Tuesday’s city council meeting included a presentation on a growth study by Emergency Services Consulting International.
Due to significant growth at the Brookland School District, the district’s school board passed a resolution Monday night calling for an election to raise its millage rate.
The $4,000 grant will help recruit, train, and support volunteer advocates for children in foster care.
The Craighead County Quorum Court discussed its 2026 operating budget Monday night.
Chris Richey hired for economic and community development role in Jonesboro.
Bailey Contractors named construction manager; Bracket-Krennerich named architect for E-911/Real Time Crime Center.
The millage rate for Nettleton Public Schools (NPS) will increase by 4.8 mills.
The Arkansas State University debate team recently participated in the annual Arkansas Student Congress, sweeping the competition by placing first and earning over a dozen individual awards.
Three of the five house districts will have races in the 2026 election cycle; the two state senators are in the middle of four-year terms and not up for election in 2026
New grant programs are available to nonprofits through the Craighead County Community Foundation.