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Outdoors
6 months ago
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Provides Tips on How to Avoid an ‘Un-Bear-Able’ Situation This Spring

While sightings of these misguided youths certainly grab the attention of people living in neighborhoods bordering bear country, they often move on as long as people don’t give them a reason to stay.

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Weather Updates
6 months ago
Craighead County Issues Burn Ban Due to Increased Fire Hazard

The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning until further notice.

Color Me DARE Fun Run
Community
6 months ago
Brighter Together: Jonesboro Welcomes Back the Annual Color Me D.A.R.E. Fun Run

The annual Color Me D.A.R.E. Fun Run returns for its 10th year on Saturday, April 25, offering a free morning of music, physical activity, and community connection.

City Stars Controversy in Jonesboro Won’t Go Away — Former Coach Challenges Mayor
News
6 months ago
Cashless Option To Begin To Be Implemented at Jonesboro City Parks

A cashless pay option will soon start to be implemented at various parks operated by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

Outdoors
6 months ago
Earth Day Celebration to be Held April 22 at A-State

Arkansas State University will celebrate Earth Day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22.  

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Community
6 months ago
Keep Jonesboro Beautiful Partners With City for Multiple Clean-up Events Ahead of Earth Day

As Earth Day approaches, the City of Jonesboro and the Keep Jonesboro Beautiful (KJB) Commission are calling on residents to help keep the area clean, green, and beautiful.

image of fireman putting out fire with Burn Ban Lifted in foreground
News
7 months ago
Burn Ban for Craighead County Lifted

Due to recent rainfall, the ban is lifted effective Saturday, April 4, 2026. 

JPS Plants
Community
7 months ago
The Health, Wellness & Environmental Studies Magnet School with Jonesboro Public Schools Announces Student Plant Sale

The Health, Wellness & Environmental Studies Magnet School invites the community to its upcoming Student Plant Sale on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Outdoors
7 months ago
Arkansas Sees 16-Year High in Boating Fatalities, 5-Year High in Accidents

Increases in boating accidents by duck hunters, as well as hazardous conditions last spring on many streams and rivers from flooding, were contributors to the peaks in accidents and fatalities last year.

Bikes Take Off at 2025 Skirmish Delta Gravel Festival in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Outdoors
7 months ago
Gravel cycling race The Skirmish to return to Jonesboro this spring

“We call it a Delta Gravel Festival, because we want people to come and go to the vendors, listen to music, come downtown and eat, and see the cyclists come zipping across that line.”

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