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News
1 year ago
Hope Found NEA hosting 5th annual Date Night with a Purpose in Jonesboro

Those wanting to support the fight to end human trafficking can do so with a meal at Hope Found of Northeast Arkansas’s 5th annual Date Night with a Purpose.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Traffic stop in Jonesboro results in fentanyl discovery

A Jonesboro woman found with several drugs, including fentanyl, during a traffic stop on Tuesday was given a $125,000 cash-only bond.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Jonesboro woman found with fentanyl, other drugs in her home

A Jonesboro woman was given a $250,000 cash-only bond after officers found 345 fentanyl pills, 34 grams of fentanyl, and other drugs in her home, which is near a church and YMCA.

Arts & Entertainment
1 year ago
Valley View students raising money with prom fashion show

Members of the Valley High School We the People Club will be showing off this year’s prom fashions and their musical talents in the Jonesboro Prom Fashion Show to raise money for a trip to a national competition. 

Government & Politics
1 year ago
Craighead County Veterans Service Office temporarily closing

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. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police Investigate South Jonesboro Shooting

Shooting victim found at the corner of Harrisburg Road and Links Drive

Arts & Entertainment
1 year ago
A-State professor takes part in England sabbatical centered on costume technology

Professor of Theatre and costume shop manager Claire Abernathy is bringing what she learned during her fall sabbatical spent in London back to the classroom at Arkansas State University. 

Business
1 year ago
Verb Bookstore and Café reopens at new location in downtown Jonesboro

The Verb Bookstore and Café held its Grand Reopening Tuesday morning at its new location downtown Jonesboro.

Education
1 year ago
NYIT students from Jonesboro match to military residencies

Fourteen future physicians from the Class of 2025 at New York Institute of Technology’s medical school have matched into U.S. military residencies, and three of them are from Jonesboro.

Agriculture
1 year ago
In case you missed it: Bills and resolutions filed by NEA lawmakers

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.