Craighead County

Video shows Wessel less than 2 weeks from Bellator fight

JONESBORO, Ark. – Bellator Heavyweight Mike Wessel is set to fight Frank Tate on Oct. 21 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. The fight will be on Spike TV and for Wessel, as we detailed in an earlier story, it is his return to the world of MMA in a [read more…]

Craighead County

Caraway teacher charged with rape

CARAWAY, Ark. – A teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old has been charged with rape. Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announced Tuesday his office is formally charging Latasha Kay Schoolfield, 31, of Caraway with rape. “Rape is a Class Y felony with the range of punishment [read more…]

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Thieves break into Jonesboro man's shop

JONESBORO, Ark. – Sometime in the past week, crooks broke into a man’s shop in the county and stole thousands of dollars of goods. It happened on County Road 778 at a Jonesboro address, according to the Craighead County Sheriff’s Department incident report. Thieves broke into a man’s shop building, [read more…]

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Man arrested for gun, cocaine

JONESBORO, Ark. – A busted tail-light led to the arrest of a man on suspicions of having drugs with a gun. At midnight Sunday, Jonesboro Police Department’s Trey Chism noticed a blue passenger car headed south down Marshall Street. The left brake light was out and the vehicle didn’t have [read more…]

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Woman finds $4,200 phone bill on credit

JONESBORO, Ark. – While a Bono woman was going to make a purchase, she found an October surprise on her credit. Someone had opened a Verizon Wireless account in her name, according to her report Friday with Craighead County Sheriff’s Department. The account was in collections and appeared on her [read more…]