Craighead County is joining counties across the state and nation in participating in the National Association of Counties’ Operation Green Light campaign, a visible effort to honor and support veterans.

The Department of Military Science at Arkansas State University will induct three new members into the ROTC Hall of Heroes during its 29th annual ceremony.

Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development is encouraging high school students in the area to register for the upcoming Thrown to the Wolves competition,

The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund announced its 99 Fall 2025 scholarship recipients, with 59 of them being from Craighead County.

KASU 91.9 FM, the public media service of Arkansas State University, is holding Fall Fund Drive 2025 Part Two beginning Monday, Nov. 3, through Friday, Nov. 14, on-air from 6 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.

A-State recorded nine sacks enroute to a 23-10 victory on Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The drive-through and walk-through light experience that has brought joy to thousands of families — will shine bright again in 2025 through a new partnership between Ground Crew and the City of Jonesboro. 

This is the first of a four-part series written by Dr. Shane Speights, Dean of the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.