Craighead County

Child struck by motorcycle

JONESBORO, Ark. – A child ran in front of the path of a motorcycle in Jonesboro but fortunately wasn’t severely injured or killed by the ordeal. It happened Tuesday morning in Jonesboro, when a motorcyclist, Cody JD Cox, was headed westbound on Johnson Avenue. The Jonesboro Police Department crash report [read more…]

Greene County

Accomplice in Lorado murder sentenced

PARAGOULD, Ark. – One of the four involved in the brutal robbery and murder of a Lorado grocery store clerk will go to prison for five years. Tracy Stone, 45, of Paragould, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 months in the Arkansas Department of Correction for hindering apprehension of three charged [read more…]

Poinsett County

TPD stepping up Thanksgiving seat belt enforcement

Trumann, AR – This Thanksgiving, the Trumann Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and law enforcement agencies across the country on a high-visibility Click It or Ticket mobilization to make sure all Thanksgiving travelers are wearing their seat belts. Thanksgiving [read more…]

Craighead County

Roundabout paving to cause delays

  JONESBORO, Ark. – New road work is expected to cause delays and the city is making drivers aware ahead of time. Traffic delays will occur intermittently Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16 and 17, as paving work is done around the Aggie Road-Airport Road roundabout project. Asphalt Producers (API) is [read more…]

Greene County

Bad driving leading to drug arrests in Greene Co.

PARAGOULD, Ark. – Several instances of bad driving have resulted in Greene County authorities making multiple drug arrests, this month. On Nov. 8, Greene County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Tommy Huffstetler was traveling westbound on East Kingshighway behind a blue Lincoln Town car when, according to Huffstetler’s report, the vehicle swerved [read more…]

Craighead County

Police catch Dollar General suspect

Jonesboro police have arrested a suspect in connection with two recent aggravated robberies of the Dollar General store at 1616 N. Church Street. Officers took Casey Lewis, 22, of Jonesboro into custody after Lewis was recognized by officers from multiple law enforcement agencies after video from the holdup this morning [read more…]