JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development (DCED) will host the fourth annual Thrown to the Wolves competition from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. This year, a total of 10 teams will be made up of students from Cross County High School, East Poinsett County High School, [read more…]
JONESBORO – A $100,000 gift from Nancy Benson Ward will support future veterinary students at Arkansas State University through the newly established Dr. Bill W. Benson Memorial Scholarship. The endowed scholarship honors Ward’s late brother, Dr. Bill W. Benson, a dedicated veterinarian who devoted his life to veterinary medicine while [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Department of Art + Design at Arkansas State University is currently hosting the Mid-South Print Exhibition. This event will culminate with the fifth annual Print Symposium, held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, in rooms 107 and 108 of the Fine Arts Center [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A suspect was arrested after police say he assaulted a man, threatened to kill him and later entered the victim’s apartment, taking property. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Jonesboro Police Department, officers were called Feb. 16, 2026, to the area of Eldridge Street and [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A suspect was arrested after Jonesboro police responded to a reported domestic disturbance on Clover Drive. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Jonesboro Police Department, officers responded Feb. 16, 2026, to the 2200 block of Clover Drive in reference to a disturbance in progress. When [read more…]
JONESBORO, AR – Karley Bloesch, a second-year medical student at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), was recently awarded a newly-established scholarship from the Jonesboro University Heights Lions Club. Bloesch, a native of Poplar Grove, Ark., was honored at the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Approximately 37 immigration holds were placed on inmates at the Craighead County Detention Center in 2025, according to figures obtained by NEA Report from the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office. The total is considered approximate because the holds had to be counted manually, officials said. Of the 37 [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Kevin Prater Band will perform traditional bluegrass and a variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert. The show will be on Monday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson St. in Paragould. Prater is from the tiny southeastern [read more…]
Jonesboro, Arkansas – Today, Karen Siegel, a former puppy mill owner, pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Cruelty to a Dog, Cat, or Equine, a Class D Felony. Siegel was sentenced under the First Offender Act to twenty-four (24) months of supervised probation and fifty (50) days of house [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Three suspects were arrested after police say they attempted to steal multiple lawn mowers from a Jonesboro business. On Feb. 12, 2026, officers with the Jonesboro Police Department were dispatched to a reported theft in progress at Lowe’s in Jonesboro. A caller reported that two individuals were [read more…]
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