Jonesboro, Ark. – A fatal shooting occurred Thursday in Jonesboro. A juvenile suspect is in custody. The press release from the Jonesboro Police Department says around 9 PM on Thursday, November 17, police responded to an unknown disturbance in the 300 block of Sagewood Drive. Officers discovered that a shooting [read more…]
A man was found guilty of trafficking kratom this week and sentenced to a decade in prison. A Greene County jury Wednesday found 46-year-old Marshall Ray Price guilty of trafficking a controlled substance. Circuit Judge Randy Philhours followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Price to 10 years in prison. On [read more…]
JONESBORO – An $80,000 donation has been awarded to the Arkansas State University College of Agriculture from Peco Foods. The funds will be used to remodel a barn and transform the existing structure into a modern broiler house. “We are extremely fortunate to receive funding from Peco Foods to build [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—A Jonesboro man has been sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for his involvement in multiple crimes including a methamphetamine conspiracy, assault on a federal officer, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Judge Brian S. Miller sentenced Eiichi Moore, 44, this morning [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK— During International Fraud Awareness Week, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is highlighting an award-winning, Arkansas law she and members of the General Assembly introduced to help protect Arkansas Seniors and people with disabilities from falling victim to financial exploitation. Rutledge helped craft the legislation alongside Rep. Carlton Wing, [read more…]
New Program Enables and Incentivizes Rice Growers to Incorporate Sustainable Farming Practices for Environmental Benefits STUTTGART, Ark.: Riceland Foods, Inc. and Nestlé Purina PetCare (Purina) announced a new partnership to incentivize Riceland farmer-members to grow rice using sustainability practices starting in 2023. Purina will invest more than $1.5 Million over [read more…]
JONESBORO – A scholarship has been established to honor a former Arkansas State University faculty member. The Roy Aldridge Legacy Scholarship was established in 2022 in honor of Roy Lee Aldridge Jr. Aldridge was a beloved faculty member in the physical therapy department for 20 years. “He was the heart [read more…]
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund, or ASPSF, congratulates the Fall 2022 scholarship recipients from the counties of Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph in Northeast Arkansas. Thanks to the support of local donors and state funding, ASPSF awarded scholarships to 61 single parents pursuing associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, [read more…]
Jonesboro, Ark. – A frightening incident took place late Sunday at JCPenney in Jonesboro. At about 7:43 PM, the report states subjects came into the business at 3000 East Highland Drive and assaulted cashiers. A 16-year-old female victim was pepper sprayed in the incident. They then began breaking glass display [read more…]
JONESBORO – The annual Small Business Leadership Conference and Competition will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Reng Student Union on the campus of Arkansas State University. “We started this in 2009 with around 15-20 students attending from two schools. This year we are expecting 258 students attending from 16 schools in [read more…]
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