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Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
As the fall season is in full swing, the city of Ravenden is helping its citizens tidy up.
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Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 2:56 PM CDT
|By Fred Gamble
The terminal is scheduled to be complete in summer of 2024.
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Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual trunk or treat.
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Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The City of Pocahontas is implementing a new trash truck and can service.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Multiple counties’ Office of Emergency Management is advising caution when burning.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 weekly.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By Griffin DeMarrais
The future of a possible sports complex in Jonesboro is looking a little clearer after the city’s Advertising and Promotion Commission met to discuss what the next steps are.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The Highland School District is making strides to ensure students’ problems don’t go unheard, using a new type of therapy.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:58 PM CDT
|By Griffin DeMarrais
With a large festival expecting close to 10,000 people, businesses throughout downtown Jonesboro are excited about the traffic it could bring in.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By Fred Gamble
“This is a really big honor for us because this is the first time our airport has been selected."
Region 8 SatRad
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
On Wednesday, Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge cut the ribbon on its new facility.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The request is to increase the now 30 millages to add 8.9 mills.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce has supported many events over the past few years, causing the tourist season to continue.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By KOVR staff
A rotten turn of events with Mother Nature could impact millions of tons of California tomatoes.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 7:08 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
A Walnut Ridge Water and Sewer customer is upset after a large utility bill hit their mailbox for August.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
A Northeast Arkansas farm chose a unique cutout for its annual corn maze.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 9:16 PM CDT
|By Imani Williams
As soon as crops are harvested it’s time to prepare for the next planting season. For many farmers in Northeast Arkansas, burning is a part of this process.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Lydian Kennin
After FedEx Corp. provided its preliminary first quarter financial results on Thursday, the company announced that it is initiating several cost-cutting initiatives to offset a declined volume of packages which dropped its quarterly revenue below expectations.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its “Summer on the Square” event in September, where there’s bound to be food and fun for those of all ages.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The city of Pocahontas is putting its finishing touches on its new state-of-the-art shooting sports complex.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Jurnee Taylor
Businesses, large and small, lined the First National Bank Area with the goal of sharing and connecting.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 4:25 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Camp Quality is a summer camp located in Bald Knob and is meant for kids who are diagnosed with cancer.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the annual “Beatles at the Ridge” festival in Walnut Ridge.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Roadwork will be occurring on a stretch of Highway 63 in Lawrence, Greene, and Craighead County.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
For the 13th straight week, gas prices in Arkansas and the rest of the county fell.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Hatchery in Mammoth Spring will host a fish fest on Saturday, September 24, at 9 am.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Work continues on a new justice center in North Arkansas. The justice system in Fulton County will see a facelift when the new building is completed.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 8:01 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
At a medical marijuana dispensary in North Arkansas, business is booming.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 7:17 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The Arkansas broadband director is looking at how the state can surpass others with internet connectivity.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 8:25 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
According to GasBuddy.com, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in the Natural State fell 9.9 cents to $3.32.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 7:26 AM CDT
|By CNN
Before talks have even started, experts are predicting the company’s drivers and package handlers will end up going on strike.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 3:28 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Labor Day is about celebrating America’s workforce, and in one Northeast Arkansas town, an event surrounding that carries on.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 8:43 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The college said the numbers are significant due to a decline in enrollment at institutions over the past few years.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 8:30 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The Arkansas State University System said the property would be “appraised and advertised” for sale according to state law.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
The wheels are turning once again in one Region 8 city, trying to get citizens water and sewer.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 9:35 AM CDT
|By Molly Martinez
According to the USDA – the average age of the American farmer is 57.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:39 PM CDT
|By Susan El Khoury
Working in Missouri comes with the risk that if you die on the job, your employer could be off the hook. It’s something that a recent lawsuit is putting a spotlight on and leaving some questioning if there is a loophole in state law.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:11 AM CDT
|By CNN
The battle against inflation could strike a major blow to the job market.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 8:50 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
With a significant piece of the puzzle missing at this year’s Randolph County Fair, its committee has been working on adding events that will keep the public entertained.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 7:52 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Construction will soon begin on a new medical facility in Randolph County.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The motion calls the FTC’s June lawsuit an “egregious instance of agency overreach.”
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 7:15 AM CDT
|By KY3 Staff
It took three hours to put out the fire and move the bales.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Jonesboro Unlimited is asking for your help in giving Jonesboro a branding upgrade.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Sydney Gray
Biden’s Administration’s debt relief will help reduce student debt or get rid of it entirely.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 6:06 PM CDT
|By Erika Craven
After a China-based manufacturer made moves to develop a corn milling plant in Grand Forks near the US Air Force base, some North Dakota residents are pushing back.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 9:09 AM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, climbers finished their last round of work on Saturday afternoon, August 27.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Liam Garrity
Farmers across the Ozarks have been struggling with drought and high costs, causing some farmers to leave the business.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday a cropduster crashed in Cross County last month after it hit an antenna’s guy wire.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it has declared 20 Arkansas counties as primary natural disaster areas.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 8:52 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
On Thursday, Aug. 25, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service was awarded over $357,000 in the Fiscal Year 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to Arkansas.