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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man given $150k bond for alleged aggravated residential burglary in Jonesboro

A Smithville man was given a $150,000 bond after being accused of aggravated residential burglary in Jonesboro. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Jonesboro man accused of possessing explicit material involving children given $150k bond

A Jonesboro man previously charged with rape has been accused of possessing material depicting sexual conduct involving children.

Arts & Entertainment
1 year ago
A-State Heritage Site Lakeport Plantation Museum to host reading retreat in April

This spring the Lakeport Plantation Museum, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, will host a reading retreat focusing on the Mississippi River on Saturday, April 5.  

Community
1 year ago
Jonesboro’s March Neighborhood Cleanup scheduled

The City of Jonesboro’s Neighborhood Cleanup for March is coming up. 

Education
1 year ago
All Saints Classical Lutheran School now accepting applications for 2025-2026

Parents seeking a Christ-centered, academically rigorous education for their children now have the opportunity to apply for enrollment at All Saints Classical Lutheran School for the 2025-2026 school year.

News
1 year ago
Sanitation and JET still on adjusted schedules, routes

Sanitation and Jonesboro Economical Transportation (JET) busses routes remain on altered schedules or routes due to lingering icy conditions.

Government & Politics
1 year ago
Jetton General Contracting president named to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

The president of Jetton General Contracting, Andrew Berner of Jonesboro, was appointed to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

Sports
1 year ago
A-State drops road contest at Old Dominion, 95-88

Arkansas State women’s basketball fought for four quarters against Old Dominion but ultimately fell short in a 95-88 defeat on Thursday afternoon at Chartway Arena.

Community
1 year ago
Guest pastor to speak at FUMC Jonesboro Feb. 23

The Rev. Britt Skarda of Little Rock will be the guest preacher this weekend for both services of the First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro, 801 S. Main St.

Education
1 year ago
NYITCOM at A-State student receives inaugural Ritter Family Foundation scholarship

Kirsten Grubb, a third-year medical student at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), has been awarded the inaugural Ritter Family Foundation scholarship, the medical school and the foundation announced Thursday.