City council will consider the budget at its next meeting on Dec. 16.
Hosted by Neighbors in Need NEA and the McCullough-Watkins Youth Foundation (MWYF), the Christmas Community Picnic aims to feed over 3,000 people.
The Public Service Committee is asking the Quorum Court to consider a ballot measure to combine the offices.
According to a resolution, Jonesboro would purchase three lots of land for $750,000.
The budget passed with only one dissenting vote and includes employee raises and possible building expansion.
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver made an announcement Friday that may connect a U.S. Justice Department investigation involving the city’s parks and recreation director to the finances of a youth sports program.
Free and open to the public, the nonprofit hopes to give out 600 meals this year.
The building is up and the gas pump canopy is in place.
The search for a general manager of the upcoming Ridge Athletics Center is now underway.
Tuesday’s city council meeting included a presentation on a growth study by Emergency Services Consulting International.