JONESBORO, Ark. — The Jonesboro Police Department and its police chief are denying any wrong-doing in the August beating of Billy Coram by a now-fired officer, a press release sent out on Wednesday said. Below is the full release: Today, the City of Jonesboro and Chief of Police Rick Elliott [read more…]
by Kenneth Heard, Arkansas Advocate Thick, acrid smoke drifted into Jonesboro one recent October afternoon as rice farmers to the west burned off harvested stubble in their fields. The haze blanketed the Craighead County city, turning the sun into a dull orange sphere resembling the smog that hangs over industrial [read more…]
Note: This is part three in a series on the arrest and prosecution of Circuit Judge-elect Doug Brimhall. JONESBORO, Ark. – Circuit Judge-elect Doug Brimhall believes he is a better choice for judge now, after his arrest and guilty plea to harassment, than he was before the incident. “I thought [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — With the goal set more than two years ago to upgrade Jonesboro’s Economical Transportation System (JET), the first tangible asset in that effort arrived before dawn yesterday in the form of a nostalgia- drenched shiny blue trolley bus, complete with wood interior, faux etched windows, and of course, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A male suspect faces felony charges after an alleged shooting incident last week in Jonesboro. The probable cause affidavit said that the Jonesboro Police Department was dispatched on October 24 to NEA Baptist Hospital about a subject who had sustained a gunshot wound. Officers identified a 16-year-old [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A man is accused of stealing thousands in payments from patients at a hearing aid business in Jonesboro. The probable cause affidavit says on June 24, 2021, officers responded to Beltone, 1810 E. Highland Drive, in reference to a theft that had already occurred. Officers made contact [read more…]
This part two of a series. If you have not yet already, read part one here. JONESBORO, Ark. – Jeremy McKelroy is the father of the juvenile witnesses in the Brimhall case and was one of the first to become aware that something was wrong the night of the incident. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — On Wednesday, October 23, a Craighead County jury recommended a 152 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for Glen A. Gillette. The Jury found him guilty of Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Possession of Fentanyl with the Purpose to Deliver, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia to Manufacture, Battery [read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Department of Theatre will continue the 2024-2025 season with a production of “Ride the Cyclone,” a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. Performances in the Fowler Center’s Drama Theatre are set for 6:19 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, 7:30 [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Mayor Harold Copenhaver and other city officials continue working toward demolition of the building located at 100 Washington Avenue, known as the Citizens Bank Building. Following a building demolition specialist survey, city officials say the likely method of removal will be excavation rather than implosion. It appears [read more…]
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