A double shooting injured two juvenile victims late Monday in Jonesboro. The double shooting was reported in the 2000 block of Belt Street. The street runs parallel north of Johnson Avenue, north of Arkansas State University. Around 10:50 p.m., officers arrived on scene and located two juvenile victims with apparent [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – St. Bernards Healthcare announced Tuesday its selection to the Forbes list of Best-In-State Employers 2021, taking Arkansas’ top spot among the “Healthcare & Social” industries. Forbes Media LLC compiled the rankings as a partnership with statistics portal and industry-ranking provider Statista Inc. The list stems from a [read more…]
Arkansas law enforcement agencies will unite this week in the “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” initiative aimed at stopping the dangerous practice of distracted driving. Starting today (Sunday), Arkansas State Troopers, joined by local police officers and sheriff’s deputies across the state, will begin a week-long (October 17-23) intensified [read more…]
JONESBORO – Beginning Monday, Oct. 18, the Department of Art + Design conducts its annual Art Immersion for local and regional high school students. Daily activities will continue through Thursday. “Art Immersion is a recruiting event that we conduct every semester,” stated Dr. Temma Balducci, department chair. “We invite local [read more…]
A press release detailed the rest of a 53-year-old Sharp County man on drug charges this week. On October 14, 2021, the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the Cave City Police Department and the Arkansas Game and Fish, executed a search warrant at the Thomas King residence located [read more…]
JONESBORO – National Day on Writing is coming up Wednesday, Oct. 20, so the Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages, along with the A-State Writing Center, are sponsoring celebration events at Arkansas State University. The planning committee has announced four ways to participate in this year’s observance throughout the [read more…]
An early morning shooting sent three to area hospitals from Trumann, with two in critical condition. At approximately 4:44 am on Thursday, Trumann Dispatch received a call of a man lying in the roadway near Hwy 463 and Main St. in Trumann. Officers responded and found that three people, two [read more…]
Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Tuesday the City’s plan to designate $1.75 million in federal COVID relief funding to improving safety projects, primarily in Jonesboro’s police, fire and E9-1-1 departments. The plan includes comprehensive traffic and safety camera upgrades used by the engineering and police departments, high-definition cameras at each of [read more…]
West Memphis, Arkansas – A federal grand jury in Little Rock indicted four people in a human trafficking case. Crittenden County Supervising Prosecuting Attorney Michael D. Snell made the announcement: “The charges were the result of a cooperative effortbetween the prosecutor’s office, the West Memphis Police Department, and federal agents.” [read more…]
The chief of police in Turrell, Arkansas is suspended and under investigation for allegedly violating a woman during an encounter Sunday morning [read more…]
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