October 2016 – NEA Report

Paint the Town Blue Planned for WBC Homecoming

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Williams Baptist College will celebrate its 75th Anniversary Homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 5, and the community is planning a Paint the Town Blue day in honor of the occasion. The City […]

Woman busted for doing crack at Scottish Inn

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – A suspect made a bad situation worse by trying to flush dope and then admitting to the misdeed, a Jonesboro police report says. It happened after 6 p.m. Friday, during a probation […]

Fund to replace slain child's headstone reaches goal

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – An effort to raise funds to replace the vandalized headstone of a Westside Middle School shooting victim has reached its goal. The headstone marking the grave of Stephanie Johnson at Keller’s Chapel Cemetery […]

"John Wayne" arrested with crack

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – A man who shares a name with “The Duke” was arrested for a habit you would be unlikely to find his famous counterpart partaking in. John Wayne Barber, 47, of Jonesboro, found […]

Suspected drug dealer puts up a fight before arrest

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – It took a fight to bring down what police believe was a suspected drug dealer following a traffic stop Saturday. It began just before 5 p.m. Saturday at the 500-block of Marshall […]

Man reports he was kidnapped by men with an AR-15

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – A man who said he just got out of prison reported a harrowing ordeal to police Saturday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., police were dispatched to the 402 Garden Manor Road, apartment […]

Report: Three suspects burst into home at gunpoint

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – Another report of a group of men bursting into a home at gunpoint has been made in Jonesboro. At 1 a.m. Sunday morning, Jonesboro Police Department was dispatched to the 1900-block of […]

Governor to Speak at LawCo Chamber Banquet

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Gov. Asa Hutchinson will headline the annual Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday, Nov 10. The luncheon banquet is set for noon at The Studio in downtown Walnut Ridge. “We are […]

Suspected drug user arrested for stolen vehicle

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – A suspicious woman in the driveway of a Craighead County resident was arrested after the vehicle she was in was learned to be stolen, the report said. At about 12:30 p.m. Saturday […]

First week early voting from across NEA

Oct 31, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – Communities have seen mild increases in early voting numbers, although Craighead County seems to be seeing an unusually large turnout. Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday said the turnout for the first week […]

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