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A military Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission will be coming to Jasper and Kingston this summer, it was announced last week. Jasper Mayor Michael Thomas said during Monday's Local …
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By JEFF DEZORT
Newton County Times
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3/18/24
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"Quilting is...A Total Eclipse of the Heart," has been the theme of this year's Northwest Arkansas Quilt Workshop which will wrap-up on Thursday, April 4. The workshops began last March 7 at the …
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Staff Report
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3/18/24
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The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus soliciting proposals to provide canoe rentals and transportation (shuttle) services to visitors at Buffalo National River. The NPS intends to …
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3/18/24
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The annual Newton County Clean Up will be held during the month of April. This year, abandoned automobiles will be picked up free of charge. This project of the Newton County Beautification …
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3/18/24
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Arkansas State Police (ASP), with help from the Jacksonville Police Department (JPD), arrested Alexandra Faye Coulter, 31, of Jacksonville, on Monday, March 10, on felony charges of Theft of …
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3/16/24
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JONESBORO — Arkansas may never be the No. 1 peanut-producing state in the nation, with our limited purchase on the Delta and Georgia being the legume juggernaut that it is — but the …
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By RYAN MCGEENEY
U of A System Division of Agriculture
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3/16/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — The courtroom isn’t the only place law graduates can practice. The National Agricultural Law Center and American Agricultural Law Association are hosting a webinar …
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By TRU JOI CURTIS
National Agricultural Law Center
U of A System Division of Agriculture
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3/16/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — Sinking Mississippi River levels in recent years have caused grain shipping disruptions, prompting farmers to pursue on-farm grain bins to preserve quality and market potential. …
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By JOHN LOVETT
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
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3/16/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — Griffiths Atungulu, director of the Arkansas Rice Processing Program, was recently honored for his contributions to science with the 2024 Andersons Cereal and Oilseeds Award of …
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By JOHN LOVETT
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
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3/16/24
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LITTLE ROCK — More farmers seem to be adopting cover crops and no-till, according to data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. “Cover crops expense is up across the United States, which …
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By MARY HIGHTOWER
U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
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3/16/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — Even with all of our sanitization technology, we shouldn’t underestimate foodborne pathogens, says food microbiologist Yuan Fang. Fang joined the University of Arkansas …
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By JOHN LOVETT
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
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3/16/24
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PINE BLUFF — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the USDA Forest Service is investing nearly $145 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest …
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3/16/24
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded approximately $40.5 million for 60 grant projects through the Organic Market Development Grant program. …
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3/16/24
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing …
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3/16/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Legislators held budget hearings to scrutinize every spending category in state government, in preparation for the fiscal session that begins April 10. Leading off the agenda was …
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From the Arkansas Senate
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3/14/24
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Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander released a statement on Wednesday addressing concerns about hybrid-wolves in the community. Rumors have been circulating that as many as forty wolf-hybrids had …
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Staff Report
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3/14/24
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An iconic home located in the heart of Harrison has been dismantled this week. The house at 1402 Speer Drive was built in 1874. It has been standing tall in a clearing surrounded by virgin timber for …
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LORETTA KNIEFF lorettak@harrisondaily.com
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3/14/24
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LITTLE ROCK — Mountain Home resident B. Patel recently claimed the $260,000 Natural State Jackpot. She claimed her prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center on March 11 The winning …
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Staff Report
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3/14/24
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The 41st Annual Arkansas Fiddlers Convention will be held March 21-24, at the North Arkansas College South Campus, 1515 Pioneer Drive in Harrison. The event will include jam sessions, performances, …
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Staff Report
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3/14/24
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There has been an increase of traffic crossing the intersection of Spring and Central since the closing of the Main Street bridge in Harrison. Drivers are advised to use caution and drive safely. …
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Staff Report
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3/14/24
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