Two Jonesboro roofing company owners are each being held on $250,000 cash-only bonds after police said they scammed clients out of thousands of dollars.
The Jonesboro Business Association hosted its annual Youth Entrepreneurship Pitch Contest Friday at the PAC Auditorium, celebrating the creativity, collaboration and leadership of Jonesboro’s 9th grade students.
Roads in downtown Jonesboro will be closed Saturday for the Craighead County Veteran’s Monument Foundation’s Veterans Day parade.
Arkansas State cross country produced an individual champion at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships for the second consecutive season, and both teams finished inside the top five on Friday morning at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, AL.
With many kids set to trick-or-treat tonight, the City of Jonesboro provided some safety tips for both parents/guardians and children.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that she is directing $500,000 to six food bank networks across Arkansas and will be considering additional allocations on a weekly basis should the government shutdown continue.
Two company owners were arrested Thursday morning on multiple felony charges, the Jonesboro Police Department announced.
Late A-State alumna Kay Luter left a $500,000 gift to A-State’s upcoming College of Veterinary Medicine that will benefit scholarships, faculty development and program needs.
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation to provide and distribute fresh produce to neighbors facing food insecurity and hunger in Craighead County.
Arkansas State University will celebrate the rich history of agriculture in the state at the annual Bill and Alice Nix Farm Day, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Judd Hill Farmers’ Market.
