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Education
1 year ago
ASPSF awards 58 scholarships to single parents in Northeast Arkansas

Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund announced its summer 2025 scholarship recipients from the counties of Craighead, Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Mississippi, and Randolph.

Business
1 year ago
Local Group Announces 26th Vehicle Giveaway

A Northeast Arkansas resident will win a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe sales tax paid.

Local Experts
1 year ago
ASK THE EXPERT | Pharmacy technicians: The gems of pharmacy hidden in plain sight

If you have ever picked up a prescription or called a pharmacy, chances are you had a pharmacy technician help you.

News
1 year ago
Downtown Jonesboro road to be closed Thursday, Friday

A downtown Jonesboro road will be temporarily closed starting tomorrow.

News
1 year ago
Crash on Main Street results in minor injuries

An injury resulted from a crash Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Main Street and Cherry Avenue. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Affidavit: 1,800+ fentanyl pills tossed during high-speed chase in Jonesboro, $150K bond given to driver

Police said a traffic stop in Jonesboro for an expired vehicle license escalated into a high-speed chase Monday, culminating in the seizure of more than 1,800 fentanyl pills thrown from the vehicle and the arrests of two Marion men.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Blytheville man accused of grabbing officer’s arm while trying to speed off from traffic stop in Jonesboro

A Blytheville man turned himself in after police said he grabbed an officer’s arm, put his car in reverse, and sped off through a home’s front yard to escape a traffic stop in Jonesboro. 

Community
1 year ago
Jonesboro’s August Neighborhood Cleanup scheduled

People needing to clean out their homes can do so in August during the next monthly Neighborhood Cleanup.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Jonesboro man sentenced to 18 years for conspiracy to distribute 50+ grams of methamphetamine

A multi-convicted felon from Jonesboro will spend the next 216 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Business
1 year ago
Damron joins mortgage team at First Community Bank in Jonesboro

First Community Bank welcomed Mike Damron to its growing mortgage lending team, who joined the bank as a secondary mortgage originator and will serve customers out of the Greensborough Village branch in Jonesboro.