The Northeast Arkansas community raised over $500,000 to grant wishes for children with critical illnesses in the 27th annual Have-A-Heart Wish-A-Thon.
A bill to abolish the independent boards overseeing Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas State Library passed a Senate committee Thursday.
Craighead County’s first-ever application for a private club permit died in a Quorum Court committee Monday night.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) filed a bill Monday that would eliminate boards overseeing public broadcasting services and libraries.
Around 200 peaceful protesters lined Highland Drive Saturday afternoon calling for immigration reform and the end of mass deportations.
Craighead County received a new weapons of mass destruction response vehicle, allowing for prompt response to emergencies.
Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-District 20) bill aiming to end government affirmative action passed the Arkansas Senate Wednesday after nearly an hour of debate.
“She was a great lady, we’ll miss her,” Craighead County Judge Marvin Day said.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin detailed a statewide human trafficking operation bust, which resulted in the arrest of two Jonesboro women, in a press conference on Friday.
Mayor Harold Copenhaver proclaimed January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
