Baxter County
Labor Day weekend stays quiet at the lake
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Baxter County Sheriff’s Deputies experienced a relatively calm and uneventful Labor Day holiday weekend this year.
Month: September 2017
Lawrence County
WWII in Review begins Saturday in Walnut Ridge
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – At 93, Paul Calkin has watched the world go from intercontinental war to where it is today. The man wasn’t just alive during the second World War – he had a bird’s eye view as an aerial gunner on the beast in the photo above. He [read more…]
Craighead County
Students to Conduct 21st Annual ‘Order of the Pack’ Thursday
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University students will conduct their 21st annual “Order of the Pack” Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Bank Stadium. Order of the Pack, a campus tradition, is conducted annually to welcome a new class into the Red Wolves family. Alumni and friends are welcome [read more…]
Craighead County
Late Sunday robbery reported at Church’s Chicken in Jonesboro
JONESBORO, Ark. – While most looked forward to a Labor Day off from work, Jonesboro and Arkansas State University police worked a reported robbery call on Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro.
Breaking News
Homicide investigation underway in Cleburne County
CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. – A woman has been found dead and her husband is under arrest, the sheriff in Cleburne County said in a statement.
Craighead County
Jonesboro FOX/CBS names new GM
JONESBORO, Ark. – Kelley Easby-Smith, a passionate television sales leader with more than 30 years of experience, has been named General Manager of KJNB-TV FOX 39 and CBS 39 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Easby-Smith is currently the Regional Director of Sales at KJNB FOX and CBS in Jonesboro, AR and WNBJ [read more…]
Craighead County
NEA Baptist Announces Event to Honor Local First Responders
JONESBORO, Ark. – NEA Baptist has scheduled the second annual First Responder Appreciation Breakfast for Monday, September 11, 2017 to recognize the compassion and dedication of all local first responders. The complimentary breakfast will take place from 6 am – 10 am at the NEA Baptist Conference Center at 4800 [read more…]
Lawrence County
WBC Awards First LawCo Success Scholarships
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Four Williams Baptist College students are the first recipients of the Lawrence County Success Scholarship. The scholarship was launched this fall at Williams, and it will be awarded yearly to graduates from each of the four high schools in Lawrence County. Selected for the scholarship for [read more…]
Craighead County
A-State Campus Querétaro Welcomes First Students; Classes Begin Monday, Sept. 4
QUERÉTARO, Mexico – An inaugural class of 214 students moved into residence halls at Arkansas State University Campus Querétaro this week to prepare for the first-ever day of classes on Monday. About 250 students total have enrolled in classes at the first American-style university campus in Mexico, which incorporates the [read more…]
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