HOXIE, Ark. – An effort to recall the mayor of Hoxie is being organized in Lawrence County, but the mayor remains defiant with plans to stay in office, even if he has to run again. “If they did get the signatures and if they did recall me, I’d just run [read more…]
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees today introduced its newly selected system president and approved a $363.1 million budget, as well as tuition and fees, for 2024-2025 at its seven institutions. Dr. Brendan Kelly, president of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, was selected [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees today in a special meeting selected Dr. Brendan Kelly, president of the University of West Georgia since 2020, to become the third president of the ASU System. Following an executive session, the board unanimously voted to approve Kelly to [read more…]
PORTIA, Ark. – Some customers of empower, Delivered by Craighead Electric faced an interruption of their internet service in Lawrence County on Wednesday. The company reported a crew was working on an internet outage near Lawrence Road 514 over Running Water Creek. Crews found internet cables damaged by gunfire. Several [read more…]
Arkadelphia, Ark. – Arkansas students now have a unique pathway to medical school thanks to a new agreement between Henderson State University and New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) in Jonesboro. The Henderson-NYITCOM Pre-Med Pathway, which was jointly announced by the [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A registered sex offender faces a felony charge after he moved and failed to inform police in time, a probable cause affidavit says. Gillard C. Burton, now of Paragould, is being charged with a count of failure to comply with registration and reporting requirements, a Class C [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A lawsuit has been filed by the family of Brock Tyner over his in-custody death on May 4, 2024 in Jonesboro. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges Tyner’s state constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested on May 3 for public intoxication by the Jonesboro Police Department. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A man is facing a felony theft charge after his weekend arrest for allegedly stealing videogames from Walmart. Police were dispatched before noon on June 1 to Walmart on Parker Road in Jonesboro. There, loss prevention had detained a man who allegedly tried to steal around 16 [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A vehicle was left with bullet holes after a shooting incident that happened early Friday morning in Jonesboro. Between 1 AM and 3 AM on May 31 near the 3700-block of Kristi Lake Drive, the incident was reported to the Jonesboro Police Department. Police responded to the [read more…]
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Fort Smith attorneys Joey McCutchen and Stephen Napurano filed suit today against the Mountain Home School District and Board of Education for violating the open-meeting provisions of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The case involves former Mountain Home Superintendent Jacob Long polling two Board members [read more…]
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