United Way of Northeast Arkansas announced on Thursday that $275,000 of allocated funding was being distributed to 16 nonprofits across the region for 2026.
Members of the Jonesboro community have been working to celebrate Pride Month through weekly litter cleanups.
In preparation for the Independence Day holiday, Jonesboro Sanitation Department workers are running double routes next week.
A heat advisory for Jonesboro and greater Northeast Arkansas continues into this week, with heat indexes forecasted to exceed 105 degrees.
The National Weather Service is predicting high temperatures this weekend, with a heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m. Friday.
The charges against a Paragould man accused of murdering his elderly parents in Craighead County in 2023 were dismissed Thursday, according to court documents.
The Jonesboro city council on Tuesday, by a vote of 9-3, approved a $17.5 million revenue bond ordinance, which provides funding for various capital improvement projects.
The Juneteenth holiday is today, and certain offices and services in Jonesboro may be closed.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it will be ending active search operations for 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger, who went missing last week.
Grant Hardin, a convicted murder and rapist, and who is accused of escaping a Northeast Arkansas prison in May, pleaded not guilty to a felony escape charge on Tuesday.