Wellness
1 year ago
St. Bernards performs Arkansas’ first noninvasive treatment for prostate cancer

St. Bernards Medical Center successfully performed Arkansas’ first noninvasive treatment of early-stage prostate cancer.

Sports & Outdoors
1 year ago
Bayer receives bowl invitation

Arkansas State football center Jacob Bayer has received an invitation to play in the NFL Network-televised Reese’s Senior Bowl on Feb. 1, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, AL.

Education
1 year ago
Jeffrey Carroll to present ‘Go Fast and Break Things’ in next lecture-concert series

Philosopher Dr. Jeffrey Carroll, assistant professor in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, will present at the next Lecture-Concert event with his presentation “Go Fast and Break Things.”

Education
1 year ago
University of Alaska Fairbanks student from Jonesboro awarded NextGen scholarship

University of Alaska Fairbanks student Ty Nichols of Jonesboro has been awarded a NextGen scholarship from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Sports & Outdoors
1 year ago
NWCC cheer team with Jonesboro student wins national championships

Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC) cheer and dance teams brought home multiple national championships from the 2025 UCA/UDA College Nationals in Orlando, FL, and a student from Jonesboro was on the cheer team.

Sports & Outdoors
1 year ago
A-State to Stripe the Bank

First National Bank Arena will be striped in red and white for Thursday night’s App State game

Crime
1 year ago
Jonesboro man accused of aggravated robbery given $500,000 bond

A Jonesboro man was given a $500,000 bond after being accused of shooting a man during an attempted robbery.

News
1 year ago
UPDATE | Phone outage could affect 911 calling

UPDATE 1:45 P.M: AT&T told Jonesboro E911 that phone services have been restored.

Sports & Outdoors
1 year ago
A-State Women’s Basketball announces promotions for upcoming home matchups

Arkansas State Athletics has announced promotions for two upcoming women’s basketball home games, which includes a celebration for the 50th anniversary of women’s sports at the school.

Crime
1 year ago
Jonesboro man accused of punching 8-months pregnant woman

The man punched the victim in the stomach with a closed fist and later pulled a knife on her, according to the affidavit.