FORREST CITY — At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, an Arkansas State Police aircraft landed in east Arkansas carrying recaptured inmate Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, Hartman’s wife Misty Hartman, 39, and his mother Linda Annette White, 61. ASP Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigators interviewed Hartman before returning him [read more…]
JONESBORO – A special exhibit featuring the likeness of Ernest Hemingway will be available from Sept. 1 through Oct. 20 at Arkansas State University Museum. The exhibit is open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on weekdays and on Saturdays. This exhibit is held in partnership with the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and [read more…]
JONESBORO – First-year students from White County majoring in agriculture at Arkansas State University will be eligible for a new scholarship. The family of the late Dennis Gillam, an A-State alumnus and former Craighead County judge, established the scholarship endowment in his memory. “Our dad loved Arkansas State University and [read more…]
by Hunter Field, Arkansas Advocate The Arkansas Legislature’s investigative committee will file an ethics complaint against Central Arkansas’ public water utility over a staff email advocating against controversial affirmative action legislation earlier this year. The email in question was sent by Central Arkansas Water’s “justice, equity, diversity and inclusion” team in [read more…]
Both boil notices for the Trumann water system have been lifted after a week of issues [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A Town Hall-style meeting will be held regarding the 2024 Great American Eclipse at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Hames Room in First National Bank Arena on the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro. Dr. P. Clay Sherrod, executive director of Arkansas Sky Observatories, will [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A large theft occurred during a residential burglary reported this week in Jonesboro, where firearms and a laptop were stolen. The incident happened between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 at a residence in the 1800 block of Dara Drive. A resident returned home to find [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A late-night hotel drug bust led to one person’s arrest this week in Jonesboro. The arrest occurred between 10 p.m. and midnight on Aug. 28 at 402 S. Gee St., according to the police report. Authorities discovered controlled substances in the room of Donna Joe Dye, 55, [read more…]
JONESBORO – Veteran university administrator Joel Wincowski will join the Arkansas State University administration for the upcoming academic year as a consultant to oversee enrollment management, Chancellor Todd Shields announced this week. Wincowski has worked with a long list of major universities across the country to improve enrollment management [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A verbal dispute escalated into a dangerous confrontation early on August 26, leading to the arrest of Dominic Devon Claybrooks, 37, of Jonesboro. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. at the 1200-block of Dana Street and involved a 33-year-old resident of that address. According to the report, [read more…]
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