by - June 26, 2018 6:49 pm
Sales and use tax receipt collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County continue to rebound after falling behind earlier this year. The city has collected $8.988 million in sales and use…
by - June 25, 2018 7:41 pm
Cotton prices are on the rebound and more cotton acres will be planted in Arkansas in 2018. The agriculture commodity was selling for 86 cents per pound on Monday (June…
by - June 20, 2018 5:29 pm
The Arkansas Senate recently passed new ethics policies in wake of a series of scandals involving members, and although there have been no allegations against current members of the Arkansas…
by - June 19, 2018 6:53 pm
Arkansas is commonly referred to as the Natural State, but it could also be called the rice state. Rice farmers in the state planted 1.161 million acres last year, about…
by - June 19, 2018 3:26 pm
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the regional accrediting body for Arkansas State University, has notified ASU Chancellor Kelly Damphousse of its decision to accept the visiting team’s report on the…
by - June 18, 2018 5:47 pm
About three years ago Ronnie Samuel’s son was searching for a bumper for his ATV. When Samuel saw what was on the market, he told his son they could make…
by - June 15, 2018 4:44 pm
Hefei Risever Machinery (Risever), a Chinese-based heavy equipment parts manufacturer broke ground on a $20 million facility in Jonesboro on Friday (June 15). The plant will be located in the…
by - June 14, 2018 6:39 pm
John Alexander, author of the recently released biography of Johnny Cash that details the music legend’s life through his songs, will headline the list of symposium speakers at the Johnny…
by - June 13, 2018 5:10 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority will launch an economic development planning project designed to refine the top targeted business and industry targets for the region but as well as…
by - June 13, 2018 4:27 pm
The Arkansas Rice Research Promotion Board has dedicated $4 million toward the construction of a rice research center in Poinsett County, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture spokesman Ryan…
by - June 12, 2018 1:46 pm
Hollywood movie star Robert Mitchum was on vacation with his wife in New Orleans when he ran into “Colonel” Tom Parker, then a musician talent manager. The couple had listened…
by - June 11, 2018 9:53 am
Underneath a soybean field near Marion lies one of the most under-reported tragedies in the country’s history. On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River about…
by - June 7, 2018 4:23 pm
For generations, a railroad roundhouse lured locomotives to downtown Jonesboro, and now city officials hope the same building might become a keystone attraction in the area. City officials are drafting…
by - June 7, 2018 11:40 am
The travel and tourism industry in Northeast Arkansas sent mixed signals in 2017, with the state’s 2% tourism tax posting gains in most of the key counties, but Jonesboro hotel…
by - June 6, 2018 6:48 pm
With Congress failing to pass a Farm Bill for the next five years, Arkansas farmers are teetering toward limbo with future farm policy. In mid-May, the U.S. House of Representatives…
by - June 6, 2018 6:34 pm
Jerry Fenter’s high school football team was rolling, and he was enjoying his time playing middle linebacker. In pregame warmups before one game he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, or…
by - June 5, 2018 6:12 pm
Powerful storms swept through Northeast Arkansas Saturday night (June 2) destroying crop land in several counties and causing extensive damage to the Delta Regional Airport in Colt. At 11:21 p.m….
by - June 5, 2018 6:07 pm
For decades, economic developers, business and civic leaders have dreamed of an expansion of Arkansas 18 between Jonesboro and Blytheville. That four lane dream is on the verge of becoming…
by - June 5, 2018 10:44 am
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin predicted in 2017 the city would issue building permits for $200 million in commercial and residential building construction. Two delayed convention center projects caused his estimate…
by - June 4, 2018 7:15 pm
The largest employer in Jonesboro is set to expand its operations into southern Missouri. St. Bernards will open an urgent care center in Kennett, Mo., starting July 1. The move…
