The Public Safety Committee discussed two possible lease options for a second police station in Jonesboro during its Tuesday meeting.
A line of severe thunderstorms hit Craighead County and greater Northeast Arkansas Sunday night, causing damage across the region.
The Jonesboro city council voted 8-4 Tuesday night to approve a resolution that would resolve litigation involving a lien on the property where the former Citizens Bank building once stood.
“It is a Children’s Day Festival, there will be something that pretty much everybody can enjoy either there at the event or Craighead Forest [Park] itself.”
Crews with the Craighead Electric Cooperative were continuing to work to restore power to service members across its service area Tuesday morning.
Craighead County will go under a freeze warning this evening due to incoming subfreezing temperatures.
Crews with multiple power companies are continuing to work to restore power in the aftermath of Sunday evening’s storms.
It was a packed crowd Saturday morning at Valley View Church of Christ as the National Weather Service Memphis provided a free storm spotter safety session.
Jonesboro and parts of Northeast Arkansas are under an enhanced risk for severe weather Sunday.
The University of Arkansas Centers on Aging Northeast will host a safety event for seniors next week.