POCAHONTAS, Ark. – For the second time this year, the college in Pocahontas went on lockdown for an active shooter who fortunately, did not exist. It began around 8 a.m. Thursday at Black River Technical College, when Randolph County Sheriff Gary Tribble says campus police received an alert by phone. [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Tornado siren tests soon will begin in Walnut Ridge. The Walnut Ridge Fire department will begin testing tornado sirens on the first Thursday of each month at Noon, provided the weather is clear, according to the City of Walnut Ridge’s Facebook page. This will begin on [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – We hear about too many accidents involving bicyclists and motorists in Jonesboro but an effort to educate could be the key in turning the tide. This Friday and Saturday, a nine-hour course will be held for bicycle riders to improve their knowledge and skills on the road. Presented [read more…]
BONO, Ark. – While en route to a call of a stolen truck, deputies realized a second call about a burning truck was one in the same. It began at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday morning, when Craighead County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Norwood was dispatched to the intersection of County Roads 311 [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. ⎯ The United States is currently in a skin cancer epidemic – 5 million skin cancers are diagnosed each year and one out of five people will have skin cancer in their lifetime. NEA Baptist is working to combat this epidemic by providing free skin cancer screenings on [read more…]
BONO, Ark. – A shooting range at Bono became a target for destructive acts by a criminal or criminals recently. Delinquents hit the Jonesboro Practical Pistol Shooters (JPPS) range, 172 Craighead County Road 361, sometime between Oct. 8 and Tuesday, Oct. 18. Two wooden tables had writing on them, a green trash [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Imagine getting a felony criminal record over an 87 cent drink at Sonic. The risk-reward ratio simply does not make sense but a group of teens didn’t let that stop them, according to a report made with Jonesboro Police Department. Around 2:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, police were [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Someone took a wrong turn Tuesday night in Walnut Ridge. A white pickup truck crashed into the Donut Shop by the hospital in Walnut Ridge. It was reported to responders at about 6:45 p.m. Fire and police worked the crash. No one was injured in the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A local woman thought she had found a way to make an easy $300 but she ended up potentially costing herself almost $6,000. The police report was filed at 10 a.m. Monday morning at Jonesboro Police Department, 1001 South Caraway Road. A woman, 25, said two weeks [read more…]
TYRONZA, Ark. – Registration continues for one of the region’s longest-running bicycle events, the eighth annual Tour duh Sunken Lands, which starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, from downtown Tyronza. For riders wanting to sign up early, online registration for the event is handled by America’s number one [read more…]
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