JONESBORO, Ark. – Big things are happening at the Jonesboro Municipal Airport. The city is receiving $5 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday. The grant will support construction of a new terminal, after the old one and numerous hangars [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A man faces felony charges after a report said he choked and struck a woman while armed with a gun this week in Jonesboro. Officer Logan Mason was dispatched at about 10:30 PM on February 27 to the 600-block of Krewson Street in reference to a subject [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Two suspects were arrested for firing gunshots off this week in Jonesboro, with one of the suspects being 13-years old. It happened around 10:40 PM on February 26 near the intersection of Cherry Hill and N. Culberhouse. Officer Jacob Lowry responded to a report of shots heard [read more…]
CORNING, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will hold a public involvement meeting on Thursday, March 14, from 4-7 p.m. to present detailed design plans for the Corning Bypass, a news release announced this week.. The bypass, a 4.1-mile new location roadway, will extend north from Highway 62/67 [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. – Authorities in Blytheville teamed up with law enforcement in Memphis to execute a search warrant and arrest two on Sunday, a press release from the department said. On February 25, 2024, officers from the Blytheville Police Department, in collaboration with the Memphis Police Department, executed a search [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A man is facing serious felony charges after authorities say he tried to rob a convenience store with a knife this week in Paragould. Officers with the Paragould Police Department were dispatched on February 27 in reference to a male with a knife attempting to rob a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A woman recently found herself the target of scammers who duped her out of $8,000, a police report filed in Jonesboro said. It happened around 7:42 PM on February 23. A 52-year-old Rector woman told police she had been contacted by “Officer David Gilmore” with the Jonesboro [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the West Memphis School District after they held secret interviews to hire a new superintendent without telling the public. But open records advocates say this case is a broader example of why Arkansas needs stronger laws in [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Authorities over the past several days have remained busy in Jonesboro, with numerous drug arrests being reported. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Between 9 AM and 10 AM on February 23 at Abilities Unlimited, 410 West Huntington, a woman who was criminally banned [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A man was arrested on felony charges recently in Paragould after authorities said he stole from a local clothing store. Virgil Wallace, 37, of Paragould, faces charges including felony breaking or entering and theft or property, as well as a failure to appear warrant. On February 23, [read more…]
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