes CEO…
by - November 19, 2025 7:30 pm
Sales tax collections in the city of Jonesboro and Craighead County have maintained a record pace through the first 10 months of the year, but the collections are not keeping…
by - November 18, 2025 7:58 pm
The partnership between U.S. Steel and its new owner, Japan-based Nippon Steel, is allowing U.S. Steel to advance a $3 billion investment at its Big River Steel Works complex in…
by - November 18, 2025 4:03 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will host a Location and Design Public Hearing in Jonesboro on Thursday (Nov. 20), to discuss the design plans and environmental assessment for the…
by - November 18, 2025 3:43 pm
Regional professionals will offer their insights at an event presented in partnership by the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Delta Center for Economic Development at Arkansas State…
by - November 17, 2025 5:54 pm
Despite economic uncertainties in the agriculture sector, Riceland Foods reported over $1.15 billion revenues during its last fiscal year. The total was reported recently at the company’s annual membership meeting….
by - November 17, 2025 2:48 pm
The government shutdown is over and now more than $16 billion in Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) assistance will be provided to farmers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm…
by - November 13, 2025 5:46 pm
Mississippi County officially has another steel producer. Hybar held its grand opening Wednesday (Nov. 12) for its sustainable rebar mill in Osceola. Since the startup company was formed a little…
by - November 12, 2025 6:53 pm
When Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation was allowed to acquire U.S. Steel earlier this summer, one of the requirements for the merger was the company had to commit to investing an…
by - November 12, 2025 5:28 pm
Hairs, ligatures and possibly other evidence collected after three 8-year-old boys were murdered on May 5, 1993 in West Memphis has been sent to Bode Laboratories for advanced DNA testing….
by - November 11, 2025 5:25 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare expanded its behavioral health services in Greene County on Monday (Nov. 10) with the opening of a new Counseling Center in Paragould. The standalone facility features advanced…
by - November 11, 2025 5:24 pm
After receiving public feedback during a meeting earlier this summer, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has revised the design for the proposed Pocahontas Bypass project. The proposed project will…
by - November 10, 2025 7:27 pm
About 600 business, education, and government leaders recently gathered for the Catalyst: NEA Economic Development & Leadership Forum at the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. The daylong…
by - November 10, 2025 7:21 pm
Organizers of the 31st annual Delta Symposium at Arkansas State University have issued a call for papers and presentations. The Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages, the primary sponsor,…
by - November 9, 2025 7:57 am
On Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., coinciding with the Arkansas Pecan Festival in Keo, festival organizers will host the first-ever Harvest for Hope Concert. This free community event is…
by - November 6, 2025 6:08 pm
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville announced Thursday (Nov. 6) that former U.S. Secretary of State and former CIA Director Michael Pompeo has joined the organization as a special…
by - November 6, 2025 4:52 pm
A Northeast Arkansas based company, SylamoreBio, has received a $3 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological…
by - November 5, 2025 1:11 pm
All lanes of the Interstate 55 Mississippi River bridge will be closed Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15-16, to allow crews to perform bridge joint repairs. Weather permitting, I-55 will be…
by - November 5, 2025 10:00 am
Horace Wiggins Jr. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. He spent…
