Two new Jonesboro City Council candidates file Monday

JONESBORO – The A-State Opera Theatre will present its spring production of “A Wake or a Wedding”on Thursday and Friday, March 9-10, at 7:30 p.m. in Fowler Center’s Drama Theatre on the Arkansas State University campus. Opera Theatre provided this description of the production: “Everyone has secrets, right?  Opera is [read more…]

A man said two armed robbers tried forcing their way into his home while demanding cash but he pushed them out the door. [read more…]

JONESBORO, Ark. – A murder investigation was underway early Friday in Jonesboro. A shaker time after midnight on March 10, the Jonesboro Police Department responded to the 600 block of Southwest Drive for a shooting incident. Officers discovered Nicholas Childs, 37, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound when they arrived. [read more…]