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Education
1 hour ago
Openings Available for Arkansas Early Learning Locations in Jonesboro

AEL provides no-cost Head Start and Early Head Start services to pregnant women and children from birth to age five.

Monette to get new traffic light at HIghways 18/139
Community
24 hours ago
Craighead County Quorum Court Approves Agreement to Partner with Monette for Second Traffic Light Installation

The project is to install Monette’s second traffic light, located at the intersection of Arkansas State Highway 18 and Arkansas State Highway 139.

Community
1 day ago
Record-Breaking Attendance at 5th Annual West End Garden Tour Supports Community Programs

The self-guided tour welcomed garden enthusiasts, families, neighbors, and visitors from across the region who spent the afternoon enjoying some of the city’s most beautiful outdoor spaces.

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Government & Politics
1 day ago
$3.1M State Water Grant Could Benefit West and Northwest Jonesboro

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded a $3,175,000 federal grant to reduce nonpoint source pollution across the state, with several funded projects directly targeting watersheds that affect Northeast Arkansas.

Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Jonesboro Mother Arrested After Abandoned Child Tests Positive for Drugs

A Jonesboro woman faces a felony charge after police said her five-year-old child was abandoned in an apartment, and the child later tested positive for multiple types of drugs.

Highway emergency scene with blue flashing lights, multiple vehicles stopped along the right shoulder and responders near a truck on a congested roadway under overpass signs.
News
2 days ago
Lanes of Interstate in Jonesboro Blocked Due to Accident

The northbound lanes of an interstate in Jonesboro are shut down due to an accident.

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Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Cache of Cocaine and Crack Found After Multi-Month Investigation; Jonesboro Man Arrested

The arrest stems from an investigation that began in April, when the Second Judicial Drug Task Force received information that Robert Sanders was involved in the selling of crack cocaine and meth in Jonesboro.

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News
2 days ago
Jonesboro Man Dies After Vehicle Accelerates into Firestone Building

Police spoke with the man’s wife, who was also in the vehicle. She said they were leaving the parking lot when her husband attempted to brake, but the vehicle accelerated into the building.

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