by - June 6, 2023 5:48 pm
Just six months after being approved by the Higher Learning Commission to offer graduate and online programs, Lyon College has officially launched its first graduate program in its 150-year history….
by - June 6, 2023 9:11 am
Nearly half of Arkansas is listed as abnormally dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and concern is growing in the agriculture community. About 42% of the state falls into…
by - June 5, 2023 3:51 pm
LeadAR, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s leadership program, has selected 21 Arkansans from around the state as members of Class 20. The 18-month program provides an in-depth…
by - June 5, 2023 12:44 pm
The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University has hired a new director. Ann Prentice Wagner will take over July 1. “I am deeply honored to have been chosen…
by - June 1, 2023 1:05 pm
The Delta region experienced an unprecedented drought in 2022 with water levels on the Mississippi River dropping to historic lows. The warm dry weather caused input costs to spike and…
by - May 31, 2023 2:47 pm
Lyon College’s School of Veterinary Medicine has its first dean. Dr. Eleanor M. Green, professor emerita and dean emerita of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University, has been selected to…
by - May 31, 2023 1:52 pm
The Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Chancellor Search Advisory Committee and ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch have narrowed the search for a new chancellor on the ASU-Mountain Home campus…
by - May 31, 2023 8:18 am
The 14th annual Delta Arts Festival will be held this Friday (June 2) and Saturday in Newport, but there will be significant changes this year, Jon Chadwell, executive director of…
by - May 30, 2023 7:40 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation has opened an 84-space commercial truck park in West Memphis. The $6 million facility will provide a rest area for the more than 20,000 commercial…
by - May 30, 2023 4:45 pm
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to define “waters of the United States” under the provisions of the Clean Water Act. But there are…
by - May 28, 2023 9:44 am
A paradigm shift in the way medical care is paid for and administered will occur during the next decade or so, healthcare consultant Eric Shell told Talk Business & Politics….
by - May 28, 2023 9:39 am
David and Diane West made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from April 15 through May 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - May 26, 2023 1:00 pm
In a landmark 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday (May 25) has stripped away regulatory powers from the Environmental Protection Agency when it comes to pollution control in…
by - May 25, 2023 6:59 am
A total solar eclipse is slated to occur April 8, 2024, and parts of Northeast Arkansas will be in the direct viewing path. Civic and business leaders are anticipating that…
by - May 24, 2023 10:36 am
Plans are underway at Arkansas State University to establish a Women’s Leadership Collaborative that will take the founding efforts of the Griffin College of Business’ Women’s Leadership Center and serve…
by - May 24, 2023 10:21 am
St. Bernards Medical Center has revamped and expanded infusion services in Randolph County through a partnership with St. Bernards Five Rivers. The services, now provided at St. Bernards Infusion Center…
by - May 23, 2023 3:28 pm
U.S. Steel has closed on $240 million in unsecured Arkansas Development Finance Authority environmental improvement revenue bonds, which carry a green bond designation. The Green Bonds, issued through Arkansas Development…
by - May 22, 2023 4:22 pm
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, criticized the slow rollout of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), that he voted against. He gave it a D…
by - May 22, 2023 2:43 pm
Rosanne Cash will headline a new performance series later this summer. The Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle will be held Aug. 12 in Riceland Hall at the Fowler Center on the Arkansas…
by - May 21, 2023 9:05 pm
No one knows for sure when swine were first brought to the New World, but it’s believed that Spanish explorers and settlers brought pigs as a food source. When some…
