JONESBORO – A multi-thousand-dollar grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will allow the Arkansas State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science to continue research focused on concrete. The university received $204,424 from the Transportation-Related Research and Workforce Development Grant Program (TRRWDGP) through ARDOT to change how concrete is [read more…]
BROOKLAND, Ark. — A shooting incident occurred Monday afternoon in Brookland, with no injuries reported. It happened around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the 300 block of South Oak Street in Brookland, according to Detective Dustin Norwood with the Brookland Police Department. Norwood said no injuries were known to [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — A proclamation from Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders named Pocahontas as the Arkansas Capital of the Day for Nov. 13. Below is the full proclamation: Sanders Announces Pocahontas as Arkansas’ Capital for a Day on November 13th TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS: WHEREAS: Pocahontas’ history [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Authorities seized a package in the mail containing marijuana and arrested a woman on multiple felony charges last week in Jonesboro. On Nov. 8, 2024, the Second Judicial District Drug Task Force received a call about a suspicious package at Pak Mail on Southwest Drive. Marijuana packaged [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Mayor Harold Copenhaver finished first in the general election on Nov. 5, receiving nearly 45 percent of the votes cast. On Monday, opponent Tom Elwood announced that he is endorsing Copenhaver in the runoff against second-place finisher councilman LJ Bryant. “I was disappointed in the negativity of [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — NEA Baptist Clinic acquired Smith Medical Group at 527 N. 6th Street in Blytheville on Monday. “We are extremely excited to welcome Smith Medical Group to our primary care network,” said Melanie Edens, chief operating officer for NEA Baptist. “Dr. Smith has been a staple of health [read more…]
HOXIE, Ark. — A Lawrence County man faces charges following an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend in Hoxie. The probable cause affidavit says on Nov. 9, Hoxie officers were dispatched to a residence off of Pecan Street regarding a call about a physical domestic altercation. Officers arrived and [read more…]
ACRI/UAMS Researcher Aims to Find Out with NIH Funding LITTLE ROCK — Children who grow up in Arkansas have a harder time with asthma than their peers elsewhere, and a scientist at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hopes to discover why. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Brookland man who was previously convicted of attempted murder against several law enforcement officers was back in court on Nov. 8, and it all stemmed from fighting with police. On Friday, Phillip Dewayne Sutfin, 57, of Brookland, had bail set at $100,000 cash or surety on [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Three people ended up in handcuffs after a search warrant was executed earlier this week in Bltheville. On Nov. 6, 2024, agents with the 2nd Judicial Drug Task Force, along with Special Response Teams from the Blytheville Police Department, Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, and Osceola Police Department, [read more…]
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