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…
by - July 1, 2019 12:09 pm
The instincts of fatherhood led three Jonesboro developers to shift their business model from strictly commercial property to a company much more focused on the quality of life in Northeast…
by - June 27, 2019 9:17 pm
The Kays Foundation has awarded grants to three Arkansas State University faculty members to help support their projects during the 2019-20 academic year. Terry Carty, executive vice president of The…
by - June 26, 2019 10:41 pm
The number of superlatives to describe sales tax growth in Northeast Arkansas’ hub city and its home county are starting to run thin. Jonesboro collected $1.58 million in sales and…
by - June 25, 2019 1:34 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) has partnered with several organizations to host clinic screenings throughout the Delta Region this…
by - June 25, 2019 12:50 pm
Deborah Moyers has been named the chief operations officer of the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan division at Mountain View-based Stone Bank. Moyers began her career more than 15 years…
by - June 25, 2019 6:34 am
The new realities of hemp and the hard realities of a down farm economy are among the issues speakers brought to the sixth annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference…
by - June 20, 2019 9:14 pm
A group wants to change the name of Johnson Avenue to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Mayor Harold Perrin is asking for volunteers to sit on the nine-person…
by - June 20, 2019 3:41 pm
The year was 1978 and President Jimmy Carter was engaged in the Camp David Peace Accords. Superman, Grease, and the horror flick, Halloween, entertained movie goers. Gas was 63-cents per…
by - June 19, 2019 5:01 pm
Arkansas State University’s ROTC program has a new professor of military science. Maj. Joseph (Joe) Loar has been assigned as professor of military science. Loar earned a bachelor’s degree in…
by - June 18, 2019 10:19 am
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward has been elected vice president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) for 2019-20. The elections were held at the organization’s…
