by - December 5, 2024 2:53 pm
Dr. Ed Salo, professor of history at Arkansas State University, has been selected as a civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for the state of Arkansas. “I…
by - December 5, 2024 11:46 am
Butterball will shutter its Jonesboro turkey processing facility next year impacting about 180 workers. The tentative plan is to close the plant by Feb. 3, 2025, according to a release…
by - December 4, 2024 3:12 pm
Dr. Robert Shields, assistant professor of microbiology, and his research group at Arkansas State University, recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their work….
by - December 4, 2024 3:06 pm
The 13th annual Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception will be held on January 11 at the Berry Farm Shop in Gillett. “The Coon Supper has been a long-standing tradition in Gillett,”…
by - December 4, 2024 1:00 pm
Corn, soybeans, squash and other crops have been grown in the Arkansas Delta for at least a thousand years and yield numbers for some of those row crops could set…
by - December 4, 2024 9:30 am
Stephen Modelevsky made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. He spent $1.72…
by - December 3, 2024 9:18 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver was elected to a second four-year term during Tuesday’s (Dec. 3) mayoral runoff race against Alderman L.J. Bryant. In unofficial results, Copenhaver received 5,264 votes, about…
by - December 3, 2024 12:49 pm
The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is in the midst of its second, five-year strategic growth plan and earlier this year received a $700,000 grant to develop entrepreneurial programs in…
by - December 2, 2024 4:11 pm
The Delta Regional Authority has awarded more than $10 million to help fund 23 projects throughout the DRA’s coverage area including Arkansas. The funds come through the Delta Workforce Grant…
by - December 2, 2024 9:00 am
Black River Technical College’s (BRTC) Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) held the fall 2024 graduation ceremony on Nov. 14 for 37 officers who completed the basic police training course. The…
by - December 1, 2024 10:15 am
The Women’s Leadership Collaborative (WLC) at Arkansas State University (ASU) has selected its second class of Remarkable Women. The seven women recognized this year were Dr. Tochi Amagwula Keeton, Sharon…
by - November 25, 2024 8:48 pm
The Jonesboro mayoral race started off as a contest between incumbent Mayor Harold Copenhaver, Alderman L.J. Bryant, Jeremy Terrell and Thomas Elwood. Copenhaver and Bryant were the top vote earners…
by - November 21, 2024 7:06 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a more than 23% average increase in natural gas residential energy bills for Summit Utility customers. The Colorado-based utility…
by - November 21, 2024 3:12 pm
The 2025 crop enterprise budgets for Arkansas farmers are now available online. This year, they feature enhanced access and customization, said author Breana Watkins, an economist and instructor for the…
by - November 21, 2024 11:31 am
The city of Jonesboro has received a $137,970 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to replace 70 high-pressure sodium street lights with LEDs in underserved communities to enhance roadway…
by - November 20, 2024 11:00 am
A grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will allow Arkansas State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science to continue research focused on concrete. The university received $204,424…
by - November 19, 2024 1:32 pm
Batesville-based Lyon College and the city of Cabot have finalized a lease agreement for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The agreement was approved by the Lyon College Board…
by - November 19, 2024 12:30 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 35 community leaders from its eight-state service region to participate in the 2025 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, a leadership development program…
by - November 18, 2024 12:42 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro will open the first Maternal Life360 HOME in Arkansas this month and will begin providing…
by - November 18, 2024 12:36 pm
Leaders of the Project City Administrators Ready to Engage, or CARE, and area-wide schools are collaborating for their third transitional job fair on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at the Nettleton Baptist…
