
The Jonesboro School Board announced Tuesday that Misty Doyle has been selected as the next Superintendent of Jonesboro Public Schools.

With Spring Break scheduled for March 24-28 for many area schools, JRN compiled a list of free and inexpensive activities and events to keep you and your family entertained during Spring Break.

Jonesboro, among other Arkansas cities, is recognizing March 21 as Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) Day of Giving.

“To be selected as a finalist means the world to me. Seeing the dedication, hard work, and literal years of preparation makes me feel over the moon with excitement as I proceed through the rest of the application process.”

The Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Council for Military Children recently designated Westside Consolidated School District as a Purple Star School District.

A new endowed scholarship honoring the late Patricia Butcher Cooper, a native of Rison, has been established at Arkansas State University to support aspiring elementary educators.

Teams from Valley View Public Schools and Green County Tech Schools are among the 90 teams poised to compete in the 17th annual Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Archery in the Schools State Championship this weekend.

“This is a big moment for us. This new intermediate school and the groundbreaking is very important for our community,” said BPS superintendent Brett Bunch.

March is Women’s History Month and Arkansas State University’s Multicultural Center plans to highlight the contributions women have made on campus, in the community, in history and society.

Be Pro Be Proud, Arkansas’ leading workforce development initiative, celebrated its first successful “Draft Day” event of 2025 at Nettleton High School in Jonesboro.