Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order authorizing more disaster relief funding in response to April’s severe storms and flooding.
A tornado siren is temporarily down for repairs.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order on Wednesday allocating more funding for communities affected by the severe storms and flooding in April.
Just as students prepare to arrive at Arkansas State University for the start of the fall semester, the Office of Emergency Management is announcing its redesignation as a StormReady campus community.
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Jonesboro and much of Northeast Arkansas on Friday, with heat indices forecasted to be in excess of 105 degrees.
The Jonesboro Airport Commission broke ground Tuesday on a new terminal to replace the facility lost in the 2020 tornado.
The deadline to file a state tax return has been further extended, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced Tuesday.
Jonesboro continues to deal with excessive heat, with an extreme heat warning in effect for most of this week.
Homeowners and business owners who had damage from the destructive storms, tornadoes and flooding in Arkansas in April have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, to apply for federal disaster assistance.
Jonesboro and northeast Arkansas are under an extreme heat warning this week.