JONESBORO – The College of Education and Behavioral Science at Arkansas State University recognized 34 outstanding graduating students for the 2025-26 academic year during Convocation of Scholars, according to Dr. Annette Hux, dean of the college. The Chancellor’s Scholar award for highest overall grade point in the college was presented [read more…]
JONESBORO – Create@State, Arkansas State University’s student research and creativity symposium, returns for its 16th year. The annual showcase will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, on the third floor of Reng Student Union, 101 N. Caraway Rd. The campus-wide event will include representation from all eight academic [read more…]
JONESBORO – The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Arkansas State University presented graduating student awards during a Convocation of Scholars awards ceremony, according to Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, dean of the college. Landon Elliot Rogers of Jonesboro received the Chancellor’s Scholar Award and 4.0 Scholar Award as the college’s [read more…]
(WALNUT RIDGE, Ark.) – Kacey Tomlinson of Calico Rock, Ark., is the newly crowned Miss Williams Baptist University. Tomlinson was awarded the title at the conclusion of the 2026 Miss WBU pageant Friday evening. Tomlinson, a freshman English major with a minor in music, also took home the pageant’s talent [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A traffic stop in Paragould led to a felony marijuana arrest after police said an officer found more than 264 grams of marijuana and digital scales inside a vehicle. Joel Antonio Rose, 18, was arrested on charges of possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with the [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould defendant was arrested after police said he sent messages and videos threatening another parole officer, including one video in which he allegedly threatened to kill a parole officer over an unlawful-count allegation. Robert Smith, 40, of Paragould, was arrested on a charge of terroristic threatening, [read more…]
(WALNUT RIDGE, Ark.) – The Williams Baptist University Theatre program will close its 2025-26 season with the musical The Spitfire Grill. The play will be staged April 23-25 in WBU’s Startup Chapel. The Spitfire Grill was written by James Valcq and Fred Alley. Based on the 1996 film, it tells the story of Percy [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro man was arrested after police said surveillance video showed him leaving Lowe’s with more than $1,000 in unpaid merchandise. Landon Edward Wise, 41, of Jonesboro, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting greater than $1,000 but less than $5,000, a Class D felony. Bail was [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) is alerting the public to a recent scam in which callers falsely claim to be officers with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Several Arkansas residents have reported receiving calls from individuals identifying themselves as “Officer Jackson” with ICAC [read more…]
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