As the Independence County Fair began this week, authorities were forced to heighten security over a reported threat. Below is the full press release from the sheriff’s department: On May 29, 2022, Independence County Sheriffs’ Department deputies were contacted by a female subject who was advised of a possible threat [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (5/26/22) – Williams Baptist University awarded degrees to 85 graduates during its 2022 commencement exercises Saturday, May 7. The graduates represented 15 Arkansas counties, 12 states and three nations. Honor graduates were recognized as being cum laude (3.5-3.69 cumulative grade point average), magna cum laude (3.7-3.84 GPA) [read more…]
Jonesboro, AR – New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University celebrated 108 new physicians Wednesday at its Commencement & Hooding Ceremony, which was held at the A-State Fowler Center. The NYITCOM at A-State Class of 2022 arrived in Jonesboro in 2018 as the third class [read more…]
Aaron Cochrane, 41, of Jackson County, who most recently has been employed as a Bradford police officer, was arrested by Arkansas State Police this afternoon and transported to the Jackson County jail in Newport. Cochrane is being held on probable cause pending the filing of formal charges which include two [read more…]
Former Reality Television Personality Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A Springdale man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of receiving material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The [read more…]
One person was arrested Tuesday after a shooting that injured one in Jonesboro. Emergency crews were on the scene of an afternoon shooting in the 3100 block of Commerce Drive, JPD said in a release to social media. One person suffered injuries during an altercation brought on by an argument, [read more…]
A new eight-figure investment (over $10 million) is being made in Jonesboro’s economy. Hytrol Conveyor Company Inc. and Haag Brown Industrial through its holding company, Real Estate for E-Commerce, LLC, have partnered on a new warehouse and distribution center at the new ultra-modern E-Commerce Park, a release announced Tuesday. This [read more…]
JONESBORO – Police officers at Arkansas State University will receive the same $5,000 one-time stipend as other law enforcement officials in the state, as well as a new pay structure that will provide raises, university officials announced this week. The University Police Department also will see its pay scales and [read more…]
JONESBORO — A pair of Arkansas State University alumni have each won the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Grant Harbison, a 2008 graduate who earned a Bachelor of Science of Music Education, and Chayna Adams, who received a Master of Science in Education degree from A-State in 2014, have been awarded unrestricted [read more…]
If you’re speeding through Paragould, you might end up in a traffic stop with one of their new electric patrol cars. The Paragould Police Department announced the addition of two 2022 Tesla Model 3’s over the weekend on social media. The purchases were made, “in an effort to save taxpayer [read more…]
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