Local drivers are continuing to feel the pinch at the pump as gas prices in Jonesboro remain near the $4 mark, mirroring a nationwide trend of unseasonably high fuel costs.

Drivers in Jonesboro should expect delays as a traffic accident has caused a blockage at a major intersection.

Arkansas State (2-4-2, 0-2-0 SBC) soccer, despite an aggressive attack to bookend the match, fell short in a 1-0 match to Southern Miss (4-3-2, 1-1-0 SBC) Thursday afternoon at the A-State Soccer Complex.

As a team, A-State delivered 44 kills on a .271 clip and posted 55 digs alongside 13 total blocks.

The STEM designation applies to both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the exercise science program.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services is proactively reviewing past cases handled by a former Craighead County Family Service Worker who was arrested this week on 44 counts of possessing or using child sexual abuse material.

This year’s alligator season is well on its way to perhaps setting another record. Hunters set the mark with 205 alligators in 2025, which broke the record of 202 set in 2023.

The Jonesboro Police Department, alongside other agencies including the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office, arrested nine people as part of a sex offender compliance check operation Tuesday.