Craighead County

Doctor Provides Free Reading Program

Jonesboro, Ark., March 16th, 2022 – Internal Medicine and Pediatric Physician, Dr. Matthew Harvison provides pediatric patients with books during milestone visits.  The program, intended for patients 6 months to 3 years, involves giving the child a book during each milestone visit in an effort to encourage reading at an early age.  [read more…]

Craighead County

Riceland Foods Appoints New CEO

Jason Brancel named President and Chief Executive Officer STUTTGART, Ark. (March 14, 2022): Riceland Foods, the world’s largest miller and marketer of rice and one of the Mid-South’s major soybean processors, today announced Jason Brancel has been named President and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors. An extensive, [read more…]

Craighead County

Man gets 60 years for 2019 murder

A suspect was found guilty of a 2019 murder last week in Craighead County and was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his crime. On November 20, 2019, Jonesboro Police received a report that a shooting had occurred at the 600 block of Meadowbrook. Responding officers found Keisha Crigler [read more…]

Cleburne County

One shot, airlifted in Cleburne County

A disturbance involved one person being shot Wednesday night in Cleburne County, a press release said. At approximately 5:06pm on Wednesday, March 9, deputies responded to Fork Lane in the Concord area in reference to someone yelling for help. When they arrived, they made contact with the people involved in [read more…]

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Grady found guilty of rape

Paragould, Ark. – A Greene County man was convicted of sex crimes against his step-child on Wednesday. Robert Thompson, Adam Butler, and Wesley Watts—deputy prosecuting attorneys—prosecuted 46-year-old Shanny L. Grady for the rape of his teenage stepchild. After a two-day trial, a Greene County jury Wednesday found Grady guilty of [read more…]