Craighead County

Sheriff’s fees origin difficult to track

JONESBORO, Ark. – The origin of the sheriff’s fees collected in Craighead County Circuit Court remains difficult to track, but dates back to at least the 1960s. The search for when, or how, the fees began is one several have undertaken along the route to June 29’s ruling in Craighead County [read more…]

Greene County

Head-on collision in Greene County

PARAGOULD, Ark. – A head-on traffic accident between two vehicles happened in Greene County Thursday. It took place at Arkansas 358, a 13 mile stretch starting at Highway 141 and running east past the Old Bethel Methodist Church. Two vehicles collided head-on, Chief Deputy Rick Mellow told NEA Report. One [read more…]

Craighead County

AC thieves strike in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – The temperature is hot and many air conditioners are running at their maximum capacity, but when a girl went to move into a rental house Saturday in Jonesboro, cold air wasn’t an option. The air conditioning unit outside had been stolen. 

Craighead County

ERA Doty buys Fred Dacus Associates

Press Release from ERA Real Estate ERA Doty Real Estate, a leading Jonesboro-based real estate brokerage, today announced that it has acquired Fred Dacus Associates, dramatically expanding its market presence in the fast-growing, Northeast Arkansas real estate market. Under the leadership of Fred and Brenda Dacus, the firm’s 43 independent [read more…]

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Greene County

Silver Alert activated for Paragould woman

PARAGOULD, Ark. – Updated – A silver alert has been canceled for a missing Paragould woman just shortly after it was issued after she made it home safe. Mary Ruth Lambert, 67, of Paragould, was reported missing from Paragould but made it home a short time later, according to Paragould Police Department.

Craighead County

County loses major lawsuit over fees

JONESBORO, Ark. – Craighead County is about to have to pay back hundreds of thousands in fees unlawfully assessed in its courts after an injunction Wednesday afternoon. In the case of Christopher Miles and all other similarly situated persons versus Craighead County, attorney Mark Rees successfully argued Wednesday Craighead County Circuit [read more…]