$3.5 Million in Federal Funding for Jonesboro Advances in U.S. Senate

by Delta Digital News Service | Jul 31, 2024 | General News | 0 comments

Courtesty of the City of Jonesboro/Johnathan Reaves, Delta Digital News ServiceThe U.S. Senate has advanced legislation out of the Senate Appropriations Committee that includes funding for the City of Jonesboro. The $3.5 million will be for public safety...

Paragould School District Approves Vehicle Purchase

by Delta Digital News Service | Mar 15, 2024 | General News | 0 comments

PSD School Board votes to purchase new superintendent vehicle Delta Digital News Service Friday, March 15, 2024 By Shelby Russom | Contributor PARAGOULD, ARK. — The Paragould School District voted to approve the purchase of a new vehicle. A 2019 GMC Sierra will...

Valley View School Board discusses progress on construction projects

by Delta Digital News Service | Feb 7, 2024 | General News | 0 comments

Board addresses 2-year construction project. Delta Digital News Service Thursday, February 8, 2024 By Laila Casiano | Contributor JONESBORO, Ark. — The Valley View Public School Board addressed progress on a 2-year construction project aimed at building new...

Digital Healthcare Platform HUED Lands $1.6M in Funding from Serena Williams and Others

by Good Black News | Aug 10, 2021 | Community, Finance | 0 comments

The digital health start-up HUED, founded in 2018 by Kimberly Wilson with the aim of connecting patients with Black and Latinx healthcare providers, recently raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by women venture capitalists. According to thegrio.com,...

Films with Higher Percentages of Cast Diversity Earn Top Box Office Dollars in 2020 While Films with Lowest Diversity Earn the Least

by Good Black News | Apr 22, 2021 | Community, Finance | 0 comments

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) According to UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report, U.S. audiences spent more money to see films comprised of diverse casts. Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted movie releases in theaters for the majority of 2020,...

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