Craighead County
State police report several fatal crashes over weekend
Arkansas State Police worked a number of fatal wrecks in the past several days which affected lives close to or in Northeast Arkansas. [read more…]
Regional
Health
Arkansas delegates praise opioid help
Arkansas is in the top twenty percent of states that prescribe the most painkillers per capita. [read more…]
Health
$150K grant to help “Stop the Bleeding”
This grant money will be used in the Northeast Arkansas Trauma Zone to train 600 Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters in life-saving medical techniques. [read more…]
Regional
Phone service in NEA affected by outage Monday
A representative for Ritter Communications confirmed their services experienced an interruption on Monday morning. The rep, speaking to NEA Report, said at about 11 a.m. the problems were believed to have been addressed or at least, were in the process of being fixed. [read more…]
Regional
Rural Fire Program Provides Nearly $100K in Equipment to Firefighters
The Arkansas Forestry Commission Rural Fire Program (RFP) provided $94,566 in equipment to firefighters at the annual Rural Fire Show event on October 27. [read more…]
Craighead County
Among hospitals in region, NEA Baptist ranks first in study
NEA Baptist scored the highest marks in the unbiased study, receiving an “A” for the Fall, 2017 reporting period. It was the only hospital in Northeast Arkansas to receive this grade. [read more…]
Regional
Feedback needed on raising Arkansas speed limits
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) wants your opinion if speed limits should be raised. [read more…]
Health
Sun Editor: Ban rice field burning
I say the farmers need to be forced to stop burning their rice fields and compromising everyone’s health. – Chris Wessel, Jonesboro Sun [read more…]
Regional
NEA Report to begin daily 4 PM newscast
Everyday day at 4 PM, Stan Morris Reporting will run through the top headlines of the day, including breaking news, weather, crime, and all of the stories the other news outlets don’t want to talk about. [read more…]
Greene County
NEA Economic Development Coalition planning for future success
PARAGOULD, Ark. – The Northeast Arkansas Economic Development Coalition, which consists of Craighead, Greene, Clay, Lawrence, Randolph and Poinsett counties, hosted a Civic Forum on Wednesday at the Paragould Community Center.
