JONESBORO, Ark. – A traffic stop for allegedly driving 50 over the speed limit resulted in several felony charges for the two suspects arrested last week in Jonesboro. It happened around 8:36 PM on Jan.19, when Officer Melvin Isom observed a green Jeep turning onto Fairfield Drive from Race Street [read more…]
Police saved a child who fell through the ice while playing, over the weekend in Jonesboro, and the heroism was captured on body-worn camera. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – An individual died last week while in custody of the Craighead County Detention Center. The sheriff’s department does not suspect foul play was involved. Kerry Dewayne Cockrell, 41, suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday, January 17, Chief Deputy Justin Rolland confirmed to NEA Report. Life-saving measures were [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – An incident report from police indicates that an argument over a drug deal led to a shooting Sunday at the Links Apartments in Jonesboro. Police responded at approximately 3:21 AM on January 21 to 1112 Links Circle, the Links Apartments, to a shots heard call, according to [read more…]
CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. – A Heber Springs woman faces allegations that she involved an underage person in inappropriate sexual conduct. On January 10, 2024, a report was filed with the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office alleging that two people were in communication through various social media platforms discussing sexual relations between [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A woman is accused of stealing lottery tickets while on the job at a gas station in Greene County. The probable cause affidavit released to NEA Report on Monday says Rona Laws, 59, of Lafe, is being accused of lottery fraud, a class D felony. On January [read more…]
PIGGOTT – In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will lead a trip to Cuba this spring. The trip will begin on Saturday, May 25, and continue through Saturday, June 1. Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba for more than two decades. He wrote “The Old Man [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Northeast Arkansas’ leading branding and marketing firm, The Solutions Group (TSG), has appointed Vanna Headley as their Client Growth Strategist, adding over a decade of marketing and communications experience to their dynamic team. In a press release on Monday, The Solutions Group (TSG) announced it welcomed Vanna [read more…]
BROOKLAND, Ark. – A major fire sent multiple departments to a Brookland apartment complex Friday morning in Craighead County. At 10:10 AM, the Brookland Police Department was on scene with multiple other first responding agencies as fire crews battle a fire at the Whitten Creek Apartment Complex in Brookland, Detective [read more…]
Arkansas’ prison board and state leaders, despite an ongoing public dispute, agree on one thing: the state needs a new prison; but progress on that project has inched along. [read more…]
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