JONESBORO, Ark. – Police responded to a wild scene Wednesday night in Jonesboro. At 10:39 p.m. Wednesday night, officers responded to a “shots heard” call at the intersection of Alfred Watkins and Pineview streets. A man, believing he had been shot, was taken to the hospital but later determined to [read more…]
Press Release, Bill Campbell, City of Jonesboro Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Wixson Huffstetler has been suspended without pay for two weeks because of a racially insensitive “Tweet” sent out on his personal Twitter account, Mayor Harold Perrin announced Wednesday, citing city policy. The suspension is effective immediately. Huffstetler also [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. – What was supposed to be a weekend with friends on the river became a brutal assault involving racial epithets, several assailants and severe burns on the victim, according to a viral Facebook post. Kyzyl Tenpenny, of Woodson, Ark., told the horrifying story on his Facebook profile. The [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — When a reporter contacted a Jonesboro man about reports of stolen property, he had no idea the item was missing. A small safe was discovered on Tuesday evening underneath the bridge located at Prospect and Kathleen Road by some neighborhood kids on an evening snake hunt. Jonesboro police [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – So many four-legged friends rely on humans for their care and a group in Paragould who helps fur babies is asking for the public to offer a helping hand – or paw – to them. Paragould Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) recently sustained major water damage to the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Living next to a police officer certainly can have its advantages, especially if you happen to accidentally overdose on meth. The officer in question, Jonesboro Police Department’s Adam Hampton, was at his home Tuesday night on Craighead Forest Road when he heard a commotion followed by a knock [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A curious report of an armed robbery in Jonesboro was made to police Tuesday morning. Police were dispatched to a local pawn shop to take a report from a female claiming her and a friend had seen a man riding his bicycle, but when they stopped to [read more…]
2016 Member Appreciation Day The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce Member Appreciation Day will take place on Thursday, July 21st at the Rolling Hills Country Club. A free luncheon open to all Chamber members will be held from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm with door prizes being given away at noon. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – You might expect to remember opening a credit card account up but when one man received a collection notice in the mail, he couldn’t remember anything to do with it. It was because someone had opened accounts in his name. The complainant notified Jonesboro police Tuesday of [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. – Dogs tend to be clumsy creatures but for one canine, a blunder reportedly got the dog shot by an angry father. Craighead County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Matt Kirby, was dispatched Monday to Animal Medical Center on Gee Street in Jonesboro in reference to an animal cruelty [read more…]
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