by Ryan McGeeney | Dec 13, 2019 | News
From soybeans to rice, corn to peanuts, 2019 has been a challenging year for many, if not most, Arkansas growers. Continuous intermittent rains postponed winter fieldwork or outright made it impossible. Widespread delayed planting gave way to temperamental...
by Seark Today | Dec 13, 2019 | News, News Archive
A federal tax credit that has been on Entergy residential customer bills for 21 months will end at the end of 2019. The result of the credit ending will be an increase of about $15 on a typical residential bill. However, rates will remain unchanged in early...
by Seark Today | Dec 13, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
As part of the recent National Rural Health Day, Ashley County Medical Center announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Patient...
by Seark Today | Dec 11, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
Mainline Health Systems, Inc. will soon be serving Bradley County when Dr. Kerry Pennington and Dr. Joe Wharton’s clinic in Warren becomes part of Mainline Health Systems. It will be Mainline’s eighth community-based medical clinic in Southeast...
by Seark Today | Dec 11, 2019 | News
Railroad repairs and crossing replacement for the Arkansas Highway 35 railroad spur near the Monticello Industrial Park and Hood Packaging Corporation have begun. The crossing will be closed on Tuesday December 10 through Friday December 13. Closure signs are in...
by William Busby | Dec 10, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
As 2019 draws to a close, you may be anticipating – or have already received – a year-end bonus from your employer. Or you might be receiving a substantial cash gift for the holidays. (If you’re really lucky, you might get both.) You can doubtlessly think of...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Dec 9, 2019 | News, News Archive
A group of Star City community leaders has donated $75,000 to create the Star Daze Festival Scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The Star Daze Festival committee endowed the scholarship to serve UAM students from the southeast Arkansas region....
by Seark Today | Dec 6, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News, News Archive
A man suspected in the November 25 shooting death of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff basketball player and ROTC cadet was arrested Friday afternoon, according to State Police. U.S. Marshals arrested 41-year-old Octavius Easterling in North Little Rock. He...
by Seark Today | Dec 2, 2019 | News, News Archive
Moro State Park in Bradley County has been named the Region 4 Park of the Year Award. It is among five Arkansas State Parks recognized for going “above and beyond” and performing in a superior manner. The Mississippi River State Park took home the top...
by Seark Today | Dec 2, 2019 | News
Construction is underway on a 100-megawatt solar project near Lake Village. The Chicot Solar Energy Center will cover more than 800 acres, near Lake Village and feature several hundred thousand photovoltaic solar panels that convert the sun’s energy into...
by Seark Today | Dec 2, 2019 | News, News Archive, Sports
The University of Arkansas at Monticello and head football coach Hud Jackson have inked a multi-year contract. Jackson, coming off a 5-6 record in his ninth season at UAM, will coach the Weevils for at least two more seasons, according to a news release...
by Special to Seark Today | Nov 29, 2019 | News, News Archive
Dr. Benjamin Babst, a forestry professor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been awarded the 2019 Ouachita Society of American Forester’s award for forestry science research. The award recognizes distinguished research in forestry and disciplines...
by Seark Today | Nov 27, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News, News Archive
A student at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was fatally shot and her brother was injured Monday evening while playing basketball at a park in Lake Village. Sierra’li Wade, a freshman at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, ROTC cadet, and...
by Seark Today | Nov 25, 2019 | News, News Archive
An event center at Monticello is “not on the table”, according to a news release from Monticello Mayor Paige Chase. The full text of Chase’s news release follows: I would like to address a couple of reports given in our Tuesday,...
by Seark Today | Nov 25, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
The National Committee for Quality Assurance announced recently that Mainline Health Systems’ six primary sites have received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly...
by William Busby | Nov 25, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
If you’re fairly new to investing, you might be wondering what sort of rules you should follow or moves you should make. And while everyone’s situation is different, there are indeed guidelines that make sense for all investors. Here are some to consider: •...
by Seark Today | Nov 22, 2019 | News, News Archive
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory Friday for a section of the Mississippi River near Greenville. The advisory includes the section of the river beginning near coordinates N33.354134 W91.129622 and ends one mile...
by Seark Today | Nov 19, 2019 | News, News Archive
The C&L Electric Cooperative has reached an agreement with Today’s Power, Inc. to build a 1-megawatt solar array near the co-op headquarters in Star City, according to a news release announcing the agreement. The project is one of the country’s...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Nov 18, 2019 | Events, News, News Archive
The Think Wood Mobile Tour will stop at University of Arkansas at Monticello on Monday, November 25. The stop coincides with the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources Open House. The exhibit, reception, and open house will be held from 10 a.m....
by Seark Today | Nov 13, 2019 | News, News Archive, Politics
Candidates vying for positions representing districts in Southeast Arkansas were among those who filed for office during Arkansas’ filing period which ended on November 12. Candidates for state House seats in districts 8, 9, 10, and 11 and state Senate seats in...
by Special to Seark Today | Nov 13, 2019 | News, News Archive
Superior Group of Companies announced this week it will invest $10 million in significant expansion and upgrades to its distribution center in Eudora and add 125 additional jobs over the next five years, according to a company news release. The investments will expand...
by Seark Today | Nov 9, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News, News Archive
Dustyn Codie Martin, a former Hamburg lawyer, recently was sentenced to five years in prison, plus a lengthy suspended sentence (SIS) for theft from a Drew County client, theft from Drew County relatives for loans obtained by fraud, theft of services from three...
by Ryan McGeeney | Nov 9, 2019 | News, News Archive
Green infrastructure — an approach to community development and water management that protects, restores, or mimics the natural water cycle — is coming to southeast Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (formerly Arkansas Natural...
by Seark Today | Nov 6, 2019 | News, News Archive
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Wednesday announced the appointment of Sandra C. Bradshaw of Crossett as circuit court judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit, Division Two. The circuit includes Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, and Drew counties, according to a news release from the...
by William Busby | Nov 5, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
If your employer offers a 401(k) or similar plan, you’ve got a powerful retirement-savings tool at your disposal. And yet, how well you do with your 401(k) depends greatly on your choices and actions. What steps can you take to maximize the benefits of your...
by Seark Today | Nov 4, 2019 | News, News Archive
A Crossett woman died and her passenger was injured in a single vehicle accident Sunday on U.S. 425 South in Ashley County, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary accident report. Angela Marie Craig, 39, the driver of a Jeep Patriot, died in the...
by Seark Today | Nov 1, 2019 | News, News Archive
An Arkansas State Trooper who fatally shot a Warren man in Bradley County on October 17 was justified in his use of deadly force, according to 10th Judicial District Prosecutor Thomas Deen. Arkansas State Trooper Garrett Brock on October 17 fatally shot...
by Special to Seark Today | Oct 29, 2019 | News, News Archive
Cody Martin is the recipient of the 2019 Robert H. Burch, Jr. Waterfowl Research Endowment. The endowment was created in memory of Dr. Robert (Bobby) H. Burch, Jr. and to perpetuate his memory by supporting two of his passions, waterfowl and education. The...
by William Busby | Oct 29, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
Today, more and more people want their investment dollars to do some good in the world. Should you, too, consider sustainable investing? And if you do, must you accept weaker returns from your investments? To answer these questions, you may want to have some...
by Seark Today | Oct 28, 2019 | News, News Archive
The Delta Regional Authority recently announced a $1.5 million investment into 11 organizations, including a $150,000 grant to the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology at Crossett. “DRA is committed to investing in workforce training and...
by Seark Today | Oct 24, 2019 | News, News Archive
Winchester Mayor Demetrous Trotter was charged this week with two counts of violating the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. According to a criminal information filed by 10th Judicial District Prosecutor Thomas Deen, Trotter on August 13 conducted an...
by William Busby | Oct 22, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
As you’re well aware, we’ve seen some sudden and sizable drops in the financial markets in 2019. While market volatility is nothing new, the recent plunges happened during a period of general political and economic unease. Still, it can be harmful to overreact...
by Seark Today | Oct 22, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
Mainline Health System has met criteria for for laboratory accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Accreditation is given to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in...
