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8 Mile Creek Trail opens in Paragould

The city of Paragould recently celebrated the official opening of the 8 Mile Creek Trail at the Rotary Park Trailhead. Plans for the trail began in 2016 when the Greene…

Joanne Cash to host event at Cash family home in Dyess

Arkansas Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University will host “Back Home with Joanne Cash Yates,” on Saturday (Nov. 5), in front of the Cash family home at the Historic Dyess…

$500M rebar steel company to locate first of two mini mills in Osceola

Highbar LLC, a newly formed company focused on sustainable scrap metal recycling and steel production, announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) it has selected a greenfield site in Northeast Arkansas to build…

Former Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Robert Potts has died

Arkansas State University’s first chancellor, Dr. Robert Potts has died. The former chancellor of Florence, Ala., died after a lengthy illness, according to his family. Potts, 78, was the first…

Jonesboro sales tax collections up 10.6% in October; nearing all-time annual record

The city of Jonesboro has grown accustomed to setting all-time sales and use tax collections records each year. In 2022, that record pace is now on an accelerated track. Northeast…

Scientists developing drought and wet tolerant soybean varieties

Drought has been a major problem for Arkansas farmers this year, and if climate prediction models are correct it will be a major problem in the coming years and decades….

Alicia Woolman selected as executive director with East Arkansas Crossroads Coalition

East Arkansas Crossroads Coalition has selected Alicia Woolman as its new executive director. Crossroads is a state-approved, eight-county regional economic development partnership working to cultivate opportunities for growth and progress…

Wildfire risks statewide remain high despite rainfall

Many parts of the state received a soaking, prolonged rain Tuesday (Oct. 25), but state agriculture officials are still warning residents that many parts of the state are still under…

Ritter nears completion of $5.5 million project in Cape Girardeau

Ritter Communications announced Monday (Oct. 24) a $5.5 million expansion project to bring its telecom service and cloud solutions to residential and business customers in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This is…

NEA Political Animals hear from Broadway, Brock

Arkansas Republicans are projected to have a strong election night and two of the state’s top political experts think the only question could be the margins. A decision on the…

Arkansas State University part of ‘supercomputer’ development

Nine faculty members from Arkansas State University are helping lead development of a “supercomputer” project involving eight education and research entities in three states. Dr. Xiuzhen Huang, professor of computer…

Crawford, Hodges don’t agree on much in First District Congressional debate

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, didn’t vote to certify President Joe Biden’s election due to the fact that Arizona and Pennsylvania changed their voting procedures without legislative input, he said…

Lyon College freezes tuition, housing, and meal plan rates for 2023-24 school year

Inflation has hit many families hard and at least one private college in Northeast Arkansas has decided to freeze its tuition, housing, and meal plan rates for the 2023-24 school…

NARIA report shows broad growth in quality-of-life metrics, jobs base

When the Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority (NARIA) was formed in 2009 it had several goals in mind. The nonprofit organization wanted to grow the jobs base in its member…

Arkansas scientist receives nearly $1 million grant to study rice blast disease

Many scientists think that rice blast, a fungus that damages rice plants, is the biggest threat to rice crops worldwide. First identified in California in 1996, the fungus causes damage…

Mississippi River’s low levels disrupting barge traffic, affecting farmers during harvest

Despite rainfall in the Arkansas Delta during the weekend, the Mississippi River is getting close to all-time, historic lows and it is having an impact on farmers in the Natural…

Lyon College set to host the Arkansas Scottish Festival, ScotsFest this weekend

Lyon College will kick off the celebration of its 150th anniversary with ScotsFest, the 42nd Arkansas Scottish Festival and Lyon College Homecoming, starting Friday (Oct. 14) through Sunday (Oct. 16)…

Notes from the Campaign Trail: Kevin McCarthy in Jonesboro to raise money

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will be the likely next Speaker of the House if Republicans take back control of the U.S. Congress. McCarthy was in Northeast Arkansas on Tuesday to…

Fewer planted row-crop acres could improve prices for farmers

Acreage for three of Arkansas’ top row crops — rice, cotton, and soybeans — has dropped nationally as the harvest is set to begin, according to a report from the…

Eugene’s blue jeans

I can’t remember the exact date but I believe it was in the spring of 2000 that Eugene (the English approximation of my Ukraine visitor’s name), asked if we could…

Little Rock CVB names Stasha King Irby as VP for Sales and Services

ATU approves budget that includes tuition and fee increases

Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards winners honored

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