The Arkansas State Plant Board is seeking about $600,000 from 18 farmers in the state, including several in Region 8, to settle claims that the farmers violated the state’s seasonal ban on spraying dicamba, according to a published report.
Normally, Beale Street would be packed on Memorial Day weekend. This year, things are different - as special rules are in place specifically for Beale Street businesses.
The Small Business Administration recently approved a disaster declaration for Craighead County, which will allow them to offer low-interest, long-term loans to businesses of any size, non-profit organizations, and residents.
Paragould police and firefighters went to a building Saturday morning after the front facade of the building fell loose and hit vehicles, according to police.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is continuing to refine how COVID-19 testing data is reported in an effort to ensure clarity, accuracy and transparency to citizens.
Thousands of Mid-Southerners were in the dark Friday night, thanks to storms that brought down trees and power lines. One family in Wynne, Arkansas was lucky to escape without injury when a tree came crashing down.
The ordinance on garbage pickup was not voted on at the Cherokee Village City Council meeting Thursday, and was sent back to the committee to be rewritten.
A U.S. marshal returned home from the hospital Friday after being involved in a shooting in which he was injured and an alleged murder suspect was killed.
Country music star and U.S. Army veteran Craig Morgan will be performing at the Grand Ole Opry in the venue’s annual “Salute the Troops” Memorial Day weekend show.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported Friday that 273 inmates and five staff members at the Federal Correctional Complex in Forrest City have tested positive for the coronavirus.
As part of their National Day of Service, the Unilever facility in Jonesboro donated two pallets of hand sanitizer totaling over 2,000 bottles to the Craighead County Office of Emergency Management.
Starting June 1st, close contact sports like football, basketball, and soccer can train with limited groups and proper social distancing. Baseball and softball are some of the first sports that will be allowed to play games.
Thursday marks a special occasion for the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine as their first class of doctors – the first to complete the program – graduated.
While some of the big theaters might not be opening up just yet, a small movie theater in Wynne opened their doors this week after the COVID-19 shutdown.
The discovery of nearly 42 grams of meth near two different churches, a senior citizens center and a school administration building has a Marked Tree man facing drug charges, Marked Tree police said Wednesday.
During Tuesday night’s Jonesboro City Council meeting, a report showed that the Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Department lost thousands of dollars in revenue, due to COVID-19 closures.
Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) was at the White House Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump on the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Beaches and vacation rentals are now open in Georgia, Alabama and eight counties in Florida, just in time for Memorial Day. However, one local family says they wished they knew the cancellation policies for the vacation rental they booked for Memorial Day weekend.
A Craighead County man faces a pair of felony charges after Jonesboro police say he used social media to communicate with a 15-year-old girl to have sex.
An investigation by nearly three dozen attorneys general around the country will bring nearly $30 million in direct payments and debt relief to Arkansas consumers, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said this week.
Most of the time when we get our hands dirty in the garden it’s considered a chore but one plant nursery in Paragould now says since the pandemic people find it more of an entertainment.
