JONESBORO, Ark. – A mother is describing a terrifying incident taking place while her child was at an area hospital receiving care. Lory Beth Snyder, of Walnut Ridge, described the ordeal in detail on her personal Facebook profile and the story has been shared thousands of times. “The most terrifying [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – The August Lawrence County Quroum Court meeting is set for this evening and NEA Report will broadcast it live. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Lawrence County Courthouse, according to the agenda from Clerk Tina Stowers. Some unfinished business from [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A roadway will be closed while workers replace a cross drain in Jonesboro for much of this week. Crowley’s Ridge Road will be closed between Cedar Ridge Lane and Ridge Oak Lane from 9 a.m. Monday thru 3 p.m. Thursday, according to City of Jonesboro Director of [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – While there are numbers of athletes in Rio for the Olympics, one man displayed his conditioning for the wrong reasons Saturday in Jonesboro. While Jonesboro Police Officer Dustin Smith was on patrol just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, he noticed a black Ford Mustang headed eastbound on [read more…]
JONESBORO — A record number of graduates were awarded diplomas during Arkansas State University’s summer commencement ceremony Friday evening at the Convocation Center. Acting chancellor and provost Dr. Lynita Cooksey conferred degrees upon 949 graduating seniors, the largest number in a summer graduation in A-State history. “Commencement is always a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A Craighead County Justice of the Peace was an unwitting subject of comedy in a recent national television segment, which described her comments as “accidental racism.” The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, a comedic news television show on Comedy Central, sent a correspondent, Hasan Minhaj, to the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – The report said he tried to get away but he just wasn’t fast enough. A short time after 8 p.m. Friday close to North Church Street and Allen Avenue, Jonesboro police officers noticed a man riding his bicycle on the wrong side of the road, the report [read more…]
Updated at 5:10 p.m. Friday JONESBORO, Ark. – You’ll have at least three options for Jonesboro mayor in November when you go to the polls. Amanda Dunavant of Jonesboro has filed to run for mayor of Jonesboro as of Thursday, according to information from Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday. Also [read more…]
TRUMANN, Ark. – Good citizens braved the heat Friday to raise money for a good cause in Trumann. A bucket brigade fundraiser was held, organized by Jerod Michael Straver with the Arlington Cove Nursing Home of Trumann. Trumann Police Chief Shane Blagg said the Trumann Police Department helped collect donations with [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – In his weekly column and radio address, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson had compliments for the accomplishments in downtown Jonesboro. While discussing his second international trade mission to Europe as governor, Hutchinson said he took pleasure in discussing some local success stories, specifically Jonesboro’s. “Every part of Arkansas has a [read more…]
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