During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Harold Copenhaver honored Jonesboro E-911 dispatchers with a proclamation.
Officials broke ground on the upcoming sports complex in Jonesboro and unveiled its official name in front of a crowd of about 200 people Friday morning.
The Jonesboro Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Jonesboro made multiple arrests last week in connection with a string of multi-state ATM robberies.
Residents of Lake City and Monette are beginning to pick up the pieces after a large tornado tore through both cities Wednesday night.
The NWS said the tornado threat had diminished, so the warning was cancelled. The area remains under a tornado watch until midnight.
In response to incoming severe weather, Craighead County and the City of Jonesboro are providing free sandbags for the public.
Around 40 people marched down Washington Avenue Saturday morning during the Craighead County NAACP’s March on Washington, which aimed to bring attention to voter suppression and education.
During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver issued a proclamation honoring the city’s public transit employees.
Shortly after an EF-2 tornado ripped through Paragould, members of Jonesboro agencies such as the fire, police and sanitation departments jumped in to help and are continuing to assist in relief efforts.
Demolition of the former Citizens Bank building continues as a high-reach excavator began taking down parts of the structure Monday afternoon.
