JONESBORO, Ark. — Spin Doctors, North Mississippi Allstars and Van Halen tribute band JUMP will headline the 16th annual Downtown Jonesboro BBQ & Music Festival, organizers announced Thursday. The free festival is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26, in downtown Jonesboro. The event will feature live music, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Surveillance footage from a gym, gas station and sporting goods store helped Jonesboro police identify a suspect accused of stealing two payment cards and attempting to use them at local businesses. Matthew Lee Turner is accused of using one of the cards for a $76.27 fuel purchase [read more…]
JONESBORO – Driven by multiple challenges to the nation’s rural health and healthcare, ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) is taking steps to engage its member institutions in a collective search for solutions. ORAU is bringing together 35 members of its University Consortium, including Arkansas State University, with the goal of [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Two Paragould residents face felony charges after police said a court-authorized search of Charles Bright’s cellphone uncovered separate message threads discussing narcotics sales, customers and distribution. Reba Knuckles O’Hara and Shawn O’Hara each face criminal conspiracy, a Class B felony, and unlawful use of a communication device, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro woman is accused of threatening a code enforcement officer with a wrench and saying she would shoot him if he returned to her property. Jonesboro police responded July 27 to the 3200 block of Race Street after the code enforcement officer reported being threatened by [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Kevin Langel, who trafficked dozens of kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Arkansas, will spend the next 14 years in federal prison. Bruce Smith, who trafficked multiple pounds of methamphetamine from California to Arkansas, will be in federal prison for the next 10 years. And Larry Rogers, who brokered [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas has recorded 47 fewer roadway deaths so far this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to preliminary data released by Arkansas State Police. As of Wednesday, July 29, 245 people had died on Arkansas roadways in 2026. At the same point last [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A parolee accused of firing a gun from the passenger window of a vehicle leaving a Jonesboro club faces a felony firearm charge and a $100,000 bond. Robert Lee Posey was arrested following the July 24 incident near Fair Park Boulevard, according to a probable cause affidavit [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro driver is facing two felony charges after police said he intentionally struck another vehicle following a confrontation on the road. William Paul Langle was arrested after Jonesboro police responded Saturday, July 25, to a vehicle collision near Fairview Drive and Brazos Street. According to a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A traffic stop over expired vehicle tags led to the arrest of Hayden Blythe Brewer after officers reported finding eight pills identified as Adderall and a handgun in the vehicle he was driving. Under Arkansas law, the alleged combination of felony drug possession and possession of a [read more…]
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