07/13/11 The former Harvest Foods building in the Riverdale shopping center will be branded as a Walmart Neighborhood Market, but will be more than 50 percent larger than the usual 40,000-square-foot model. It will have some 20,000 square feet of general merchandise, sort of a mini-Supercenter. The Arkansas Times reported in November that Walmart had firmed up plans to take over the former Harvest Foods ...
07/13/11 The Tri County 8-year-old All-Star team advanced to the quarterfinals of the North Arkansas State Tournament last weekend at Van Buren. The team defeated Tallequah, Okla., 8-1, Friday and Springdale American, 7-5, Saturday morning. Tri County defeated Jonesboro Red 16-5 later on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals. The team fell to the number-two seed, Springdale National, 10-9 Sunday in ...
07/12/11 Johnson will serve as the primary fundraiser for the Northeast Arkansas Baptist Healthcare System.
07/12/11 A new report on the amount of revenue the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will be able to pass on to Arkansas college students this year finds the final tally is near $4 million dollars less than the revenue projection made by lottery director Ernie Passailaigue in late June on the day of the end of the lottery's fiscal year. A new report on the amount of revenue the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ...
07/12/11 It was a good week for: the state budget, the University of Arkansas System, bikers and hikers, the UA Athletic Department and Joe Black. It was a bad week for transparency in the Arkansas Legislature. July 6-12 It was a good week for... THE STATE BUDGET. Arkansas finished its budget year with more than $90 million in excess of expected revenue. Gov. Beebe wants to devote money to a looming ...
07/11/11 Make a Difference Monday volunteers were helping out at Jonesboro's Animal Control and Humane Society.
07/11/11 Volunteers with the Ozark Mission Project are traveling across the state to help others.
07/05/11 Standing water is the enemy of those in the fight against the biting bugs. Tom Royals with Vector Disease Control says we got lucky. The heat from the sun helped the water go down fast and that took away a lot of the breeding ground for the mosquitoes.
07/05/11 ALWAYS TRACKING: According to the Craighead County Prosecuting Office, Ronnie Laster's first degree murder trial was continued until August 22.
07/05/11 Chick fil A donated a portion of their proceeds to City Youth Ministries in Jonesboro on Tuesday.
07/05/11 According to the Jonesboro Police Department, the attack happened on Saturday, July 2. That afternoon an officer was called to a home on Olive Street.
07/04/11 Since Wednesday, a team of three have been setting the stage to shoot off a spectacular the Forth of July fireworks show.
07/03/11 A 17-year-old boy from Jonesboro has drowned in the Spring River while spending the holiday weekend with friends.
06/28/11 Severe thunderstorms moving through parts of Arkansas on Tuesday morning have blown an 18-wheeler off a highway and downed trees and power lines, the National Weather Service said.
06/28/11 It was Romona Thieme night at the Manila Community Center on Thursday, June 23. She was honored for 32 years of service with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service.
06/28/11 Manila Lions Club held the annual banquet and installation of officers Monday evening, June 20. Members and guests enjoyed a catered dinner from Big Butts in Leachville.
06/28/11 Adult fall softball meeting on July 5 The Russellville Recreation and Parks Department will host an organizational meeting for the adult fall softball league at 6:30 p.m. July 5 at the Hughes Center. Anyone interested in entering a team should attend this meeting.
06/28/11 It was a good week for Pulaski County School Districts, the Pulaski County Special School District, and some much-needed rain. It was a bad week for filling the vacant federal judgeship in Little Rock, the Fayetteville Shale and Mark Martin. June 22-29 It was a good week for... PULASKI COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS Federal District Judge Brian Miller, who made the unexpected and since-stayed ruling to ...
06/21/11 Nordex USA Inc. and Way Wind LLC are announcing plans for development and later construction of a wind farm in Wayne County, Neb.
06/20/11 (West Memphis, AR 6/20/2011) Interstate 55 near West Memphis, AR, is back open after a deadly crash Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on I-55 south, near the Riverport Road exit, just before the bridge that crosses into Memphis, killing two people. | 
