JONESBORO – Alix E. Matthews, a Ph.D. student in molecular biosciences at Arkansas State University, is one of 100 doctoral students in the U. S. and Canada selected to receive a $20,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by Chapter AJ of Jonesboro. Matthews, the daughter of [read more…]
After a long awaited opening, Jonesboro residents will soon be able get their hands on Krystal burgers once again. Monday, May 23 (one week from today) is the grand opening, according to Haag Brown Commercial. As the opening date draws closer, local owners have almost completed their new crew roster, [read more…]
A Paragould man was arrested this week on charges involving the alleged internet stalking of a minor. Pierre Isiah Dowling, 23, of Paragould, was arrested by the Jonesboro Police Department for internet stalking and computer child pornography on Monday, May 9. The release from JPD posted to social media said [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Two drug dealers will spend the remainder of their lives in prison after conspiring to cause witness tampering resulting in death. Samuel “Big Hit” Sherman, 38, of Batesville, and Donald Bill Smith, 38, of Malvern, were both sentenced today to life in federal prison. There is no parole in [read more…]
JONESBORO – Dr. Jennifer Bouldin will be the interim dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics later this summer, Arkansas State University Provost Alan Utter announced this week. Currently the associate dean for the college and a professor of environmental biology, Bouldin will step in following the retirement in [read more…]
JONESBORO – The student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at Arkansas State University recently competed at the R5 Green Technologies Conference in Houston, their first regional competition. The students competed in underwater robotics. The underwater robotics competition required students to design and fabricate a tethered [read more…]
PARAGOULD – Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road will perform bluegrass and a variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert at 7 p.m. Monday, May 23, at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street in Paragould. Based in Deep Gap, North Carolina, Liam Purcell and Cane [read more…]
One person was killed and several other injured in an early Tuesday morning vehicle accident in Sedgwick. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – St. Bernards Medical Center has consecutively earned the highest letter grade, “A,”from the independent nonprofit organization, The Leapfrog Group, based on safety measures practiced at the hospital. These letter grades, known as Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, range from the best grade, “A,” to the lowest grade, “F.” They look at publicly available measures of safety, including inpatient injuries, [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Williams Baptist University received a $7,500 gift from First National Bank of Lawrence County Wednesday in support of the Williams Works program. The check was presented to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman by Erin Baker, a vice president and loan officer at the Pocahontas branch for [read more…]
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