by - October 6, 2021 12:53 pm
Interurban Eagles Landing LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Aug. 15 through Sept. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - October 6, 2021 12:43 pm
Research advancements in rice and soybeans, two of the top agricultural commodities grown in Arkansas, will be the focus of a virtual field day 6-8 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 7)…
by - October 5, 2021 10:26 am
Jonesboro Municipal Airport has been awarded a $3.55 million federal grant to strengthen the runway, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 5) news release. The airport was the only one in…
by - October 5, 2021 9:13 am
It was July in 1934 when a group of 18 people – 11 white and seven black – came together at the Sunnyside School near Tyronza to form a union…
by - October 4, 2021 3:31 pm
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Osceola to make water and wastewater improvements to support the region’s growing steel sector. This…
by - October 2, 2021 11:16 am
An old-time coal chute and a man named Charlie Vergos changed dining in Memphis and throughout the South almost six decades ago. In 1948, Vergos co-owned Wimpy’s, a “three and…
by - September 30, 2021 11:45 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Thursday (Sept. 30) 14 new members to the Arkansas State Plant Board to fill positions left vacant under an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling earlier this year….
by - September 30, 2021 6:01 am
Walt Disney’s career was on the verge of collapse. He’d created a highly popular cartoon character, Oswalt the Lucky Rabbit. When the cartoon’s distributor, Universal Pictures, seized the rights to…
by - September 28, 2021 11:42 am
Corey Seats, a longtime deputy prosecutor, will seek to become the Prosecuting Attorney of the Second Judicial District. The District, the second largest in the state, comprises six counties in…
by - September 27, 2021 4:26 pm
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald Bobbitt has named longtime Division of Agriculture executive Chuck Culver as interim vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture….
by - September 27, 2021 10:04 am
At least 15 people died last week from COVID-19 at St. Bernards Medical Center and the surge in deaths is still being fueled by unvaccinated patients. The Jonesboro-based medical provider…
by - September 23, 2021 11:40 am
Fourteen music performers make up the full line-up for the virtual Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, according to officials of the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. The festival is…
by - September 22, 2021 5:14 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) celebrated the grand opening of its new Workforce Training Center on Tuesday (Sept. 21) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its annual…
by - September 22, 2021 4:29 pm
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Thomason says she’s running for prosecuting attorney in the Second Judicial District. The district encompasses the counties of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett. The…
by - September 22, 2021 7:59 am
Talk Business & Politics is launching a new award to recognize businesses in Northeast Arkansas. The award program aims to highlight efforts of businesses, nonprofits and startup operations, as well…
by - September 21, 2021 9:12 am
More Americans have now died from COVID-19 than died from the Spanish Flu pandemic that gripped the world from 1918-1920, and the second largest hospital in Northeast Arkansas reports that…
by - September 16, 2021 2:53 pm
Wheat prices had been doing well, but in recent weeks prices have drastically fallen and it could impact farmers’ profit margins. After reaching a $7.48 per bushel high in mid-August,…
by - September 16, 2021 2:43 pm
The Jonesboro Shooting Sports Complex is partially complete, and the fields that are finished will open Sept. 22. The 200-yard rifle range, the 50-yard pistol range, three trap/skeet fields, a…
by - September 15, 2021 3:48 pm
The board of trustees at Williams Baptist University elected its officers for the 2021-22 school year. Dr. Jody Smotherman of Batesville will serve as board chair for the coming year….
by - September 15, 2021 3:25 pm
State Line Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from July 15 through Aug. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
