All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - October 16, 2023 1:44 pm
The office of the Arkansas Attorney General will donate $500,000 during the two years to support the continued development of The National Cold War Center to be located at the former…
by - October 16, 2023 10:59 am
Satellite images and those captured by drones are aiding farmers in new ways. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is adapting to ensure that it will be able to…
by - October 12, 2023 3:28 pm
The world is changing, US Steel president and CEO Dave Burritt said Thursday (Oct. 12), and perhaps it is no more evident than in the new line that can produce…
by - October 12, 2023 9:17 am
The Women’s Leadership Collaborative (WLC), established earlier this year, is an expansion of the efforts being done by the Women’s Leadership Center on the campus of Arkansas State University. The…
by - October 11, 2023 12:30 pm
Chinese investors have been interested in farmland near several U.S. military bases and many in the federal government think a better system of tracking farmland owned by foreigners needs to…
by - October 11, 2023 12:15 pm
Downtown Paragould is set to host its 7th Annual Get Downtown Festival, a community-wide celebration this weekend. Sponsored by the Greene County Future Fund and funded in part by the…
by - October 10, 2023 5:16 pm
The $1.5 trillion Farm Bill expired on Oct. 1, but U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., believes that a new bill will be passed by the end of the year or…
by - October 10, 2023 10:10 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders authorized Tuesday (Oct. 10) a crew of 10 wildland firefighters from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division to assist the State of Mississippi with their ongoing…
by - October 9, 2023 11:29 am
Arkansas State University’s Privately Funded Scholarship Portal is now open for students planning to attend A-State during the 2024-25 academic year. “This portal is a one-stop application that will make…
by - October 9, 2023 10:05 am
Net farm income has dropped dramatically in Arkansas in 2023. The Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center projects that net farm income in Arkansas is down about $1 billion…
by - October 5, 2023 12:01 pm
Patrick Schueck wasn’t sure if he wanted to go into the family business. His father, Tom, founded Lexicon Construction and Fabrication more than 55 years ago. Tom was a ‘hard…
by - October 4, 2023 11:52 am
Mayor Harold Copenhaver said the city of Jonesboro has been awarded $80,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice for body-worn police cameras. “The body-camera program has been successful in providing…
by - October 4, 2023 11:42 am
The International Avian Influenza Summit will bring hundreds of poultry industry professionals together for two days in October to address the global challenges of avian influenza. The summit aims to…
by - October 3, 2023 7:33 pm
Motorists in the mid-South will only have one bridge option crossing the Mississippi River this weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will be closing the I-55 Mississippi River…
by - October 2, 2023 2:24 pm
Williams Baptist University recently broke ground on renovations to the Startup Chapel. The university also announced the creation of WBU’s Center for Healthy Families. “Startup Chapel is the one element…
by - October 2, 2023 10:30 am
Weeks of little to no rain are compounding barge problems on the Mississippi River, and the drought-like conditions that have dried up the river’s tributary system throughout the upper and…
by - October 1, 2023 6:21 pm
Highland Express LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. She spent…
by - September 28, 2023 8:23 am
High school students across the state will now have another opportunity to go to college even if their parents are unable to financially support them. Chancellor Todd Shields announced a…
by - September 28, 2023 6:48 am
Many business owners faced unique challenges trying to reconnect with existing customers and reaching out to new ones as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in 2020. Schools were shuttered for months,…
by - September 27, 2023 12:01 pm
Cotton acreage dropped across the country this growing season and throughout much of Arkansas, there are some farmers in the state that decided to grow it anyway. They may now…
