News

After 48 years of service to Williams Baptist College, 17 of those years as President, Dr. Jerol Swaim is retiring.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves features Swaim in this report.

The Second Annual Paint the Town Green week takes place starting Saturday, April 14th.  The highlight of the event will be on April 18th when Robert F. Kennedy Junior speaks in Jonesboro.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves tells more.

As part of April's Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Northeast Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center will have an open house at the Jonesboro location. KASU's Johnathan Reaves tells what the center does in this report.

KASU-FM, the non-profit radio service of Arkansas State University, will present “Highway 49 Revisited,” a five-part radio series examining business growth along Highway 49 from the Hilltop area of Jonesboro through Brookland to Paragould. These half-hour programs will be broadcast on 91.9 FM and streamed live at www.kasu.org<http://www.kasu.org> Monday through Friday, April 9 through April 13, at 8:20 a.m. each day.

A bone marrow donor drive takes place on Tuesday, April 10th at Arkansas State University.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves tells more in this report.

The Arkansas State Regional Farmers Market is getting geared up for this year's season.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves talks with Chairman Bob Young and files this report.  

KASU will join hundreds of other participants in Wednesday’s  Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Expo.  We encourage you to visit Arkansas’ largest business expo.  The expo is held in the ASU Convocation Center, and is open by invitation only from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday.  The expo will be open to the public from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday.  Come by the KASU booth, visit members of our staff, and pick up KASU information and promotional items.  Visit the other retail, corporate and non-profit institutional exhibits.  See what Northeast Arkansas has to offer!

Paragould High School is one of several schools in the state that has placed a wellness center in the school.  The wellness center helps students with physical and emotional problems.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves files this report.

The Highway 49 series on KASU comes to a close as Johnathan Reaves takes a look at what the stretch of highway between Jonesboro and Paragould could look like in the future. 

A benefit for Children's Shelter in Walnut Ridge takes place March 31st.  KASU's Johnathan Reaves takes a look at how the organization helps children who come out of difficult circumstances.