All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - February 27, 2023 4:45 pm
The National Cold War Center has received a $400,000 grant from the Division of Arkansas Heritage Cultural Institutions Trust Fund. The award was announced last week at the Arkansas Department…
by - February 23, 2023 4:54 pm
The Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC) was awarded $2.518 million through mediation related to two separate lawsuits filed after the relocation of a medical marijuana cultivator previously located in Newport….
by - February 22, 2023 12:35 pm
Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and the holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) the conversion of FCB Financial Services, Inc. and its…
by - February 22, 2023 12:23 pm
During a recent Black River Technical College quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Jason Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs, reported a 17% drop in enrollment from the fall to spring…
by - February 21, 2023 4:17 pm
OzarksGo, a fiber-optic telecommunications subsidiary of Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative, has completed construction within its footprint and recently reached 35,000 customers. OzarksGo was the first Arkansas cooperative-owned company to offer…
by - February 21, 2023 10:22 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer several opportunities for online and on-site counseling services for small businesses in March. Participants will…
by - February 20, 2023 4:39 pm
For years, Haag Brown Development Principal Joshua Brown and his company have worked on development projects in some of Arkansas’ largest cities including Jonesboro, Conway, Fayetteville and others. He told…
by - February 20, 2023 8:44 am
Arkansas State University’s search for a new chancellor of academic affairs and provost is now down to the final three candidates. Mark Clarke, Dr. João Sedycias and Dr. Calvin White…
by - February 19, 2023 9:48 am
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams wears a lot of different hats. He’s the CEO of the Arkadelphia-based financial institution, serves on the Federal Reserve Bank’s Little Rock branch, is a…
by - February 16, 2023 10:21 am
Last year was another record setter in Jonesboro and surrounding Craighead County in terms of sales and use tax collections. As the first month of 2023 ended, the trend line…
by - February 15, 2023 1:42 pm
Arkansas State University has received a $136,000 grant for its Diversifying our Curing Community (DOCC) program from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas. It’s the second year…
by - February 14, 2023 1:59 pm
U.S. Steel has existed for more than 120 years, and one reason is that the company has embraced technological advancement, Dan Brown, Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Steelmaking and…
by - February 13, 2023 5:45 pm
Niel Crowson of Jonesboro, long-standing chairman of the board and past president of E.C. Barton and Co., retired as chairman of the board, effective December 2022. Crowson served as president…
by - February 13, 2023 5:37 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (Feb. 13) the following appointments to boards and commissions: Board of Trustees: Gary Harpole, of Jonesboro, to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State…
by - February 13, 2023 2:01 pm
Cattle farmer John Kunkel spent much of his professional career as a buyer for Walmart. He decided in 2014 to return to his childhood home in Evening Shade, a small…
by - February 13, 2023 9:33 am
The Department of Public Safety Equipment Grant Program issued a $100,000 grant to the Arkansas State University Police Department (UPD) for advanced training. UPD is one of 113 police agencies…
by - February 11, 2023 10:59 am
The COVID-19 pandemic strained many poultry processing plants as employees became ill and some even died. The result was volatile production and supply chain disruptions for more than a year….
by - February 10, 2023 10:41 am
Jonesboro-based wholesale broadband provider Diamond State Networks recently announced that it hired multiple employees and appointed Doug Maglothin as CEO. The company comprises a group of Arkansas electric cooperatives that…
by - February 9, 2023 6:26 pm
The Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced Thursday (Feb. 9) the promotion of three employees to the role of community president, where…
by - February 9, 2023 6:18 pm
It’s easy to understand why consumers can become confused by what they see and hear and what their friends say they heard a state’s government or the federal government was…
