JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Department of Communication Disorders has established an ALLIANCE (Applied Literacy Learning through Innovation, Collaboration and Evidence) Lab to assist children with learning difficulties. The lab, led by Arianne Pait, director of clinical services in communication disorders, represents the evolution of a two-decade commitment to serving [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro Unlimited received four top honors at the 2026 American Advertising Awards (ADDY) Gala in Paragould on Feb. 27 for its Always Jonesboro talent attraction campaign. The awards, presented by the Northeast Arkansas chapter of the American Advertising Federation, included three Gold ADDYs and Best of Show, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The principal of Concord High School was arrested for assault Saturday in Jonesboro, jail records show. Corey Thomas Throckmorton, 47, was arrested on March 7, 2026, at 12:24 PM on a charge of second-degree assault on a family or household member, a misdemeanor, according to records from [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Greene County detention officer has been arrested and charged with a felony after investigators determined she allegedly brought prohibited items into the county jail for an inmate. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, detectives received information early last week that a detention officer had been [read more…]
HARRISBURG, Ark. — A Pine Bluff man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to sexually assaulting his stepdaughter during her childhood. Joseph Tongusi pleaded guilty on March 4, 2026, to sexual assault in the second degree and was sentenced to 20 years in [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A suspect was arrested Saturday after police say he assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her during a domestic disturbance, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Paragould Police Department. On March 7, 2026, officers were dispatched to an address in the city regarding a [read more…]
TRUMANN, Ark. — A woman who was shot multiple times early March 7 on Tulot Road is now in stable condition, and investigators say the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence incident in which the suspect later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office, [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A suspect was arrested Saturday after officers responded to a shoplifting report at Walmart on West Kingshighway, according to an incident report from the Paragould Police Department. Officer Brewer responded on March 7, 2026, to the Walmart Supercenter at 2802 W. Kingshighway at approximately 4:56 p.m. in [read more…]
Griffin: ‘Those who attempt to cheat Medicaid for personal gain will be prosecuted and held accountable’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Kimberly Rios, 40, of West Memphis, on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B felony: “Kimberly Rios was found [read more…]
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