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Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Great Clips to offer free haircuts to veterans in Jonesboro

As part of its annual Thank a Veteran event, Great Clips will offer free haircuts to veterans and active military service members on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Business
2 years ago
JBA gives MacArthur Junior High students a chance to show off leadership skills

Nine weeks of work came to fruition as several Douglas MacArthur Junior High ninth graders showed off their business leadership skills in the Jonesboro Business Association’s first Youth Entrepreneurship Program Business Pitch Contest on Thursday.

Arts & Entertainment
2 years ago
MSU student from Jonesboro part of industry-sponsored interdisciplinary student design competition

Abby Williams, an architecture major from Jonesboro, Arkansas, is among 94 students in Mississippi State University’s College of Architecture, Art and Design who launched the fall semester with an interdisciplinary student design competition.

Community
2 years ago
Annual Veterans Day parade in Jonesboro canceled due to weather

Due to forecasts of thunderstorms and heavy rain, the annual Veterans Parade scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.

google street view of the sign in front of the Jonesboro Public Library
Arts & Entertainment
2 years ago
Craighead County/Jonesboro Public Library director issues statement regarding millage results

The director of the Craighead County/Jonesboro Public Library, Vanessa Adams, issued a statement Thursday morning regarding the results of the library millage.

Government & Politics
2 years ago
How can I vote in the Jonesboro mayoral runoff?

Early voting for the Jonesboro mayoral race begins Nov. 26. Voters can also vote in various locations on Dec. 3 across Jonesboro.

Education
2 years ago
A-State CoECS inducts 11 new members into Alumni Academy

Arkansas State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (CoECS) welcomed graduates and friends for an annual gathering of the Alumni Academy that took place on campus on Nov. 1- 2. 

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Jonesboro woman accused of severely injuring six-month-old baby

The child had bleeding and bruising on his brain and multiple fractures. His father said he was worried the child would “wind up dead.”

Arts & Entertainment
2 years ago
DJA’s first-ever Culinary Crawl coming to downtown Jonesboro

Foodies will get a chance to sample the downtown Jonesboro restaurants in the Downtown Jonesboro Alliance’s first ever Culinary Crawl.

Craighead County Circuit Courthouse (Arkansas Tourism)
News
2 years ago
Craighead County offices to be closed on Veterans Day

Governmental offices in the Jonesboro and Lake City courthouses will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.