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The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is making approximately $9.7 million in funding available through its new Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding (SDRF) program, an addendum to the 2025 Community Infrastructure Fund,…
by - July 3, 2025 11:00 am
Mary Badham was a local actress working at a theater in Birmingham, Ala., when its manager told her that a major film was being planned in Hollywood, and they were…
by - July 2, 2025 10:49 am
The Department of Biological Sciences at Arkansas State University has announced the second-year launch of the “Citizen Science Mosquito Project” in partnership with the city of Jonesboro. “This innovative public…
by - July 2, 2025 10:00 am
Bernard Court MS Realty LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from May 15 to June 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - July 1, 2025 2:26 pm
Riceland Foods distributed more than $4 million to its farmers enrolled in the 2024 Riceland Carbon Ready Program. Since it launched in 2022, the program has paid out close to…
by - July 1, 2025 9:47 am
Farmers in Arkansas have faced a daunting gauntlet of low commodity prices, higher input costs, wild weather patterns and tariffs. It’s led to a record number of farm bankruptcies in…
by - July 1, 2025 9:00 am
William Jones had a plan. He was running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate in Poinsett County. If elected, he told his constituents he would propose that a new…
by - June 30, 2025 11:00 am
Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 wrote a research paper on the economies of four large countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — that were not a part…
by - June 30, 2025 9:57 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees approved three projects during a special meeting Friday (June 27) and A-State’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences received accreditation. Trustees also…
by - June 29, 2025 12:00 pm
Arvest Bank has hired Dana Hedger to the position of mortgage lender at the bank’s Greensborough Village branch in Jonesboro. Hedger has 15 years of banking experience and previously served…
by - June 29, 2025 10:53 am
The four Arkansas metro areas measured by The Compass Report continue to show economic growth, with moderation seen in employment and consumer spending during the first quarter of 2025. In…
by - June 26, 2025 8:13 am
For the first time ever, an Arkansas school has a class of students on their path to become dentists. The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine has officially announced its…
by - June 25, 2025 3:50 pm
Helena West-Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin, 44, was arrested Tuesday (June 24), according to the Arkansas State Police. He was charged with not paying his taxes and is facing numerous felony…
by - June 25, 2025 12:30 pm
Maureen Harrod will seek the Circuit Judge, Division 4, seat in Arkansas’ 16th Judicial District, which includes Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Independence, and Stone counties. The division handles all felony court…
by - June 24, 2025 3:24 pm
Virtually all of the state’s cotton crop has been planted and now producers are in a waiting game to see if weather conditions will dry out. Since the beginning of…
by - June 24, 2025 3:22 pm
Arkansas soybean producers are invited to apply for the 15th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge (GFTG), a competition that rewards high yields, spotlights innovation and promotes best…
by - June 23, 2025 9:09 pm
The Jonesboro City Council has approved millions of dollars in capital improvement projects throughout the city. The Council recently approved a $17.5 million revenue bond issue that is part of…
by - June 19, 2025 11:26 am
The Southern U.S. Trade Association (SUSTA) Board of Directors has elected Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward as vice president. Ward will serve a two-year term. As vice president, Ward…
by - June 19, 2025 10:54 am
The country’s first billion-dollar corporation and at one time its largest company has been sold despite national security concerns. U.S. Steel has been sold to Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation for…
by - June 18, 2025 3:00 pm
Tariffs, low commodity prices, historic rains, spiraling input costs, and a lack of an updated Farm Bill have left many row crop producers in the doldrums, and some have decided…
