All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - August 3, 2022 6:40 pm
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved proposed changes in the degree and certificate programs offered by Arkansas State University. Four programs were approved to be offered online: the…
by - August 3, 2022 9:48 am
Two iconic bands are slated to headline the Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music festival in September. Gin Blossoms and Queensryche will be the marquee entertainment…
by - August 2, 2022 5:54 pm
Damien Echols has filed an appeal to have advanced DNA testing done on ligatures that were collected in the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis on May 5,…
by - August 1, 2022 9:43 am
Tekla Research has made a donation to the Williams Works initiative at Williams Baptist University. Tekla CFO Beth Russell West and CEO Dave Russell, both of Jonesboro, donated a total…
by - July 30, 2022 9:17 am
Emerson on Friday (July 29) opened its $35 million facility in Ash Flat. The company re-fitted the former 277,000 square foot Cherokee Frame manufacturing plant for its professional tools business,…
by - July 28, 2022 2:16 pm
Rain is in the forecast for nearly all of the Arkansas Delta through the weekend, but months of drought have left farmers with dangerously parched fields and crops that are…
by - July 28, 2022 8:14 am
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism has announced $25,000 in grants for 10 historic properties and museums across the state. Funded by the 1/8th-cent conservation tax, the awards…
by - July 28, 2022 8:04 am
For nearly half a century, Cave City residents in Sharp County have claimed that the sweetest watermelons are grown in and around their hometown. Since 1980, they’ve invited the rest…
by - July 27, 2022 4:39 pm
As a child, Rachel Guerin watched her dad help a lot of people. At times, it frustrated her that he spent so much time tending to others’ needs. When she…
by - July 26, 2022 4:50 pm
The first tangible signs that the beef cattle industry in Arkansas is retracting are now visible. Cattle farmers throughout the South and West are culling herds, according to the U.S….
by - July 25, 2022 5:39 pm
Sales and use tax collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County continued at a blistering pace in July. Northeast Arkansas’ largest city collected $2.047 million during July, a 4.3% ($83,935) increase…
by - July 25, 2022 5:36 pm
Ritter Communications and The Ernest and Anna Ritter Family Endowment recently donated $50,000 to the St. Bernards Foundation to help support healthcare needs in the local community. “Ritter Communications is…
by - July 21, 2022 2:12 pm
Arkansas’ only car manufacturer has selected its first dealer in the state. Envirotech announced Thursday (July 21) it has partnered with Jonesboro-based DaVinci Innovations (DVI) as its first dealer in…
by - July 20, 2022 6:29 pm
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Arkansas and Craighead County in Northeast Arkansas is among the top for new cases in the state. The Arkansas Department of Health reported…
by - July 19, 2022 8:01 pm
For years, an effort has been underway to build a museum to commemorate the sinking of the Sultana, a Civil War steamboat that sank April 27, 1865, in the choppy…
by - July 19, 2022 9:58 am
Drought conditions in Arkansas continue to worsen and it’s starting to have an impact on the state’s largest economic sector, agriculture. The impacts to row crops won’t be known for…
by - July 18, 2022 10:16 am
Parts of Arkansas received some much-needed rain during the weekend, but the overall wildfire threat level has gone up significantly in July. And, the forecast predicts even hotter and drier…
by - July 17, 2022 9:09 pm
It’s been a busy few weeks for Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles “Chuck” Welch. The ASU leader recently announced plans for the troubled Henderson State University campus and…
by - July 17, 2022 8:46 pm
Two Arkansas politicos who worked closely with the late Jimmie Lou Fisher, Arkansas’ longtime state treasurer, reflected on her contributions to state politics. Dr. Chuck Welch, ASU System President, worked…
by - July 16, 2022 9:11 am
The McDaniel family has for generations been known for two things in Northeast Arkansas — practicing law and construction. The family had been involved in building projects since the early…
