Roads in downtown Jonesboro will be closed Saturday for the Craighead County Veteran’s Monument Foundation’s Veterans Day parade.
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.
With many kids set to trick-or-treat tonight, the City of Jonesboro provided some safety tips for both parents/guardians and children.
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.
Two company owners were arrested Thursday morning on multiple felony charges, the Jonesboro Police Department announced.
In celebration of America Recycles Day, the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Keep Jonesboro Beautiful, and Embassy Suites will be hosting their first “Jonesboro Recycles Drop Off and Sip and Share” in November.
Late A-State alumna Kay Luter left a $500,000 gift to A-State’s upcoming College of Veterinary Medicine that will benefit scholarships, faculty development and program needs.
The Holy Women of Consecration will be holding its first “Walk by Faith HWOC Fundraiser Walk-A-Thon” in November, which will raise funds for a food drive to be scheduled in December.
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation to provide and distribute fresh produce to neighbors facing food insecurity and hunger in Craighead County.
Arkansas State University will celebrate the rich history of agriculture in the state at the annual Bill and Alice Nix Farm Day, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Judd Hill Farmers’ Market.