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Christmas at the Park light attraction returns for 2025 at Joe Mack Campbell Park Jonesboro, Arkansas
News
1 year ago
Christmas at the Park light display returns

The drive-through and walk-through light experience that has brought joy to thousands of families — will shine bright again in 2025 through a new partnership between Ground Crew and the City of Jonesboro. 

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
OPINION: Diet, Activity, Sleep, and Mental Wellness – Let’s start with diet

This is the first of a four-part series written by Dr. Shane Speights, Dean of the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.

Arts & Entertainment
1 year ago
Red Wolf Renaissance Fair kicks off in Jonesboro

The Red Wolf Renaissance Fair is bringing medieval merriment to Craighead Forest Park for a good cause this weekend.

Food
1 year ago
Jonesboro restaurants, food bank brace for impact of SNAP benefits pause

Restaurants and organizations in Jonesboro are working on making sure families are fed as a pause in federal food aid has been approaching.

Community
1 year ago
Annual Veterans Day Parade held in downtown Jonesboro

Schools, clubs, churches and community members took to the streets of downtown Jonesboro to honor veterans of all branches in the Craighead County Veterans Monument Foundation’s annual Veterans Day Parade.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Affidavit: Jonesboro company owners used $250K in client funds to support ‘expensive lifestyle’

Two Jonesboro roofing company owners are each being held on $250,000 cash-only bonds after police said they scammed clients out of thousands of dollars.

Business
1 year ago
JBA Youth Entrepreneurship Pitch Contest empowers students

The Jonesboro Business Association hosted its annual Youth Entrepreneurship Pitch Contest Friday at the PAC Auditorium, celebrating the creativity, collaboration and leadership of Jonesboro’s 9th grade students.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Community Health Education Foundation gives AEDs to NEA organizations, announces new programs

The Community Health Education Foundation’s AED Awareness and Placement Program gave out several new AEDs to Northeast Arkansas organizations and announced new programs on Thursday.

Community
1 year ago
Downtown Jonesboro roads to be closed for Veterans Day parade

Roads in downtown Jonesboro will be closed Saturday for the Craighead County Veteran’s Monument Foundation’s Veterans Day parade.

Sports
1 year ago
A-State men & women record top 5 finishes at SBC Cross Country Championships

Arkansas State cross country produced an individual champion at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships for the second consecutive season, and both teams finished inside the top five on Friday morning at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, AL.