Delta Symposium XXVI, Themed ‘The Haunted South,’ Goes Online, April 15-17
With the theme of “The Haunted South,” the 2021 Delta Symposium will be online through virtual presentations that are free and open to the public with prior registration.
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Music to Present Honors Recital, Announce Convocation of Scholars Awards
JONESBORO — The Department of Music at Arkansas State University will conduct its annual Student Honors Recital during the Convocation of Scholars Monday, April 5. […]
A’lante Flamenco to Present Performance in Fowler Center Arts Series, April 9
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University’s Fowler Center will present the A’lante Flamenco Ensemble in an admission-free public performance at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 9. The […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in Jonesboro Set for Monday, Jan. 18
Activities associated with the 2021 Northeast Arkansas Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day celebration, “Truth, Love and Justice,” have been announced by the Northeast Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. planning committee
City awarded $415K for trail continuation
The City of Jonesboro has received a grant that will provide $415,000 for a continuation of the A-State Link portion of the City’s Master Connectivity […]
City receives $200K matching grant for downtown park
The City of Jonesboro has received a grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism to spend $200,000 for a new neighborhood park downtown, […]
Changes in Jonesboro government due to COVID
The city is taking steps they hope will help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Early December City meetings will be virtual
No in-person participation will be available at the City of Jonesboro’s Dec. 1 and 8 City Council and committee meetings, as part of the City’s effort to diminish a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases.
E.C. Barton & Company Partners with Junior Auxiliary To Host Toy Drive for Local Children In-Need
Home Outlet and Barton’s in Jonesboro, AR have partnered with the Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro to host a Holiday Toy Drive benefiting children in need at the Jonesboro Kindergarten Center.
City, state remind trick or treaters of COVID guidelines
As Halloween approaches while the conoravirus pandemic swells in Northeast Arkansas, Mayor Harold Perrin, as well as other community leaders safeguarding our hometown, remind everyone […]