JONESBORO, Ark. – After years of service, a Hardy native working on victims’ behalf was just honored. Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today Third Judicial District Victim Services Coordinator Mary Medlock is the recipient of the 2017 Justice for Victims Award. The Justice for Victims Award is [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Big changes to funding of the planned Hyatt Convention Center were made during the Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission meeting Wednesday – including asking for close to $70,000 back. Illinois-based Keller Management narrowly won approval for advertising funding for their proposed Hyatt Convention Center in 2016, beating [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Several Payless Shoes locations in NEA are set to close as the corporate company announced it is entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy status. In the release Tuesday, April 4, the company announced Payless’ North American entities, as well as two foreign Hong Kong-based entities involved in logistics (CBL) and [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – An accident report indicates failure to yield by an SUV as the cause of the wreck Tuesday night on Johnson Avenue which claimed the life of a motorcycle rider. Jonesboro police have also released the names of the two involved in the fatal wreck, including the deceased. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A brief release has announced a meeting of the A&P Commission this week. The A&P Commission will hold a meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the City Council chambers. The agenda includes organization of commission, review of financial status, update on funded projects, review of [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – While the report of an alleged rape at Arkansas State University has many concerned, some insensitive social media comments are highlighting another problem: too many don’t take rape allegations seriously. The initial report came from KAIT, who said the incident was reported around 11:34 p.m. Wednesday, March [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – The Williams Baptist College Theatre Program will end its 2016-17 season with Mary Chase’s “Harvey.” The production will run April 20-21, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in WBC’s Old Chapel. “Harvey,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, is the story of a perfect gentleman, Elwood P. Dowd, and his best [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Two suspects are wanted for aggravated robbery after a woman said they got into her car and forced her, at gunpoint, to drive to banks to withdraw money. It began at about 11:30 a.m. Monday at Sam’s Club in Jonesboro, the report with Jonesboro police said. A [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro will be celebrating National JA Week through April 8, 2017. This annual celebration is a time to pause and thank the community, sponsors and volunteer members who work so hard year-round to make a positive difference for the children and youth of Craighead County. The week begins with [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – The deadliest drug problem is not meth, cocaine and certainly not marijuana. It is the opioid epidemic, it is a problem here at home, and sources who spoke to NEA Report say it is bad. The Prescription Problem Opioids are substances which act to block pain receptors in [read more…]
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