All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - February 6, 2024 11:13 am
Amy Purdy didn’t feel right. She was working as a massage therapist and without warning she became very tired. She went home to rest, while the rest of the then…
by - February 6, 2024 9:11 am
As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Arkansas State University Museum will host an interactive panel discussion about the once-thriving Black business district of Jonesboro. The event will…
by - February 5, 2024 2:33 pm
Many variables have to be accounted for when farmers plant their crops each year. Commodity prices, input costs, weather, global events, inflation, drought, disease, and others all have impacts on…
by - February 5, 2024 1:33 pm
Dr. Ashley Mounts of Sherwood has been named associate dean for clinical programs and outreach for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine…
by - February 4, 2024 11:16 am
Shanna Richardson had a unique problem. At the age of 19, she was running her own private school for kindergartners. The 400 students consumed much of her time and she…
by - February 4, 2024 10:39 am
Control Tek Inc. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - February 1, 2024 5:24 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, leaders…
by - February 1, 2024 4:26 pm
New research by Dr. Jennier Xie, an associate professor of biomedical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University found that osteopathic manipulative…
by - January 31, 2024 4:47 pm
There were few differences between the two Republican candidates vying to be their party’s nominee for the State House District 32 seat that encompasses most of Jonesboro. GOP incumbent Rep….
by - January 31, 2024 10:38 am
Arkansas State University is taking applicants and nominees for the next dean of its proposed College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The dean will be chief administrative officer for the CVM,…
by - January 30, 2024 11:50 am
SolaRid, an artificial intelligence-based company that tracks insects in agriculture fields, has received a Phase II grant through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The Clinton-based agtech…
by - January 30, 2024 11:46 am
Black River Technical College (BRTC) vice president of Institutional advancement Dr. Karen Powers Liebhaber was recently selected as a fellow of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. Additional Arkansans…
by - January 29, 2024 3:37 pm
The death of a longtime congressman, drought, foreign land ownership, the sale of U.S. Steel and others made for the top news headlines in Northeast Arkansas during 2023. Agriculture Drought,…
by - January 25, 2024 3:19 pm
Arkansas State University will host its 30th annual Agribusiness Conference on Feb. 7th. This year’s conference will focus on agribusiness trends, sustainability issues, the next farm bill, and agricultural commodity…
by - January 24, 2024 8:40 am
Jonesboro set an all-time hotel tax collection record in 2023. It can be attributed to the city’s economy and Jonesboro Advertising and Promotions’ effort to promote the city to visitors…
by - January 23, 2024 8:19 am
Duck hunting season in the Arkansas Delta is a seasonal economic driver but this year there has been a setback – fewer ducks. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reported…
by - January 22, 2024 8:59 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program. More than $4.2 million will be awarded to subgrantees to improve food supply…
by - January 18, 2024 3:03 pm
The third most widely grown row crop in the Arkansas Delta had a rebound year in 2023 in terms of bushels and acres harvested. Producers harvested 149 million bushels of…
by - January 18, 2024 8:04 am
Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported strong results for the year, but the fourth quarter saw a surprise FDIC assessment and potential legal trouble in a West Texas…
by - January 17, 2024 9:37 am
Another year is in the books and the city of Jonesboro and Craighead County continued their decade-long run at setting new sales and use tax records each and every year….
