The former president of the Arkansas State University System Foundation, Philip Jackson, died Wednesday after an extended battle with ALS.
The Monette Christmas Parade has been rescheduled due to weather.
Highway 351, or Airport Road, in Jonesboro is scheduled for nightly closures starting Dec. 16.
Seven members of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) Class of 2025 matched into U.S. military residencies this week and will perform their Graduate Medical Education (GME) in conjunction with service to their country.
Four Northeast Arkansas organizations supporting the arts, children and families in Arkansas received donations from the Arvest Foundation which totaled $12,000.
The governor says almost 23% of SNAP purchases are junk food, paid for with taxpayers money.
The Finance and Administration Council Committee discussed reapplying for RAISE Grant funding on Tuesday, which would see Jonesboro, Paragould and Brookland partner to expand “regional connectivity” between the cities.
Jonesboro Unlimited has been awarded $2 million through the Arkansas Site Development Program.
Local pharmacies in Jonesboro are fighting to maintain their profit margins, and if there’s not some legislative light at the end of the tunnel soon, they could be forced to call it quits.
Crews responded to multiple structure fires across Jonesboro.