All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - July 12, 2023 10:41 am
Skyfooze3 LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from May 15 through June15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent $4.5…
by - July 11, 2023 9:19 pm
Each year, the number of women involved in the business and civic sectors continue to grow, and Talk Business & Politics is set to honor the best of them in…
by - July 11, 2023 9:42 am
The recent legislative session was dominated by social and political issues that ranged from transgender rights to the banning of certain books in libraries across the state. The most significant…
by - July 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Despite myriad forces facing rice farmers in 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) now projects that about 1.311 million acres of the crop have been…
by - July 6, 2023 6:21 pm
During the first six months of 2023, sales and use tax collections have remained better than all-time highs collected for the first half of any year and budget projections are…
by - July 5, 2023 11:08 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acreage Report sent corn and soybean prices in opposite directions, economists said. At 94 million acres, this year’s corn crop is the third largest since 1944….
by - June 29, 2023 3:13 pm
Graycen Bigger has been hired by FNBC as its new strategic partnerships assistant vice president where she will work closely in support of the bank’s CDFI-designation. In this newly created…
by - June 29, 2023 11:58 am
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers plan to issue a revised definition of Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, by Sept. 1, the EPA said…
by - June 28, 2023 11:49 am
Drought, disease, inconvenient rains, and weed infestations have plagued farmers in Northeast Arkansas during the last half decade. In 2023, those farmers might be catching a little break, Craighead County…
by - June 27, 2023 12:55 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Tuesday (June 27) that the city has received a second round of federal grant funding for low-emission buses for JET (Jonesboro Economical Transportation), the city’s…
by - June 26, 2023 11:23 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) approved $702 million in funding for 122 water and wastewater projects serving more than 1.253 million Arkansans. This is the largest…
by - June 24, 2023 9:31 am
Dustin Faulkner, a third-generation Arkansas farmer, is part of an aggressive plan by the world’s largest retailer to save billions of gallons of water in rice farming. Faulkner lives south…
by - June 22, 2023 7:10 pm
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has received a gift of nearly $103,000 from Lynn native and A-State alumnus Dr. J.B. Penn. The funds will be used to…
by - June 21, 2023 6:57 pm
Telecom provider Ritter Communications hired Victor Esposito as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Network Operations. As SVP of Engineering and Network Operations, Esposito will serve as a key technology executive and…
by - June 21, 2023 6:52 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank hired longtime banking and investment professional J. Chris Treat as president of the trust division. Treat will be responsible for the division’s growth, profitability, business retention and…
by - June 21, 2023 12:01 pm
The developers of Greensborough Village in Jonesboro recently announced the addition of Divots Golf Lounge to the development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, nor was a timeline for…
by - June 21, 2023 11:29 am
The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has entered into a 25-year solar service agreement with Entegrity Partners to provide renewable energy for over 80% of the annual electricity consumption at the…
by - June 20, 2023 11:23 am
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles L. Welch announced Tuesday (June 20) that Dr. Bentley Wallace, president of South Arkansas College in El Dorado since 2020, has been named…
by - June 20, 2023 11:11 am
Williams Baptist University announced Tuesday (June 20) that it has been selected for a $4 million gift from the Mabee Foundation, the largest donation ever bestowed upon the university. This…
by - June 19, 2023 12:39 pm
The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Producers building is now open in Newport. Jackson County Extension Center Director Tom Barber said he’s grateful that the Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum…
