JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Department of Theatre will begin the Spring semester with a production of “9 to 5: The Musical,” featuring music by Dolly Parton. Performances will be held in the Fowler Center’s Drama Theatre and are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26 – 28 and [read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development (DCED) will host the fourth annual Thrown to the Wolves competition from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. This year, a total of 10 teams will be made up of students from Cross County High School, East Poinsett County High School, [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Tyler Ball will spend eight years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down on Thursday by Chief United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker. On August 22, 2025, Ball [read more…]
JONESBORO – A $100,000 gift from Nancy Benson Ward will support future veterinary students at Arkansas State University through the newly established Dr. Bill W. Benson Memorial Scholarship. The endowed scholarship honors Ward’s late brother, Dr. Bill W. Benson, a dedicated veterinarian who devoted his life to veterinary medicine while [read more…]
OIL TROUGH, Ark. — A 33-year-old Oil Trough suspect was arrested Feb. 18, 2026, on a charge of second-degree sexual assault involving a child, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Independence County. Travis Andrew Matlock was taken into custody after the Independence County Sheriff’s Office received case materials [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould suspect was arrested after police say he swung a cane at a woman during a domestic incident Tuesday night. Danny R. Thompson, 69, was arrested by the Paragould Police Department on a charge of aggravated assault on a family or household member. According to an [read more…]
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