by - May 8, 2022 12:13 pm
Dean Lee LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from March 15 through April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - May 5, 2022 10:36 am
One of Northeast Arkansas’ most influential businessmen and philanthropists has died. Wallace Fowler Sr. died Wednesday (May 4) at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was 87. His wife and business partner,…
by - May 5, 2022 10:10 am
Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has opened its newest steel mill in Blytheville. It’s the second facility they have opened in Mississippi County’s largest city. The new facility…
by - May 5, 2022 9:17 am
Fertilizer prices have edged slightly downward in recent months, but remain a worrisome aspect of the 2022 growing season for farmers. In addition to supply chain issues relating to the…
by - May 4, 2022 4:44 pm
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Chuck Welch announced Wednesday (May 4) that Jeff Purinton, an athletics administrator who most recently spent the last seven years as part of the…
by - May 4, 2022 3:50 pm
Three candidates – Corey Seats, Sonia Fonticiella and Martin Lilly – are vying in the May 24th primary to become the next prosecutor in the Second Judicial District which includes…
by - May 3, 2022 5:04 pm
Multi-time Grammy award winner Rosanne Cash will receive an honorary doctoral degree during Arkansas State University’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday (May 7). The ASU Board of Trustees voted in…
by - May 3, 2022 8:08 am
In 1918, the Great War was ending in Europe and a new strain of influenza, the Spanish Flu, was causing illness around the world. Residents of Stuttgart, located in Arkansas…
by - May 2, 2022 9:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced appointments to several boards and commissions within the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Here is a list of the appointments within the department: Arkansas Forestry Commission David…
by - May 2, 2022 7:26 pm
Three major crops in Arkansas – rice, soybeans, and corn – are behind planting schedules after heavy rains soaked agriculture fields repeatedly in April, according to Jarrod Hardke, extension rice…
by - April 28, 2022 3:48 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed suit Thursday (April 28) against Family Dollar Stores after a rodent infestation in its West Memphis distribution center led to a Food and Drug…
by - April 28, 2022 8:14 am
Arkansas-based Armor Bank, a full-service community bank headquartered in Forrest City, plans to build a retail location in Northwest Arkansas. The company has filed a preliminary development plan with the…
by - April 28, 2022 8:14 am
Inflation, lingering supply chain issues, the aftermath impacts of the pandemic and other factors may have a dampening effect on the economy in Northeast Arkansas in 2022. But consumers continue…
by - April 26, 2022 12:37 pm
Each year, the Kays Foundation distributes grants to faculty and staff members at Arkansas State University for research projects and learning tools. The Foundation will give six grants totaling $103,502…
by - April 26, 2022 9:48 am
River boats filled with tourists are becoming more common along the Mississippi River and it could provide an economic spark for the city of Memphis and parts of Northeast Arkansas….
by - April 21, 2022 9:11 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver said Thursday (April 21) he plans to increase minimum starting salaries for the Jonesboro police and fire departments’ personnel. “Since my first day in office, my…
by - April 21, 2022 11:24 am
Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Bowen is stepping down effective immediately, Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Thursday (April 21). Undisclosed health issues led to the resignation. “This…
by - April 20, 2022 5:00 pm
Retirees at St. Bernards Villa have started participating in a pilot physical therapy program using a special virtual reality (VR) system built, in part, for senior care facilities. St. Bernards…
by - April 20, 2022 12:45 pm
The Arkansas State University System has launched its official search for a new chancellor on its Jonesboro campus. ASU System President Chuck Welch announced the launch on Wednesday (April 20)….
by - April 19, 2022 3:55 pm
One glaring problem in the supply chain was exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus hit meat processing plants, there were major meat shortages in markets and there were…
