by - August 30, 2023 11:45 am
For only the second time this year, the city of Jonesboro failed to top monthly tax collections from the same month in 2022. In August, the city collected $2.131 million,…
by - August 29, 2023 12:35 pm
Data collected since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests Arkansas’ largest economic sector, agriculture, has rebounded from its impacts. Jobs, cash farm receipts, farm implement purchases and other metrics…
by - August 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Representatives from Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), one of the largest importers and end-users of feed grains in Central America, will be meeting with producers at the Arkansas Corn and Grain…
by - August 28, 2023 11:04 am
Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton has signed a new agreement that extends his contract to June 30, 2028, Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields said. “Jeff has…
by - August 24, 2023 4:04 pm
Arkansas tourism officials and Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Thursday (Aug. 24) a new in-state bike tour event to be called the Arkansas Graveler. The six-day, 300-plus mile bike journey across…
by - August 24, 2023 3:52 pm
St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center will adopt a newly established Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation on Sept. 1 to bolster emergency and outpatient services within Randolph County. The designation…
by - August 23, 2023 4:18 pm
Lexicon, Inc. has entered into a partnership with Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) to expand a level two maintenance mechanics course for Lexicon employees. The college course is part of Lexicon…
by - August 23, 2023 10:11 am
Arkansas State University and its College of Agriculture have opened a new building at the Judd Hill Farmers’ Market on the A-State campus. The $2.4 million building adds indoor spaces,…
by - August 22, 2023 12:07 pm
First Security Bank has promoted Brad Edwards to senior vice president, credit risk officer. Edwards led First Security’s entry into the Jonesboro market upon joining the company 17 years ago…
by - August 22, 2023 11:37 am
St. Bernards Medical Center announced an expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on Monday (Aug. 21), extending its bed capacity nearly 20% to 19 beds. The planned expansion…
by - August 21, 2023 11:11 am
At 94 million projected acres, the U.S. corn crop is on pace to be the third largest since 1944, but the quality of the crop could be a different matter….
by - August 17, 2023 6:51 pm
The Woodruff County Quorum Court along with County Judge Michael John Gray and the Woodruff County Economic Development Commission announced the appointment of Regina Rushing Burkett as its inaugural Executive…
by - August 17, 2023 7:38 am
Ritter Arnold, along with his brother Paul Arnold and sister Melissa Wenn, have established a new scholarship to assist students at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine…
by - August 16, 2023 9:39 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to the State Plant Board: Kyle Baltz, of Pocahontas, to the State Plant Board. Term expires on August 15, 2028. Robert Thorne, of…
by - August 16, 2023 10:19 am
State Sen. Dave Wallace, R-Leachville, will seek another term in the Arkansas State Senate from District 19. He will be challenged in the GOP primary by Manila doctor, Tommy Wagner….
by - August 16, 2023 9:55 am
The city of Jonesboro has awarded $328,000 in federal funding to three local nonprofits that address homelessness, Mayor Harold Copenhaver said Wednesday (Aug. 16). Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, CRDC Helping…
by - August 15, 2023 4:44 pm
The United States is facing a vexing problem and one legislator from Northeast Arkansas thinks a solution could be hatched in the Natural State. According to the Energy Information Administration,…
by - August 14, 2023 11:35 am
Recent perpetual rains may have a significant impact on Arkansas rice as the crop inches closer to harvest. Northeast Arkansas farmers have been checking their fields for losses after storms…
by - August 10, 2023 5:34 pm
Honeybees are not indigenous to the Western Hemisphere. The first documented shipment of honeybees to the New World was recorded in 1622, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Many…
by - August 8, 2023 11:14 am
Long Point Enterprises LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from June 15 through July15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent…
