Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation (CECC) personnel have been working overnight and throughout the day to restore power following a devastating tornado that swept through the region.
Arvest Bank announced on Thursday the start of its 15th annual Million Meals campaign, a two-month initiative to raise awareness and money to help fight hunger in its four-state footprint of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
Residents of Lake City and Monette are beginning to pick up the pieces after a large tornado tore through both cities Wednesday night.
As of this morning, emergency teams have begun on-the-ground evaluations, working through blocked roads, downed power lines, and low visibility to compile data on the destruction.
Multiple power companies across Northeast Arkansas are reporting outages after Wednesday’s storms, affecting thousands of people.
Westside Consolidated School District will be closed Thursday, April 3, to assess damage from Wednesday’s storms.
The NWS said the tornado threat had diminished, so the warning was cancelled. The area remains under a tornado watch until midnight.
A Jonesboro man is being held on a $150,000 cash/surety bond after police said he was found in possession of marijuana and a loaded firearm.
Police arrested a Jonesboro man after they said he repeatedly hit a child, causing injuries.
As forecasters continue to warn Mid-South residents of potential severe weather, city and county workers are preparing.