×
News
1 year ago
City of Jonesboro encourages nonprofits to apply for Community Development Block Grant

The City of Jonesboro has announced a community development block grant (CDBG) for eligible nonprofits.

Education
1 year ago
New scholarship honors Patricia Butcher Cooper’s legacy in education

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.

Sports
1 year ago
A-State track and field thrower qualifies for NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

An A-State senior thrower earned one of 16 coveted spots in the women’s weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, held March 14-15, in Virginia Beach, VA.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Jonesboro man accused of interfering with custody given $100K bond

In text messages to the child’s mother, the man reportedly said he’d “take the child so far away that it would take years to find them.”

Sports
1 year ago
NEA schools to compete in Hot Springs archery competition

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.

Sports
1 year ago
Time For Red Wolf Sendoffs

Basketball teams headed South to Pensacola

Community
1 year ago
Get ready to ‘spring forward’ as Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday

Get ready to “spring forward” on Sunday as Daylight Saving Time (DST) approaches. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Jonesboro man accused of kicking, breaking neck of man with Parkinson’s disease

Deputies arrested a Jonesboro man after they said he kicked a man with Parkinson’s disease in the neck, leading to him being admitted to the ICU.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Craighead County inmate accused of hurting another inmate in fight

A Craighead County inmate could face an additional charge after deputies said he hurt another inmate during a fight.

Government & Politics
1 year ago
Copenhaver delivers State of the City address

In front of a sold-out crowd Wednesday, Mayor Harold Copenhaver presented a new plan to prepare Jonesboro for population growth in the 2025 State of the City address.