All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - October 10, 2022 10:54 am
Arkansas State University alums Randall and Jeanette Pope recently established the Pope Family A-State Fund Endowment, bringing the lifetime giving commitment to over $1 million. The Pope Family Fund will…
by - October 9, 2022 3:38 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, is seeking a seventh term to Congress, while his challenger, State Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, is hoping to unseat him after his near-decade of service…
by - October 7, 2022 4:43 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday (Oct. 7) a case of avian influenza on an Arkansas poultry farm in Madison County. Also known as H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI), avian…
by - October 6, 2022 2:06 pm
Weedy rice, commonly referred to as red rice, is a costly problem that impacts producers in Arkansas each growing season. Weeds reduce grain quality and impact yield which can lead…
by - October 6, 2022 11:16 am
After joining the theatre faculty in August, Dallas Martinez has been appointed as director of Fowler Center at Arkansas State University. Martinez began the fall semester as artistic producing director…
by - October 5, 2022 7:52 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, state legislators, agriculture industry leaders, and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced Oct. 4 approval of the state meat inspection program, finalized in a cooperative agreement with…
by - October 4, 2022 6:09 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward has been elected second vice president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) for 2022-23 at their annual conference in Saratoga…
by - October 4, 2022 10:56 am
Entergy Arkansas, a utility of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., has received regulatory approval for a 250-megawatt solar farm near Osceola in Mississippi County, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 4) news…
by - October 3, 2022 5:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture inducted 37 additional Arkansas farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program Monday (Oct. 3). The…
by - October 3, 2022 5:29 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields has been appointed to the Arkansas Research Alliance Board of Trustees. As chancellor of a research university, Shields joins fellow chancellors Dr. Laurence…
by - October 3, 2022 9:47 am
Drought conditions have worsened throughout the Arkansas Delta and there will be impacts to farmers as the harvest season unfolds. The lack of rain has been so severe that the…
by - October 1, 2022 5:37 am
The Arkansas rice industry donated 214,900 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank on Thursday (Sept. 29) in honor of National Rice Month. The donation from seven mills will provide…
by - September 29, 2022 4:24 pm
The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired Cody Slater as its new vice president of Chamber programs. Slater has seven years of experience in chamber leadership and economic development….
by - September 29, 2022 1:39 pm
Black River Technical College in Pocahontas has been awarded the Governor’s Award for Performance Excellence, an award received from participation in the Governor’s Quality Award Program offered by the Arkansas…
by - September 29, 2022 1:20 pm
Sandy Starnes, senior vice president and director of marketing, at Citizens Bank is a recipient of the inaugural ABA Emerging Leader Award with the American Bankers Association. This new award…
by - September 28, 2022 2:50 pm
Ritter Communications has been awarded a $3.8 million grant from the Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund – American Rescue Plan (TEBF-ARP) to bring high-speed 100% fiber internet services to communities in…
by - September 27, 2022 4:21 pm
Dreams of building The National Cold War Center in Blytheville are one step closer to becoming a reality. Arkansas’ Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Division of Heritage has distributed…
by - September 27, 2022 8:58 am
The Rural Investment to Protect our Environment Program (RIPE) announced that the nonprofit and its partners have been awarded $80 million for a pilot program by the U.S. Department of…
by - September 26, 2022 3:52 pm
There might not be a starker contrast between two candidates seeking political office than the two in the Arkansas Senate District 20 race. Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, and Democratic…
by - September 26, 2022 3:25 pm
The city of Jonesboro will receive federal grants totaling more than $100,000 for the Jonesboro Police Department. A no-match, $43,838 grant from the Edward Byrne Office of Justice Assistance Grant…
