Arts & Culture
5 days 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
5 days 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.

News
5 days 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
6 days 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
6 days 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.

Wellness
6 days 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.

News
6 days 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 & Outdoors
6 days 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.

Lifestyle
6 days ago
City of Jonesboro provides safety tips ahead of trick-or-treating

With many kids set to trick-or-treat tonight, the City of Jonesboro provided some safety tips for both parents/guardians and children.

Food
6 days ago
Sanders allocates $500K in funding for Arkansas food banks

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that she is directing $500,000 to six food bank networks across Arkansas and will be considering additional allocations on a weekly basis should the government shutdown continue.