by - October 10, 2017 6:53 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers had to whither springtime floods, dicamba drift, and even the remnants of two hurricanes late in the season. Despite those obstacles, about 62% of the 3.5 million…
by - October 9, 2017 7:43 pm
Centennial Bank Regional President Davy Carter will be named business executive of the year at the Arkansas State University Business Homecoming alumni dinner Thursday night. Carter, who is also an…
by - October 8, 2017 12:23 pm
Sales tax collections in Jonesboro declined in September as compared to the same month in 2016, but overall, Northeast Arkansas’ hub city is still on pace to set an all-time…
by - October 6, 2017 1:37 pm
U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Rogers, and Congressman Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, announced Friday (Oct. 6) that the Departee Creek Watershed Improvement District and…
by - October 5, 2017 4:52 pm
Feral hogs are a growing problem in Arkansas and across the United States and state officials are considering the approval of a poison to reign-in feral hog populations. Feral hogs…
by - October 4, 2017 3:27 pm
Wealthy merchant Paul Tulane wanted to express his gratitude to the community that made him a fortune. He gave $1 million in cash, securities and land considerations to the University…
by - October 3, 2017 6:35 pm
Arkansas State University officials and civic leaders in Lawrence County hope to build a comprehensive disaster training facility at two sites in Lawrence County. The Delta Regional Authority dedicated $150,000…
by - October 3, 2017 6:27 pm
The Arkansas Farm Bureau along with Arkansas veterans, the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, the Arkansas Agriculture Department and other agriculture leaders will take part in the Veterans 4 AG…
by - October 2, 2017 9:21 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city has a new chief financial officer. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin selected Bill Reznicek on Monday as the city’s next CFO. A certified public accountant, Reznicek has…
by - October 1, 2017 7:19 pm
Former Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development Mike Downing has been named Jonesboro Unlimited’s Vice President for Economic Development. The group has also selected former KAIT lead anchor…
by - September 28, 2017 10:15 pm
Big River Steel is the largest industrial project in Arkansas history, and it’s already paid off its state loans years in advance. The company announced Thursday it had paid a…
by - September 28, 2017 6:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson gave Craighead County $1.6 million to build a mental health crisis center and Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has been on a mission to open a homeless shelter…
by - September 27, 2017 6:58 pm
State Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, has a primary challenger in the District 53 race. Dr. Cole Peck of Jonesboro has announced he will seek the seat that covers parts of…
by - September 27, 2017 5:02 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is seeking nominations from the public for its next class. The deadline is Nov. 1. The Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes Arkansans who are…
by - September 27, 2017 4:58 pm
The city of Jonesboro has hired Tiffny Calloway as its new grants administrator. Calloway, who spent the past six months at the Delta Regional Authority and the previous two years…
by - September 26, 2017 5:39 pm
Only 37% of 2012 freshman students who began class at Arkansas State University graduated with a four-year degree in 2016. ASU-Jonesboro Chancellor Kelly Damphousse has formed a 15-member Chancellor’s Commission…
by - September 25, 2017 6:15 pm
He started his business in a friend’s living room 20 years ago, and now he has locations across the country. Jonesboro businessman and entrepreneur Ted Herget, owner and founder of…
by - September 21, 2017 10:42 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board voted Thursday afternoon (Sept. 21) to limit the use of the herbicide dicamba to before April 16, 2018, despite a chorus of farmers asking for…
by - September 20, 2017 3:42 pm
Jim and Wanda Lee Vaughn spent their professional careers as educators and the couple decided to give much of their estate back to their college, Arkansas State University. The couple’s…
by - September 19, 2017 4:01 pm
Water use is critical to any successful farm and a new irrigation-regulating system has been developed by the private company, Smart Farm Inc. The Intelligent Irrigation System allows for precision…
