JONESBORO, Ark. — City leadership provided an update Monday afternoon on the troubled Citizen’s Bank building that prompted street closures and emergency inspections over the weekend in Jonesboro. Below is the full release that was posted to social media on Monday: Over the weekend, the City officially engaged a structural [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A suspected aggravated residential burglary was stopped early Saturday in Jonesboro after the suspect was shot. Between 5:15 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. on Sept. 28 at the 1100 block of Walker PL, police responded after a report said a suspect attempted to climb into a victim’s window [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver has been named the 2024 Mayor of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police. This marks the first time a mayor from Jonesboro has received the honor and comes just days after the city received the Airport of the Year [read more…]
by Tess Vrbin – Arkansas Advocate Jonesboro residents will vote in November on whether to restore most of the property tax funding for the local public library system that Craighead County voters cut two years ago. The Northeast Arkansas county, of which Jonesboro is the largest city, funded its libraries with [read more…]
OSCEOLA, Ark. — Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood of the Second Judicial Circuit today announced the conviction of Reggie Matthews for capital murder in the tragic death of Tiana Robinson. Following a jury trial held from September 24 to September 26, 2024 with the Honorable Daniel Ritchey presiding, the jury found [read more…]
BROOKLAND, Ark. — A young man accused of threatening Brookland School District was in court, and tears, for his probable cause hearing on Friday. Logan Cody Jones, 19, of Pocahontas, appeared before Judge David Boling for a probable cause hearing on Sept. 27. He faces several charges including Making a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A juvenile officer in Craighead County is warning teens that they will potentially ruin their lives if they make threats of mass violence at schools. She is also calling on mature teens to step up and set a good example. Amy Powell is a Craighead County juvenile [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — An upcoming event in Jonesboro will bring together artists from ceramics, music, spoken word, and more in what is being called a ‘confluence.’ The Confluence, presented by Scott McDaniel, promises to be a unique convergence of ceramics, traditional visual arts, music, and spoken word. The event happens [read more…]
NEW/THURSDAY: JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro City Council Member Chris Moore Wednesday alerted city officials concerning an issue with the former Citizen’s Bank Building, which resulted in a prompt review of the structural safety of the building. “I was contacted by a downtown patron who first noticed what appeared to be [read more…]
Election commission chair does not intend to staff any West Memphis early voting sites, he says by Mary Hennigan, Arkansas Advocate A dispute over a West Memphis early voting site should go to the Arkansas Supreme Court, a circuit judge told parties in a lawsuit on Wednesday. Crittenden County Circuit [read more…]
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