All the latest news about Northeast Arkansas.
by - August 19, 2024 7:14 pm
The Little Rock Zoo and Lyon College recently announced a long-term partnership, offering new hands-on educational opportunities for undergraduate students interested in pursuing animal-related professions. This partnership takes the form…
by - August 15, 2024 8:45 pm
Lawrence Healthcare announced Thursday (Aug. 15) its selection of Aaron Hilton as the system’s new president. Hilton has spent the past two years working at St. Bernards Healthcare, leading numerous…
by - August 15, 2024 11:50 am
Drought conditions have plagued farmers for the last two harvest seasons, but haven’t been a factor this growing season. One side impact has been on the water levels of the…
by - August 15, 2024 11:45 am
Encore Bank announced Thursday (Aug. 15) the promotion of Michael Hallmark to the role of regional president for North Arkansas and South Missouri. Initially appointed as the regional president for…
by - August 14, 2024 8:49 pm
Jonesboro-based SMART Reproduction has won a $274,996 research seed grant from the National Science Foundation. CEO Brittany Scott said the idea to apply came from a conversation with the Arkansas Small Business and…
by - August 14, 2024 11:43 am
A South Korean based restaurant will open its first location in Arkansas and it will be in Jonesboro. Haag Brown Commercial Real Estate and Development has announced that Bonchon –…
by - August 13, 2024 8:53 pm
Black River Technical College (BRTC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Arkansas Army National Guard. Signing the MOU were BRTC president Dr. Martin Eggensperger and Arkansas Adjutant…
by - August 12, 2024 3:17 pm
Arkansas agricultural extension economists have launched a new weekly podcast aimed at giving farmers economic issues. Anchoring the podcast each week is Riley Smith, agricultural economics and agribusiness program associate. The “Morning…
by - August 8, 2024 9:12 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced Thursday (Aug. 8) the appointment of T.J. Anderson as its new chief financial officer. Anderson, who joined the bank on…
by - August 8, 2024 8:09 pm
Cotton acres in Arkansas have surged to a decade high, while corn acres have plummeted, according to the June acreage report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics…
by - August 8, 2024 8:05 pm
Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from June 15 to July 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - August 7, 2024 12:16 pm
Humans have been manipulating the genes of plants and animals for thousands of years. Through traditional breeding more desired traits were created, but the process took generations of breeding. That…
by - August 7, 2024 12:07 pm
Williams Baptist University has hired Mitch Mathis as the Eagles’ athletic director. He started his new position on Aug. 1. Mathis comes to WBU after a five-year tenure at Arkansas…
by - August 7, 2024 11:31 am
The Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas and Lyon College have announced a new articulation agreement designed to foster academic and professional opportunities for students dedicated…
by - August 6, 2024 2:53 pm
Heather Walker-Clark and her husband, Mat Clark, have created a buzzworthy block in downtown Jonesboro. On Huntington Avenue, just west of Madison Street, the entrepreneurial couple have purchased properties and…
by - August 5, 2024 4:16 pm
Arkansas State University has selected Elisabeth Engel as the director of Arkansas State University Museum, said Dr. Will McLean, senior vice provost for Academic Affairs and Research on Monday (Aug….
by - August 1, 2024 5:58 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced Thursday (Aug. 1) the release of over $5.2 million in federal…
by - August 1, 2024 5:38 pm
Arkansas has lost another cotton gin and it follows a pattern that has been playing out for decades, said Scott Stiles, extension economics program associate for the University of Arkansas…
by - August 1, 2024 5:13 am
Children were dying and the police were not responding inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, barricaded himself inside the school….
by - July 31, 2024 7:55 am
Beef prices have been at an all-time high in recent months and producers are doing everything they can to optimize their herds at market. And the state’s largest row crop…
