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Affordable home repair loans available in 30 Arkansas counties for the warmer season
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (169+ words) Affordable home repair loans available in 30 Arkansas counties for the warmer season'Jonesboro Sun Communities Unlimited is encouraging homeowners across Arkansas to complete home repairs before extreme heat arrives for the spring and summer seasons. The Lending Team at Communities Unlimited…...
Entergy Arkansas files annual strategic investment update to strengthen reliability, affordability, and job creation
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (126+ words) Entergy Arkansas files annual strategic investment update to strengthen reliability, affordability, and job creation'Jonesboro Sun Entergy Arkansas has filed its annual strategic investment update with the Arkansas Public Service Commission under the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act rider, outlining continued investments…...
Sen. Boozman accepts the 2026 Prostate Cancer Champion Award
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (145+ words) Sen. Boozman accepts the 2026 Prostate Cancer Champion Award'Jonesboro Sun ZERO Prostate Cancer presented U.S. Senator John Boozman with its 2026 Prostate Cancer Champion Award for his leadership advancing policies that prioritize enhanced care and research. Pictured are Arkansas advocates Rebecca Myers of…...
Arkansas poultry industry takes estimated $200 million hit after winter storms
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (208+ words) Arkansas poultry industry takes estimated $200 million hit after winter storms'Jonesboro Sun Storm damage in Yell County after significant snowfall, Jan. 24-25, 2026. LITTLE ROCK " The winter storm that hit Arkansas in late January caused an estimated $200 million in damage to the state's…...
A-State students go to the Capitol
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (190+ words) A-State students go to the Capitol'Jonesboro Sun Arkansas State University students presented their research Wednesday in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda in Little Rock for this year's "Arkansas STEM Posters at the Capitol." The event featured over a hundred students…...
Amid high obesity rates, Arkansas extension experts highlight critical nutrition education
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (115+ words) Amid high obesity rates, Arkansas extension experts highlight critical nutrition education'Jonesboro Sun LITTLE ROCK " Throughout Arkansas, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, nutrition professionals with the Cooperative Extension Service provide trusted, evidence-based education to help…...
Lyon College to host annual meeting of Arkansas Political Science Association
1+ week, 1+ day ago (217+ words) Lyon College to host annual meeting of Arkansas Political Science Association'Jonesboro Sun BATESVILLE " Lyon College will host the 53rd annual meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association on March 6-7, bringing together faculty, students and scholars from colleges and universities across the…...
$10,000 reward offered for details on Little Rock shooting suspects
1+ week, 2+ day ago (168+ words) $10,000 reward offered for details on Little Rock shooting suspects'Jonesboro Sun A map of the area where the shooting death of Kynntraun Dotson and one other male happened on Nov. 28, 2025, in the 20500 block of Frazier Pike in Little Rock. The FBI…...
Arkansas Tech University receives $2 million to increase access to STEM degrees
1+ week, 2+ day ago (98+ words) Arkansas Tech University receives $2 million to increase access to STEM degrees'Jonesboro Sun RUSSELLVILLE " Arkansas Tech University has earned a $2 million grant to make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees more accessible to low-income students.The National Science Foundation grant will…...
Ferguson Student Union grand opening on March 18 at Arkansas Tech
1+ week, 2+ day ago (216+ words) Ferguson Student Union grand opening on March 18 at Arkansas Tech'Jonesboro Sun Ferguson Student Union Building RUSSELLVILLE " Arkansas Tech will celebrate the grand opening of the Ferguson Student Union at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, on the front steps of the building, which is…...