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Hunter Nelson arrested for theft after police discover his latest scheme
The man responsible for Ollie the dog’s disappearance was finally arrested this week but for an entirely new alleged crime. [read more…]
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Methodist Family Health launches SHINE campaign
A new public relations campaign hopes to shine a new light on services designed to care for Arkansas families. Below is the full press release: Methodist Family Health is proud to announce the launch of our continuum-wide campaign, SHINE. This campaign shows our team, volunteers, donors, community and – most [read more…]
Craighead County
Suspect arrested after shooting leaves one dead in Jonesboro
Police were investigating a suspected homicide Saturday morning in Jonesboro. By the evening, an arrest was announced. Robert Clark, 31-year old from Jonesboro, was arrested around 5:40 p.m. Saturday evening. He was booked into the Craighead County Detention Center under a First Degree Murder charge. The shooting happened in the [read more…]
Baxter County
765 pounds of prescriptions collected on Drug Take Back Day in Jonesboro
12+ Tons of Medications Collected On Arkansas Drug Take Back Day To Be Safely Destroyed More than 12 tons of medications were collected at the 22nd semi-annual Arkansas Drug Take Back Day, nearly doubling the amount collected in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi combined. In all take back day events since [read more…]
Craighead County
Family of Charles T. Crow Endows Scholarship Program to Encourage Student Leadership
JONESBORO – Leadership was very important to the late Charles T. Crow, both as a trait to continuously develop, and as a duty in his professional and personal life. In tribute to the example the Little Rock resident left, Crow’s family has established the Charles T. Crow Leadership Scholarship Endowment [read more…]
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Homicide investigation in White County
The White County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected murder discovered early this morning in Kensett. On at about 2:15 AM on Wednesday, the White County Sheriff’s Office responded to 122 Usery Road in Kensett after a 911 call came in regarding the tenant of the home being injured by [read more…]
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Creative Media Students at A-State to Debut Documentary on Drive-In Movie Theater
JONESBORO — Students in the creative media production (CMP) program at Arkansas State University will debut their documentary “Revenge of the Drive-In Movie Theater” during November at several regional drive-in movie theaters. The documentary follows three drive-in movie theaters in Arkansas and one in Tennessee during the fall of 2020 [read more…]
Craighead County
One injured in Monday evening shooting in Jonesboro
Jonesboro Police were investigating a shooting Monday evening that happened in the 2000 block of Brazos. The victim received an apparent gunshot wound to his arm, a release posted to Facebook said. The victim fled the scene and crashed their vehicle a short distance from the original scene. He was [read more…]
Craighead County
NEA Baptist reports “milestone” in fight against COVID
Good news in the fight against COVID in Northeast Arkansas. “Today, I’m proud to say we have hit a positive milestone in the fight against COVID,” wrote NEA Baptist’s Ty Jones in an email to the press on Monday. As of this morning, NEA Baptist is currently housing 16 patients [read more…]
Craighead County
Riley Roberts named Miss Arkansas State University
JONESBORO – Jonesboro native Riley Roberts was crowned Miss Arkansas State University in the 47th edition of the scholarship competition presented by Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity in Riceland Hall at Fowler Center on the A-State campus. The sophomore elementary education major from local Valley View High School captured the title [read more…]
