Craighead County

40 National Guardsmen will deploy at nine hospitals in Arkansas, including two in Jonesboro

Jonesboro is the only city set to have two different hospitals receiving assistance from the Arkansas National Guard.​ [read more…]

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KLEK 102.5 FM receives $20,000 arts grant

KLEK 102.5 F.M. RECEIVES $20,000 MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE GRANT The Voice of Arkansas Minority Advocacy Council, a 501c3 nonprofit organization and owner/licensee of KLEK 102.5 F.M. announces that it is among a select group of regional organizations to receive a Mid-America Arts Alliance American Rescue Plan grant. This award will [read more…]

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A-State’s 28th Annual Agribusiness Conference is Scheduled for Feb. 16

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference, now in its 28th year, continues to provide timely information and agricultural policy education to farmers, agribusiness professionals, students and educators across the Mid-South. This year’s conference, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, will focus on climate issues and agricultural policy, the politics [read more…]

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Mayor: Jonesboro adds air service to Nashville

Six weekly round-trip flights to Nashville International Airport will be added to Jonesboro’s Air Choice One service beginning next March, Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Tuesday. The service will complement 12 weekly round trips to St.Louis for the next four years, thanks in part to a federal Department of Transportation subsidy of [read more…]