by - October 27, 2021 4:37 pm
The first archaeological evidence that rice was cultivated for human consumption appears nearly 10,000 years ago in China. Throughout the years, it has become a staple food for billions of…
by - October 27, 2021 8:06 am
Jonesboro’s sales and use tax base continues to grow at an unprecedented rate and with two months to go, including the holiday shopping season, collections have nearly matched all of…
by - October 27, 2021 8:02 am
The Rice Reps class of 2021 capped off the five-month Arkansas Rice program on Sunday at Loca Luna in Little Rock. The Rice Reps and their families were present as…
by - October 26, 2021 5:03 pm
In 2001, the Arkansas Community Foundation, a non-profit, statewide philanthropic organization, decided to expand into Craighead County. When the newest chapter was opened with help from the Walton Family Charitable…
by - October 25, 2021 5:44 pm
Winrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South…
by - October 25, 2021 10:16 am
Herbicide resistant weeds are a significant threat to the Arkansas agriculture sector and scientists with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are about to study new methods for dealing with this…
by - October 24, 2021 12:48 pm
Simmons Bank announced Friday (Oct. 22) while it continues to complete negotiations on a title sponsorship deal with the city of Memphis, it has chosen Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium as…
by - October 21, 2021 5:15 pm
A student who graduated magna cum laude from Arkansas State University Campus Queretaro in August has been awarded a nationally recognized scholarship to continue her studies. In August, Ximena Vargas…
by - October 20, 2021 5:43 pm
Corn and cotton are the topics for the next virtual field day presented by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Researchers and extension specialists will offer results on…
by - October 20, 2021 7:13 am
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Wynne to construct a new industrial rail spur facility to…
by - October 19, 2021 5:19 pm
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University and Arkansas Continued Care Hospital of Jonesboro have reached an affiliation agreement that will allow NYITCOM’s…
by - October 18, 2021 5:38 pm
A man who claims he was wrongfully convicted in the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis may soon learn what happened to the evidence in his case that…
by - October 14, 2021 10:34 am
The city of Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas’ largest county, Craighead County, have been in the midst of a nearly decade long sales tax collection surge. Almost every single year since…
by - October 13, 2021 10:49 am
The city of Jonesboro plans to use $1.75 million in federal COVID relief funding to pay for safety projects, primarily in Jonesboro’s police, fire and E911 departments, Mayor Harold Copenhaver…
by - October 13, 2021 7:36 am
An annual, artificial haze is set to descend in the skies of the Arkansas Delta as the harvest makes way for the burning of row crop fields. The Arkansas Department…
by - October 12, 2021 2:13 pm
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine will host a free webinar next week titled, “The Future of Human-Robot Interaction.” The webinar, which is part of NYITCOM’s Artificial Intelligence Series, will feature…
by - October 11, 2021 1:54 pm
The proper use of cover crops can produce several benefits for production systems in Arkansas including improved soil health, increased nitrogen, and additional weed control options, according to research done…
by - October 8, 2021 1:28 pm
Grady Spann, who started his career with Arkansas State Parks in 1993 as superintendent of Parkin Archeological State Park and rose to director of the Division of Arkansas State Parks…
by - October 7, 2021 9:58 am
St. Bernards Behavioral Health (SBBH) launched a new 24/7 call center on Wednesday (Oct. 6) aimed at providing informational resources for behavioral and mental health-related services and questions. The center,…
by - October 7, 2021 7:38 am
Ethel Tompkins was at the 60th anniversary celebration of the Hoxie School District integration when she was asked a simple, but poignant question. She was one of the Black students…
