A resolution and an ordinance regarding purchasing a building to act as a second police station were forwarded to the full Jonesboro city council Tuesday by a committee.
Construction is set to begin soon on InnovAsian Cuisine’s new frozen food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, as officials broke ground on the building Tuesday.
A detention center officer at the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office has been terminated.
“Here, future veterinarians will discover their calling, faculty will advance knowledge, and graduates will strengthen communities across Arkansas.”
An organization will be celebrating its grand opening in Jonesboro in September.
“We’re about halfway towards our goal of what we’d like,” said Andrew DiPippa, regional operating manager of the McJunkins Restaurant Group. “The hiring has been tremendous so far, and Jonesboro has proven ready for our restaurant to be there.”
A portion of Main Street in downtown Jonesboro is set to close to vehicular traffic for a building’s structural assessment.
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees, in a special-called meeting Friday, approved revised budgets for two upcoming projects on the A-State campus.
Two Jonesboro committees met Thursday evening to discuss the purchasing of a building on Highland Drive to house a second police station.
Jonesboro will be Arkansas’ Capital for a Day, followed by Paragould, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced.