by - April 27, 2023 11:59 am
NEA regional airport could aid surrounding states
State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, once served as the mayor of Elkins, a small town in Northwest Arkansas. While he was there, the small airport in the town grew from…
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by - April 26, 2023 6:33 pm
KASU names Brandon Tabor news director
Brandon Tabor, the on-air host for the “Morning Edition” at KASU-FM, has been named news director, according to station manager Mark Smith. The National Public Radio (NPR) member station is…
by - April 26, 2023 6:30 pm
Arkansas Pie Festival teams with World Food Championship for annual event
The third annual Arkansas Pie Festival is set to return to Cherokee Village on Saturday (April 29), as a partner of the World Food Championship, the biggest food sport event…
by - April 25, 2023 12:53 pm
Wings of Honor Museum to host “Their Stories” history stories
The Wings of Honor WWII Museum in Walnut Ridge will begin a walk through history series, “Their Stories,” on Thursday (April 27). Ron Lanoue of Little Rock will open the…
by - April 25, 2023 8:52 am
Tornado victims may qualify for USDA D-SNAP program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make some low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March…
by - April 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Johnny Cash sculptor Kevin Kresse describes statue inspiration
Artist Kevin Kresse had two bold ambitions. When he found out that Arkansas was going to replace its statues with the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol with…
by - April 24, 2023 3:50 pm
Greene Co. extension office breaks ground
Ground has been broken on the new Greene County Extension office in Paragould. “Greene County, for the extension office, for 4-H, for Master Gardeners, for our farming community and so…
by - April 19, 2023 6:28 pm
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center to host business classes in NEA in May
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer several opportunities in May to learn about starting and growing a business. Several sessions will…
by - April 19, 2023 10:15 am
Williams Baptist University approves 4.5% budget increase for the 2023-24 school year
The Williams Baptist University board of trustees approved a budget increase for the 2023-24 school year Tuesday (April 18). The board also gave its approval to a large slate of…
by - April 18, 2023 1:39 pm
Arkansas soybean and corn farmers are now eligible for Margin Protection
Arkansas soybean and corn producers are now eligible for Margin Protection insurance under an expansion announced by the Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. RMA’s expansion of…
by - April 18, 2023 1:36 pm
FNBC hires Kyle Davidson to run its Mountain Home operations
FNBC has hired Kyle Davidson as its community president in Mountain Home. He succeeds Chad Hudson, who has held the role since 2010, and will continue to serve FNBC as…
by - April 17, 2023 7:16 pm
Rural healthcare expert to present lecture at Fowler Center
Eric Shell, a nationally known healthcare consultant, will present a lecture, “The Future of Healthcare: Strategies for Success,” on Thursday (April 20), at the Arkansas State University Fowler Center. New…
by - April 17, 2023 10:05 am
Regional airport in Northeast Arkansas being studied; public encouraged to participate
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics are conducting a study as to whether a regional airport needs to be built somewhere in a 19-county area in…
by - April 16, 2023 11:10 am
Arkansas Research Alliance adds Mike Ross, Daniel Brown to board of trustees
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) named Mike Ross, senior vice president at Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and Daniel Brown, U. S. Steel’s senior vice president of Advanced Technology Steelmaking and…
by - April 16, 2023 11:02 am
$2 million industrial building sale recent top property deal in Craighead County
SHHTH Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Feb. 15 through March 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent…
by - April 13, 2023 6:32 pm
The KLEK story: From radio virus to radio mission
A computer virus changed LaGanzie Kale’s life. A Helena-West Helena native, Kale had been working an odd assortment of jobs after graduating from Arkansas State University in 2003. And then…
by - April 13, 2023 6:29 pm
Of disease and ‘dogs’
It has been a long time since I saw the words raccoon dog used in a headline. However, that term has surfaced again and in an unexpected connotation. We in…
by - April 12, 2023 11:12 am
Southern Bancorp receives $9.8 million in CDFI grant funds
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has awarded more than $1.73 billion in grants to 603 CDFIs through the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program. Southern Bancorp, Inc.,…
by - April 12, 2023 7:34 am
Mississippi County home to hot steel and a cold war
For more than three generations, agriculture reigned as the supreme economic driver in Mississippi County. Soybeans, corn and most importantly, cotton were grown in the county’s fertile soil. The county…
by - April 11, 2023 2:53 pm
Net farm incomes projected to drop in Arkansas by 32% in 2023
Net farm incomes in Arkansas set an all-time record in 2022 with $4.2 billion collected. The Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, based at the University of Missouri, projects…