Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Nov. 5, 2024 – Despite the pouring rain this morning, voter turnout across Craighead County has not been affected.

According to Craighead County Election Coordinator Jennifer Clack on Tuesday morning, rainy Election Days don’t seem to affect voter turnout too much. She added that they were expecting about 12,000 voters today.

Walnut Street Baptist Church poll sheriff Marsha Brewer said it’s been a busy morning as the lines continue to flow and lots of people were still coming out.

This election is Ebony Parks’s third voting in her life. Although the rain slowed her down a little, she said it went well.

“It kind of slows you down, but it doesn’t stop the show,” she laughed.

Mike Petz also noted how well he thought voting was going.

“The weather doesn’t matter to me,” he said. “I enjoyed [voting.] I think it went really good.”

Voters in line inside the Walnut Street Baptist Church polling center.

Voters can expect some sun with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm throughout the day. It is windy this morning with winds at 15 mph and gusts up to 29 mph. The high today will be 74° F and flash flooding is possible.

Although the Craighead County Voting Annex is not open, polls will remain open until 7:30 p.m. at the following locations:

Jonesboro:

  • Allen Park Community Center, 3609 Race St.
  • Earl Bell Community Center, 1212 S. Church St.
  • First National Bank Arena (lower red entrance), 217 Olympic Dr.
  • Forest Home Church, 2403 Ritter Dr.,
  • Parker Park Community Center, 1522 N. Church St.
  • Valley View Church of Christ, 4500 Southwest Dr.
  • Walnut Street Baptist Church, 1910 Scenic Dr.

Bay:

  • Bay United Methodist Church (new location), 300 Central Ave. in Bay

Black Oak: 

  • New Hope Baptist Church, 101 S. Main St.

Bono:

  • Bono Church of Christ (new location), 101 Craftsbury

Brookland:

  • Wood’s Chapel Baptist Church (new location), 175 Hwy. 230 E.

Caraway:

  • Caraway City Hall, 102 E. State St.

Cash:

  • Cash City Hall, 4391 Hwy. 18

Lake City: 

  • Lake City Eastern Annex, 113 Cobean Blvd.

Monette:

  • Monette Legion Hut, 209 E. Drew St.

Craighead County voters can vote at any open polling center on Election Day.

Early voting concluded yesterday, with Craighead County reporting a total of 26,583 early votes cast.