JONESBORO – The 2022 recipients of the Emerging Young Alumni Award at Arkansas State University have been announced by the A-State Alumni Association and Student Philanthropy Council. This is the fourth year of the recognition program for Arkansas State’s young alumni. Individuals designated as Emerging Young Alumni are those who, [read more…]
Thursday morning was eventful at Legacy Landfill in Craighead County. A semi-truck with trailer attached was driving up a dirt path toward the trash heap. For some reason, the driver of the large truck and trailer attempted to drive in reverse back down the path, an employee told our reporter. [read more…]
Marion, Ark. – Prosecutors secured two convictions in separate cases this week where both convicts will serve their full sentence without the possibility for early release. Michael Trail and Wesley Watts—deputy prosecuting attorneys—each secured an Act 946 conviction this week. Under Act 946, a person convicted as a felon in [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK – As mild temperatures arrive, so do fall sports. When Arkansans decide to take in a live football game at any of our great institutions, it is important they don’t get tackled into buying fake tickets. Oftentimes scammers will try to take advantage of fans by selling tickets that are [read more…]
by Hunter Field, Arkansas Advocate Arkansas is on the cusp of a big rubber problem. Unusable tires are piling up at tire shops, car dealerships and waste collection sites around the state. Those black rubber stacks will continue to grow unless state government acts quickly to patch up the program, [read more…]
ASBTDC to host SBA Financing Sessionand Consulting for Small Businesses JONESBORO – The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Arkansas State University will host “How to Get SBA Financing for your Small Business” from 10 until noon, Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Delta Center for Economic Development, 318 University [read more…]
Paragould, Ark. – Wesley Watts—deputy prosecuting attorney—prosecuted 62-year-old Robert Paul Waddell for video voyeurism. A Greene County jury Tuesday found Waddell guilty, and Circuit Judge Randy Philhours sentenced Waddell to 120 days in county jail followed by 72 months of supervised probation and imposed a $1,000 fine. Because of this [read more…]
Defendant Will Serve Five Years of Probation and Must Pay Back More Than $96,000 LITTLE ROCK—A Marmaduke woman who fraudulently obtained more than $96,000 in Social Security Administration funds was sentenced yesterday afternoon for making false statements to the United States government. United States District Court Judge Lee Rudofsky sentenced [read more…]
JONESBORO – The family of the late Norma Moore Wood of Gainesville, Fla., has established a scholarship endowment at Arkansas State University for the benefit of aspiring teachers of mathematics. Jack Wood, her husband, and family are establishing the scholarship program as a tribute to his wife’s dedication and success [read more…]
Tragedy struck Arkansas roadways over the past several days, claiming multiple lives in separate, unrelated crashes in NEA. Late Thursday (August 18) in Independence County, a Pocahontas man was killed in a traffic accident. At about 9:37 PM, Matthew Giles Jansen, 41, of Pocahontas, was on a 2022 Harley Davidson. [read more…]
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