The JET Red Wolf Express, Jonesboro’s city-provided bus service to Arkansas State University home football games, will ferry riders from downtown to Centennial Bank Stadium and back on football Saturdays again this season. First game is 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, against Central Arkansas. JET buses will take riders who [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. (August 31, 2021) – St. Bernards Behavioral Health (SBBH) announced Tuesday it will begin a partnership with Craighead County on October 1 to operate the county’s 16-bed Regional Crisis Stabilization Unit. The crisis stabilization unit (CSU), located at 837 Willett Road in Jonesboro, serves 20 counties in Northeast Arkansas. One [read more…]
Methodist Family Health’s Signature Fundraiser is FREE to Attend, Available Online at Facebook and YouTube LITTLE ROCK, AR (Sept. 1, 2021) – COVID-19 can’t keep us hitched. This year, Methodist Family Health is taking our 8th annual signature fundraiser online – again! – so you can stay safe, healthy, and [read more…]
Jonesboro, Ark., Aug 30, 2021 – The NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation announced that Kim Provost has been named Executive Director. In her new role, Kim will oversee the 6 programs of the foundation, spearhead fundraising efforts with key stakeholders, as well as assist with Duck Classic, the largest fundraising event [read more…]
After NEA Baptist (along with St. Bernards Healthcare) decided its employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 earlier in the month, a local debate was sparked with some voicing opposition to the idea. Over the weekend in Jonesboro, a demonstration was held in the city by those who oppose employers mandating [read more…]
One of NEA’s yearly fall traditions will continue this year with the announcement of the Maynard Pioneer Days festival happening September 16, 17, and 18 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). Contests of all sorts are planned for the event, including youngest/oldest attendees and furthest traveled – adding a little incentive for [read more…]
JONESBORO –Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash will perform the first-ever concert from her father’s boyhood home in Dyess. This concert will headline the 2021 virtual Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, that will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15-16. “I am thrilled and delighted to return to Dyess to perform the [read more…]
JONESBORO — Order of the Pack returns to full strength as the Arkansas State University campus tradition will be celebrated Thursday, Sept. 2. The 24th annual occasion, hosted by the Student Activities Board (SAB), will be in Centennial Bank Stadium. The gates will open at 7 p.m. and events start [read more…]
Jonesboro, Ark. – NEA Baptist recently earned new awards through The American College of Cardiology and The American Heart Association for outstanding patient care. The 2021 American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Achievement Award places NEA Baptist in one of the top 212 hospitals nationwide [read more…]
JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce will kick off the 24th annual Paint the Town Red week beginning Monday, Aug. 30. Festivities, hosted by the Arkansas State University Chamber Committee, will occur the week leading up to the first A-State home football game against the University of Central [read more…]
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