The Jonesboro Fire Department is taking advantage of new technology that notifies drivers when an emergency vehicle is approaching while enroute to an incident.
Jonesboro’s Parks and Recreation Department is making some changes to its new traffic flow patterns during Saturday youth sports games Joe Mack Campbell Park after visitor feedback.
Drivers in Jonesboro should expect delays as a traffic accident has caused a blockage at a major intersection.
Weather permitting, the closures will allow crews to construct a box culvert.
“We’re just really happy to have them,” Stephen Oakes, GOJO transit options supervisor, said. “We’re very happy that we can expand our service a little bit, serve more of Jonesboro (as) safely as possible.”
Multiple road closures will be in effect in downtown Jonesboro beginning Thursday night for the upcoming Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest.
A power outage caused traffic signals at two Highland Drive intersections to go out Tuesday afternoon.
Prices at the pump are steadily climbing across much of Arkansas including Craighead County, mirroring a nationwide jump driven by high crude oil costs and international volatility.
One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle collision in Craighead County last Friday.
Jonesboro’s Public Safety Council Committee forwarded a resolution Tuesday that aims to install new pedestrian safety infrastructure in downtown Jonesboro.