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Jonesboro florist closing after 74 years
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Cooksey’s Flower Shop, a Jonesboro florist that has made corsages and holiday arrangements for 74 years, is closing. The family that runs the shop said the decision comes as Henry Cooksey’s wife faces a cancer diagnosis. “Thank you for your support — you’ve been...
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New AEDD workforce training center opens in Cabot to serve adults with disabilities
CABOT, Ark. (KATV) — A new workforce training center opened in Cabot this morning, helping Arkansans with developmental disabilities build job skills and gain more independence. Arkansas Enterprises for the Developmentally Disabled (AEDD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new workforce development training center on Highway 367 south. The...
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A New Pathway Gives Arkansas Students More Flexibility When Studying Precision Agriculture
ASU Beebe and A-State in Jonesboro have partnered to establish a 2+2 agreement for students majoring in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and precision agriculture. The program would allow students to earn an Associate of Science in Agriculture with a new concentration in Precision Agriculture at ASU-Beebe then transfer to complete a four-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture – GIS and precision agriculture at A-State in Jonesboro. Dr. Blake Perkins is the Vice Chancellor for Academics at ASU Beebe. Keith Perkins is an instructor of precision agriculture at ASU Beebe. They say ASU-Beebe’s precision agriculture curriculum is built to give students as much flexibility as possible. Students can pursue a certificate of proficiency that can be embedded in a one-year technical certificate or the full two-year Associate of Science in Agriculture.
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Groundwater withdrawals remain unsustainable, farmers digging deeper
MORRILTON, Ark. — The conclusion of Tuesday’s Groundwater Summit in Morrilton was that farmers are digging deeper for water. The state’s annual groundwater report in July had noted declining water levels in some areas of the state’s two largest aquifers, the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial and the Sparta Alluvial.