Craighead County

Man blames deer for alcohol-fueled wreck, report says

JONESBORO, Ark. – A man said he swerved to miss a deer but Craighead County authorities suspect he ended up in a ditch for a different reason over the weekend. At about 2:45 a.m. Dec. 31, Craighead County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brock McFarlin was driving west on County Road 702, [read more…]

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Shooters open fire on apartments

JONESBORO, Ark. – Two men are suspects in an incident where a set of apartments was riddled with bullets. At 4:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, Jonesboro Police Department was dispatched to 604 Poplar, where a man said just 15 minutes prior, he had heard four to six shots fired, the incident [read more…]

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Marketing to Millennials Seminar Coming

JONESBORO — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) has developed a new marketing seminar to assist small businesses in targeting the millennial generation. This seminar, “Marketing to Millennials,” is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 1-3 p.m. in the Delta Center for Economic Development, 319 University Loop [read more…]

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U.S. Pizza Co. coming to Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – One of the most requested eateries is coming to Jonesboro, said a press release from Haag Brown Commercial Haag Brown Commercial is excited to announce that U.S. Pizza Company, an Arkansas based restaurant known for its award winning thin crust pizza and old fashioned stone hearth ovens, [read more…]

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Plans for Sears location revealed

JONESBORO, Ark. – After Sears leaves Jonesboro, the building will be developed into two separate business locations. This comes after the announcement that Sears in Jonesboro would be closing in 2017. In the plans, revealed exclusively to NEA Report by MBC Holdings, Inc. Principal Bruce Burrow, area “A” will be a [read more…]