Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Jerry Halsey to the Arkansas State Highway Commission.
“I just thought it’d be a cool experience, and something that will never happen again in my lifetime,” – Houston Johnson
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee agenda for Tuesday, Jan. 21 includes a resolution to hire Nabholz Construction to manage the removal of the building formerly known as Citizens Bank.
Rick Crawford, Jonesboro, to give panel “fresh start”
The Craighead County Veterans Service Office is temporarily closing and moving to a new location due to renovations on the bottom floor of the Craighead County Courthouse.
The 2025 legislative session began Monday, and Jonesboro Right Now has compiled a list of all bills and resolutions filed and prefiled by lawmakers representing Jonesboro and Craighead County.
Numerous Northeast Arkansas legislators, including those representing Jonesboro and Craighead County, were named to state Senate and House committees yesterday as the 2025 legislative session began:
95th General Assembly will focus on education, maternal health, public safety and prisons and tax policy.
The City of Jonesboro has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to study all 18 at-grade rail crossings located within the city.
Even though JET is closing early, this will not affect those needing transportation to the daytime and overnight warming shelters. The Jonesboro Police Department will be providing rides to the warming shelters.