Craighead County

Traffic stop ends in car full of arrests

JONESBORO, Ark. – Using a turn signal is just good etiquette but it is also the law – and a group who ended up in jail learned that the hard way early Monday. At 2:49 a.m. Monday morning, Jonesboro Police Department’s Officer Trey Chism noticed a red passenger car fail [read more…]

Craighead County

NEA Baptist Clinic Announces New Controller

JONESBORO, Ark. – NEA Baptist Clinic is pleased to announce Michelle Wilcox has accepted the position of controller for NEA Baptist Clinic. In this role, Michelle is responsible for the financial statements of the clinic and ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Wilcox stated, “I am enthusiastic to become part [read more…]

Izard County

Man shows up to court with weed pipe

MELBOURNE, Ark. – Authorities say a man decided to get high before coming to court and forgot to leave the paraphernalia at home. A Black Rock man appeared in Izard County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and according to Sgt. Gabe Sanders, the man smelled heavily of marijuana. When confronted [read more…]

Craighead County

JPD releases more details on "Cupid’s Arrow 2017"

JONESBORO, Ark. – Following several reported arrests, Jonesboro Police Department released additional details about a sex offender compliance operation undertaken this week. Local, state and federal law enforcement officers concluded on Friday a three-day operation to verify sex-offender registration compliance in Jonesboro and Craighead County. The operation, named Cupid’s Arrow [read more…]

Lawrence County

WBC Approved to Launch Master’s Program

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Williams Baptist College is set to launch its first master’s degree program. The liberal arts college in Walnut Ridge has received approval from its accrediting agency to begin offering a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. The Higher Learning Commission gave its final approval this week [read more…]