A Sharp County jury has returned guilty verdicts against former Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose, according to the court clerk assigned to the trial.

A Newport man is being held on a $1 million cash/surety bond after police said he arranged to meet an underage victim to have sex.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced appointments to various governing boards and commissions, with one of the appointees being from Jonesboro.

Arkansas State (1-2-1) soccer earned the win in the final minute of the match with a penalty kick scored off the foot of Lu Flores against Stephen F. Austin (1-2-1) for the 2-1 win Thursday evening at the A-State Soccer Complex.

“It just doesn’t feed the student that is housed in our school; it feeds everybody that is out in the home.”

Hoops & Howls will bring together fans, families, alumni, community partners and supporters for an evening celebrating A-State basketball through food, fun and the first on-court look at the 2026-27 Red Wolves.

Healthcare in Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas is getting a financial boost as the state rolls out nearly $150 million in federal grants aimed at transforming rural healthcare.

Samantha Hammaker, a junior psychology major from Cabot, was one of five students from across the country selected for the fellowship.