Craighead County

City hosts public meeting on shooting sports complex

JONESBORO, Ark. – A public meeting to discuss the proposed Jonesboro Shooting Sports Complex will be held 5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, in the City Council Chambers located at 300 S. Church St. This open-house meeting involves no formal presentation, but exhibits will be presented for display, and city leaders [read more…]

Craighead County

New name for college decided

  JONESBORO – Concluding a campus process that began some weeks ago, the newly formed college that includes academic departments in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, media and communication now has a name, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees. The name will be “College of Liberal Arts and [read more…]

Craighead County

Arrest made in JHS burglary

JONESBORO, Ark. – Jonesboro police are investigating a weekend burglary at Jonesboro High School. Officers were called to the school Sunday after it was discovered that someone had broken into the school, destroyed some property and eaten some food before leaving the school. After an initial investigation, officers located and [read more…]

Craighead County

Officers investigating Friday shooting

JONESBORO, Ark. – Jonesboro police continue to investigate a Friday night shooting incident that left one man hospitalized. Police were called to a business on Melrose Street at approximately 9:25 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers found Shannon Gates, 32, inside the business, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the lower [read more…]

Craighead County

ATV stolen from Craighead couple

JONESBORO, Ark. – A couple left their home Thursday for less than an hour and returned to find their four-wheeler stolen. The 2006 Arctic Cat ATV is camouflaged in color, valued at $5,000, making the theft a felony act. The couple reported it was housed under the awning of a [read more…]