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Crime & Safety
11 months ago
Organized retail crime blitz in Jonesboro results in 16 arrests, attorney general says

Investigators from the Attorney General’s office led an organized retail crime blitz last week in Jonesboro, with help from JPD officers.

Crime & Safety
11 months ago
Police: Fentanyl found while responding to shoplifting call in Jonesboro

A call about shoplifting in Jonesboro ended with two people behind bars and the discovery of fentanyl, police said.

Arts & Entertainment
11 months ago
A-State Heritage Site receives $1.2M in grant funding to complete project

A grant of $1,272,000 from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) will provide the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum (STFM), an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, with the funding needed to complete an ongoing project.

News
11 months ago
Groundbreaking ceremony held to celebrate industrial water service expansion

Jonesboro Unlimited held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the expansion of industrial water service inside the Craighead Technology Park.

Sports
11 months ago
Home game times, TV designations for 6 A-State football games announced

With the 2025 Arkansas State football season less than 100 days away, television designations were released Thursday for six of the Red Wolves’ 12 regular-season contests while game times were announced for five of the six home games. 

Business
11 months ago
New appointments coming to Neil Griffin College of Business

New leadership is coming to the Neil Griffin College of Business (NGCoB) at Arkansas State University.

Crime & Safety
11 months ago
Jonesboro man given $100K bond on drug charges

A Jonesboro man faces several charges after police said they found drugs on him, and he swallowed a plastic container before being stopped by an officer. 

Education
11 months ago
Retiring staff members, those achieving years of service milestones honored

The five retiring staff members and 89 individuals who have attained service milestones were honored during the 32nd annual Distinguished Performance Awards and Service Recognition Ceremony at Arkansas State University.

Arts & Entertainment
12 months ago
New director added to oversee 2 A-State Heritage Sites

Will Reaves has been added as the new director of two Arkansas State University Heritage Sites.

Crime & Safety
12 months ago
Ex-employee accused of using company credit cards for nearly $1M in personal business expenses

Deputies arrested a Trumann woman after they said she used credit cards from her former employer to pay nearly a million dollars’ worth of utilities and other items for her own business in Jonesboro.