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During a debate in Eureka Springs last week, two contenders for Arkansas’ highest office traded sharp words about policy, preparation, and each other’s credentials to lead.
The debate, which featured Dr. Michael Pakko (L), Kelly Grappe (D), and state Sen. Kim Hammer (R), was hosted by the Arkansas Press Association.
Newspaper reports internal emails indicate officials concluded Risever Machinery was “in compliance” before Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders publicly criticized the company.
“City and county governments should serve all residents of Jonesboro and Craighead County equally.”
The project is to install Monette’s second traffic light, located at the intersection of Arkansas State Highway 18 and Arkansas State Highway 139.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded a $3,175,000 federal grant to reduce nonpoint source pollution across the state, with several funded projects directly targeting watersheds that affect Northeast Arkansas.
During Tuesday’s Public Service Council Committee meeting, updates were provided regarding GOJO, the city’s public transportation service.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced that applications for the Fiscal Year 2027 Community Assistance Grant Program will open on July 1.
City and police leadership are looking into a third contender for a building that would eventually serve as a second police station for the Jonesboro Police Department.