U.S. Steel has announced its “next-generation” highly sustainable and technologically advanced steel mill will be located in Osceola, close to the company’s Big River Steel plant in Northeast Arkansas. United States Steel Corporation is a leading steel producer serving the automotive,…
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National Guard Called to Covid-19 Duty at 9 Hospitals Across Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAt the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, 40 Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will deploy to nine hospitals in eight Arkansas cities to assist local health care facilities with Covid-19 testing in…
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State Rep. Hodges Kicks Off Congressional Campaign for First District
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffState Representative Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) announced his campaign for the First Congressional District on Wednesday with stops in Blytheville, West Memphis and Jonesboro. According to Hodges’ team, his campaign is focused on voting rights, investing in the Delta and its…
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Jonesboro Adds Round-Trip Charter Flights to Nashville International
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNortheast Arkansas’ Air Choice One is adding six weekly round-trip flights from Jonesboro to Nashville International Airport. The flight options will be added to Jonesboro’s Air Choice One service beginning in March 2022, Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Tuesday. Air Choice…
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Farm Bureau Announces 2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Cobb/Lyerly/Owens Partnership in Lake City has been named Farm Bureau’s “2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year.” The family’s 50-year-old, 4,250-acre farming operation, in Northeastern Arkansas’ Craighead County, is diverse and includes commodities that range from pigs and peanuts…
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Former Craighead County Clerk Sentenced to 10 Years for Theft, Forgery
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft of property and one count of forgery. Circuit Judge Randy Philhours sentenced Holliday to 60 months…
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Jonesboro Mayor, Police Chief Address City’s Recent String of Shootings
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver and Police Chief Rick Elliott addressed the recent influx of gun-related crimes throughout the city during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Copenhaver and Elliot said even though the individual crimes are all related and do not…
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Arkansas Law Firm Accepting Applications for Charity Through Nov. 19
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas law firm Mitchell Williams is currently accepting applications through Nov. 19 for its “Take Time To Give” program, the firm’s primary community service initiative. Established in 1954, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service corporate law…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Unlimited Opportunities for Zips Car Wash
The world of Arkansas business is most famous for bringing Walmart to shoppers around the globe. Now, another success story is making a splash nationwide, as Zips Car Wash is cleaning up against its competition to become the second-largest express-tunnel…
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Final Paving of I-555 in Jonesboro to Begin Tuesday Oct. 19
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Department of Transportation has advised that the final surface paving on I-555 southbound in Jonesboro (NEA) between Southwest Drive and Arkansas 463 (Nettleton Avenue) will begin this Tuesday, Oct. 19. The work will require temporary and random…