Jonesboro mayor tours residential damage with reporter
On Monday afternoon, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin invited NEA Report along as he went for a ground tour of damage to residential areas in Jonesboro.
Month: March 2020
March 31: 523 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas, 8 deaths
The Arkansas Department of Health announced on Tuesday. Columbia, Newton, and Perry counties were added to the list.
March 30: 508 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas; First death in NEA
The Arkansas Department of Health continues to release numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas.
Two arrested in connection with Wednesday shooting in Jonesboro
Both were being held at the Craighead County Detention Center.
March 27: 386 cases in Arkansas; Jonesboro mayor closes playgrounds; Major increase in negative tests
On Friday, the Arkansas Department of Health continued to release numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas.
March 26: 349 COVID-19 cases in Arkansas; Now in Randolph; Barely any test results in NEA; Nice-Pak hiring
On Thursday, the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Randolph County. Three deaths also have been reported.
One person shot on State Street in Jonesboro
It happened around 7 PM at an apartment complex at the 300-block of State Street in Jonesboro
March 25: 308 cases in Arkansas; Social gatherings larger than 10 banned by governor
This article will be updated all day long on Wednesday. Check back and refresh for the latest.
March 24: 232 cases in Arkansas; two deaths reported
Two people have died from COVID-19 in Arkansas, health officials announced Tuesday.
March 23: 201 confirmed cases in Arkansas; Positive test in Cross County
Lawrence County’s first case was confirmed on Monday. So was Cross County’s, later in the evening.