JONESBORO, Ark. – A peaceful march and protest by a local group who want to end discrimination was joined by dozens and possibly over 100 Saturday, with many thousand watching live on the NEA Report Facebook page. The group hoped to learn, raise awareness, and ask important questions about treatment [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – A peaceful march from Main Street to the Jonesboro Police Station on Caraway Road in Jonesboro is planned for Saturday morning. Plans are for the march to begin at 8 a.m. at 124 South Main Street in Jonesboro. One of those involved, Adrias Johnson, said there will be police [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Authorities are looking into who may have spray painted silhouettes of pistols on property at a Jonesboro fire station. The report came in at 8:52 p.m. Thursday, when Jonesboro Police Department dispatched an officer to Fire Station 3, 2212 Brazos Street. Officers made contact with a firefighter [read more…]
JONESBORO – Childhood Services at Arkansas State University will host the 46th annual Early Childhood Education Conference, “Why We Do the Things We Do,” Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 8-10, at Fowler Center and the Convocation Center. The conference is sponsored by Childhood Services and the Division of Child Care and Early [read more…]
JONESBORO — The Arkansas Community Correction Special Response Team Northeast Squad had an exciting afternoon Wednesday after hearing a suspect wanted for absconding and felony warrants was in Jonesboro. The suspect, Ronnie Brewer, 63, was seen entering a residence at the 4000 block of E. Johnson Ave. After several attempts [read more…]
JONESBORO — Police were called to investigate some property that was found at a Jonesboro church that you wouldn’t expect to find normally. On Wednesday evening, one of the church members at Millers Temple Church, 524 N. Church St., found a large butcher knife under a door mat near an [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Police responded to a wild scene Wednesday night in Jonesboro. At 10:39 p.m. Wednesday night, officers responded to a “shots heard” call at the intersection of Alfred Watkins and Pineview streets. A man, believing he had been shot, was taken to the hospital but later determined to [read more…]
Press Release, Bill Campbell, City of Jonesboro Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Wixson Huffstetler has been suspended without pay for two weeks because of a racially insensitive “Tweet” sent out on his personal Twitter account, Mayor Harold Perrin announced Wednesday, citing city policy. The suspension is effective immediately. Huffstetler also [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — When a reporter contacted a Jonesboro man about reports of stolen property, he had no idea the item was missing. A small safe was discovered on Tuesday evening underneath the bridge located at Prospect and Kathleen Road by some neighborhood kids on an evening snake hunt. Jonesboro police [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Living next to a police officer certainly can have its advantages, especially if you happen to accidentally overdose on meth. The officer in question, Jonesboro Police Department’s Adam Hampton, was at his home Tuesday night on Craighead Forest Road when he heard a commotion followed by a knock [read more…]
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