POCAHONTAS, Ark. – A local church is taking a mission in its own community and hopes to help families rebuild who lost during the flood. The Skaggs Church of Christ (East Pocahontas) is is issuing box-springs and mattress vouchers to affected families of the 2017 Flood. These vouchers can be [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – The City of Walnut Ridge will have its next council meeting at 6 p.m. next Monday, May 15, in the police complex. Mayor Charles Snapp has released the agenda and it is as follows:
JONESBORO, Ark. – New procedures are in place to continue the City of Jonesboro’s effort to improve and streamline its plan review process for new development. As part of this process, starting Monday, May 15, plans for initial review of multi-family (3-plus units) and commercial development are due to [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – The Jonesboro Police Department is still investigating an allegation of threats of violence made by a student or students at Valley View Junior High School. After conducting a number of interviews Wednesday, officers arrested a 14-year-old eighth-grade student who has been remanded to the custody of the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Arkansas residents in Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge, and Jonesboro who have suffered damages as a result of heavy rains and recent flooding are encouraged to take advantage of free legal assistance from Legal Aid of Arkansas to get back on their feet after the storms. “Disasters such as heavy [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A man who was suspected of using meth and accused of threatening others with a sword returned to the same neighborhood less than a day later and was arrested, police said. At about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, May 9, Jonesboro police were sent back to the 1200-block [read more…]
WASHINGTON – In a statement to the press, an Arkansas U.S. Senator said Americans deserve to know why the FBI director was abruptly fired Tuesday. U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) issued a statement Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s dismissal of James Comey as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A fatal wreck late Tuesday which claimed the life of the motorcycle driver seems to have been alcohol fueled, as a participant described. At 10:23 p.m., Jonesboro police began hearing dispatch orders to Parker Road and West Washington Avenue, where a 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle was at the [read more…]
JONESBORO – The third finalist candidate to become the next chancellor of Arkansas State University is visiting the campus in Jonesboro this week and formally interviewing for the position. Dr. Kelly Damphousse, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, is the third of the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A late Tuesday wreck resulted in the driver being airlifted to Memphis with injuries. It happened around 9:36 p.m. Tuesday night, May 9, at North Patrick Street and East Thomas Green Road. The Jonesboro Police Department media release says a 2013 Buick Verano, drive n by Shaun [read more…]
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