The Arkansas State Police has opened an investigation into the use of force by two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and a Mulberry police officer in the arrest of a South Carolina man, a press release on Sunday said. The incident occurred about 10:40 AM Sunday outside a Crawford County convenience [read more…]
Two Cross County women have been charged with multiple felonies stemming from an 11 month long Arkansas State Police criminal investigation. Both women surrendered to the Cross County Sheriff’s Department earlier today. Ana Stewart, 35, of Wynne, a former district court clerk and former city police officer is [read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Dean B. Ellis Library will host a book talk and signing by the author of “The Journey of the All American Red Heads,” as well as the 86th reunion of the famous basketball team. Tammy Harrison will discuss her new book, which tells the story [read more…]
Featured photo: Damien Echols and actor Johnny Depp in Little Rock On this day 11 years ago an Arkansas man walked off death row and was freed, but technically he remains convicted of the murders he profusely claims he didn’t commit. Damien Echols, along with cohorts Jason Baldwin and Jessie [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Craighead County jurors have acquitted a Jonesboro man accused of sexual assault. Maverick Andrew Loyd, 33, of Jonesboro was found not guilty Thursday afternoon after a three day jury trial in Craighead County Circuit Court at Jonesboro. Loyd had been accused of sexual assault in the 2nd degree of [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Delta Center for Economic Development, based at Arkansas State University, is announcing A-State’s first innovation competition for high school students. With a concept based on the popular “Shark Tank” television series, “Thrown to the Wolves” is a project-based learning challenge. “This exciting program is designed to help students [read more…]
Jonesboro, Ark. — Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund, or ASPSF, is now accepting scholarship applications for the Spring 2023 semester at aspsf.org/applynow. The deadline to apply is Oct. 15. ASPSF awards scholarships up to $1,200 to eligible single parentsliving in Arkansas who are attending college or obtaining technical training. We assist both part-time and full-time single parent students [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has announced its 2022 participants in the Tjuana Byrd Internship Program, presented by Stone Bank. Three of the 25 internship participants are Arkansas State University current or former students. Designed for college-aged women of color pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and [read more…]
Little Rock, Ark. – Death penalty opponents organizing to stop currently scheduled executions in Texas and Oklahoma will meet with Arkansas allies this evening at 6:30pm, at Central Church of Christ, 823 West 6th St. in Little Rock. The program, entitled “Voices of Experience on the Death Penalty,” features Death [read more…]
Newlywed Deborah “Debbie” Sue Williamson was watching the movie “The Old Couple” when she realized that she had to meet her husband at his place of work. It was around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, 1975. She turned off the television, grabbed her keys, purse and a puzzle book. [read more…]
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