by - May 14, 2026 9:00 am
The state’s three fastest-growing cities are in Northwest Arkansas, with Centerton continuing to grow the fastest, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Northwest Arkansas also has some of the nation’s…
by - May 13, 2026 5:28 pm
Ken Lewis crossed the stage and grasped his diploma at Williams Baptist University commencement exercises on May 9. In doing so, he concluded a 53-year journey. Lewis, a Walnut Ridge…
by - May 13, 2026 3:59 pm
Jonesboro’s population is rapidly approaching 100,000 residents in the city and many infrastructure projects are planned or underway to meet these needs, Mayor Harold Copnehaver told Talk Business & Politics. He recently spoke at…
by - May 12, 2026 11:33 pm
Lexicon has installed a new advanced robotics welding line at its Prospect Steel division in Blytheville, making the company one of the first in the country – and the only…
by - May 11, 2026 6:56 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is providing public notice of the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed new connector from Aggie Road, near…
by - May 11, 2026 6:54 pm
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will host poet Greg Brownderville, a professor of English at Southern Methodist University, as the writer-in-residence this summer. Each summer, HPMEC selects a…
by - May 7, 2026 5:51 pm
Lyon College School of Dental Medicine and Arkansas Children’s have established a new partnership to support patient care, clinical education and research. The affiliation, which was agreed upon earlier this…
by - May 7, 2026 5:49 pm
Arkansas State University announced Thursday (May 7) a new partnership with Epicenter Memphis to launch EpicenterU: Students to Startups, a university-based entrepreneurship program supported by an approximately $800,000 grant from…
by - May 6, 2026 7:51 pm
Arkansas State University announced a new partnership with Kalmer Solutions to establish a student-led Security Operations Center (SOC), providing students with hands-on cybersecurity experience while strengthening the university’s digital infrastructure….
by - May 6, 2026 2:00 pm
ACC Mini Storage LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from March 15 to April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s office. It…
by - May 6, 2026 10:00 am
Arkansas’ rice crop this year is set to be the smallest in nearly 50 years. Drought, higher input costs, and lower commodity prices are among the factors that are driving…
by - May 5, 2026 10:00 am
Arkansas State University honored two individuals and one organization for their contributions to the university and greater Jonesboro community during the annual Excellence Awards, recently held at Fowler Center. The…
by - May 4, 2026 2:00 pm
Dr. Terri Yarbrough Green has been active in the Democratic Party. She’d recently retired as a medical pathologist and thought she’d spend most of her time traveling. As time passed,…
by - May 3, 2026 10:00 am
The U.S. Army was deep into enemy territory in the country of Laos on Sept. 11, 1970. During the next 96 hours, soldiers endured relentless attacks from a larger enemy…
by - May 1, 2026 5:36 am
Ferrosource is completing its steel processing facility located on the Big River Steel Works (BRSW) campus in Osceola with operations scheduled to begin in August. The expansion will create a…
by - April 29, 2026 8:09 pm
U.S. Steel announced Wednesday (April 29) it will spend $1.9 billion to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, the first of…
by - April 29, 2026 12:38 pm
All seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted higher jobless rates in February compared with February 2025, with three metro areas posting rates lower than Arkansas’ February rate…
by - April 28, 2026 11:54 pm
Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center in West Memphis last year and part of that project was a $25 million fund to help scale energy efficiency in…
by - April 28, 2026 6:06 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees voted Monday (April 27) to appoint Shane Broadway, system vice president for university relations, to the additional role of interim chancellor of…
by - April 27, 2026 5:57 pm
A grassroots initiative to beautify the city of Paragould has surpassed more than 1,000 volunteers. Clean Sweep Paragould now has 1,003 volunteers and they contributed 2,507 hours of work during…
