WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — Trustees at Williams Baptist University have approved a new strategic plan for the institution and adopted WBU’s 2025-56 budget. The Board of Trustees, meeting in regular session on the Williams campus, also approved the 2025 graduating class. The Pathway to Purpose strategic plan, which the board [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Craighead County suspect is facing a Class Y felony on the allegation he possessed drugs with a firearm at the same time. Danny Ray Blake, 49, of Jonesboro, is facing charges including Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, a Class Y felony; Possession of Meth or [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – The Family Crisis Center will host its second annual Sexual Assault Awareness Seminar on Thursday, April 17, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Jonesboro. The event coincides with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is observed each April. This year’s theme [read more…]
JONESBORO – A group of researchers across the Arkansas State University campus aims to learn more about concussions and the impact they have on veteran suicides. “The Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Project is a group of 17 faculty researchers representing almost every department and program from the College of Nursing and [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — Williams Baptist University’s choral and instrumental ensembles will be in concert Monday, April 21, at the university. The Williams Singers, WBU Band and University Jazz Band will all perform at the event, which starts at 6:30 p.m. in Manley Chapel. The Williams Singers’ portion of the [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — One lucky Arkansas lottery player hit the jackpot with last night’s Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) drawing. A winning NSJ ticket worth $80,000 was sold at Murphy USA 8523, 1601 Stadium Blvd. in Jonesboro for the April 13 drawing. The winning numbers were 5, 12, 21, 27 [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – As April 20 approaches — a date commonly associated with marijuana use — the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is joining forces with Arkansas law enforcement to remind drivers that impaired driving is both illegal and dangerous. The campaign, built around [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A Paragould man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attempting to break into a residence where a woman and her four-year-old child were inside, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Paragould Police Department. On April 12, officers responded to a report of an attempted unlawful [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — City officials broke ground Friday on a large indoor sports facility in Jonesboro, unveiling both the project and its official name: the Ridge Athletics Center. The 203,000-square-foot complex, known as the RAC, is being built on Race Street and is expected to serve as a regional hub for [read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Department of Theatre will conclude the 2024-2025 season with a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a new book by Douglas Carter Beane. Performances in Fowler Center’s Drama Theatre, 201 Olympic Dr., are [read more…]
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