by - September 16, 2025 11:40 am
Lyon College fall student enrollment swelled this year, growing by more than 17% when compared to last fall, according to the school. The school has 781 students this semester up…
by - September 15, 2025 5:13 pm
On the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, joined Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., in announcing the establishment of a bipartisan…
by - September 15, 2025 12:26 pm
The immortal music group, The Beatles, only stopped in Arkansas once very briefly and the town where they stopped is going to party like its 1964 this weekend. The annual…
by - September 15, 2025 12:24 pm
The first phase in creating the Career Readiness Education & Skills Training (CREST) Center at Arkansas State University has been approved by the board of trustees. This phase will cost…
by - September 11, 2025 12:45 pm
A faculty member at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University recently received a $472,592 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in…
by - September 11, 2025 11:59 am
Farm bankruptcies are on the rise, commodity prices are so far underwater it’s inviting comparisons to the Titanic, and a generation of farmers may be at risk of extinction. The…
by - September 10, 2025 7:20 pm
A $25,000 gift from the Rorick family will support students in the Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) through the newly established Rorick Family Veterinary Medicine Scholarship. The…
by - September 10, 2025 3:51 pm
Arkansas State University’s fall of 2025 class is the largest ever in the history of the school. A record-breaking 17,926 students are taking classes at the Jonesboro campus, according to…
by - September 9, 2025 1:39 pm
One of the largest manufacturers in Northeast Arkansas has a new owner. Georgia-Pacific has acquired Anchor Packaging, according to a release on Monday (Sept. 8). Anchor Packaging has been a…
by - September 9, 2025 1:34 pm
A powerful tornado ripped through the heart of Jonesboro on March 28, 2020, and all but leveled The Mall at Turtle Creek. The mall is gone, and now the land…
by - September 8, 2025 3:57 pm
The soybean harvest in Arkansas typically begins in August and wraps up in middle to late November. This year, Santa Claus might still be delivering presents and flying over unharvested…
by - September 8, 2025 3:52 pm
A journalism program alumna who has enjoyed success in the corporate world, Rose Stuckey Kirk of Austin, Texas, will present the fall 2025 Corinne Sternheimer Greenfield Lecture at Arkansas State…
by - September 7, 2025 4:37 pm
Google and Entergy Arkansas confirmed this weekend that a major data center will be built in West Memphis, Ark., and it would be a potential $1 billion investment. “We’re thrilled…
by - September 4, 2025 9:05 pm
Soybean farmers are being decimated by low commodity prices, a lack of a new farm bill, trade wars created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and surging input costs with no relief…
by - September 4, 2025 9:59 am
The city of Jonesboro Communications Department has launched several new online tools and resources designed to make it easier for residents, businesses, and media to connect with city services and…
by - September 3, 2025 7:06 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer an opportunity during August for small businesses to learn about funding, growing and marketing their…
by - September 3, 2025 7:04 pm
A large self-storage facility has been sold in Brookland. U Storage, based in Conway, has purchased the 60,000-square-foot facility for $3.5 million. The deal was brokered on Aug. 28 by…
by - September 2, 2025 9:54 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB), a producer-led organization serving the state’s soybean industry through research, education and promotion has elected Matt Smith of Blytheville as vice-chairman. Gov. Sarah Sanders…
by - September 2, 2025 12:10 pm
Even as the agricultural industry faces turmoil with low commodity prices and ever rising input costs, one ag company in Northeast Arkansas is expanding its operations. Jonesboro-based Apex Ag Solutions…
by - September 1, 2025 11:32 am
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields has a full plate this fall as he moves his campus in several new directions. Shields, who was a guest on this week’s…
