Craighead County

JPD investigating Links shooting (updated)

JONESBORO, Ark. – Jonesboro police are searching for two men who shot a 21-year-old in a parking lot early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the parking lot in the 1200 block of Links Circle about 2:30 Tuesday morning in response to a shooting incident. Upon arrival, officers were met [read more…]

Lawrence County

Snapps Set Up Two WBC Scholarships

  WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp and his wife, Jackie, are establishing two scholarships at their hometown college.  The Snapps are funding the scholarships to benefit local students who attend Williams Baptist College. The Charles & Jackie Snapp Scholarship is aimed toward WBC students who are [read more…]

Craighead County

A-State Announces 2016 Fall Graduation List

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University has released the list of students who were awarded diplomas on the undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2016 fall commencement ceremony Dec. 10 in the Convocation Center. Dr. Lynita Cooksey, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research, conferred the degrees to graduates [read more…]

Craighead County

New JPD hires begin academy training

JONESBORO, Ark. – Seven newly hired officers with the Jonesboro Police Department on Monday began the Basic Police Training Course at the Law Enforcement Training Academy located at Black River Technical College in Pocahontas. Nicholas Carmichael, Kelsey Chism, Ronnie Crain, Jordan Fowler, Kaitlyn Newby, Nick Taylor and Benjamin Witherspoon were [read more…]

Craighead County

No turn signal leads to meth arrest

JONESBORO, Ark. – Police had several cases of traffic stops which became drug arrests on Friday and this one involved a syringe containing crystal methamphetamine. The traffic stop in subject began at about 11:12 p.m. Friday night, when Officer Erik Johnson with Jonesboro Police Department was approaching the intersection of [read more…]