Craighead County

A-State Announces Students Graduating at Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony

JONESBORO – Arkansas State University has announced the names of students who completed degree requirements to graduate during Fall Commencement at First National Bank Arena. The list includes graduates from 45 states and D.C., and 18 other countries. Chancellor Todd Shields presented diplomas at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and [read more…]

Regional

Operation Enforce and Remove Results In More Than 450 Arrested Illegal Immigrants and Suspected Drug Criminals Across Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK—The largest collaborative police effort to enforce federal immigration laws in Arkansas’s history resulted in the arrest of 219 illegal immigrants over the past three weeks. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Clay Fowlkes, United States Attorney for the Western District of [read more…]

Craighead County

Local Students to Participate in Workforce Draft Day JBA Partnership with NEACTC and Business Leaders Prepares Students

JONESBORO, Ark. — The Jonesboro Business Association (JBA) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Northeast Arkansas Career & Technical Center (NEACTC) and several esteemed business leaders to assist 100+ students who submitted resumés in preparation for Draft Day, an innovative workforce readiness initiative sponsored by the Arkansas [read more…]

Poinsett County

Eighteen Members of Poinsett County Drug-Trafficking Organization In Custody Following Arrest Operation

MARKED TREE—Eighteen defendants accused of distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in northeast Arkansas are in custody after federal and state authorities made several arrests in Poinsett County this morning as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Jonathan Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Alicia [read more…]