Craighead County

AC thieves strike in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – The temperature is hot and many air conditioners are running at their maximum capacity, but when a girl went to move into a rental house Saturday in Jonesboro, cold air wasn’t an option. The air conditioning unit outside had been stolen. 

Craighead County

ERA Doty buys Fred Dacus Associates

Press Release from ERA Real Estate ERA Doty Real Estate, a leading Jonesboro-based real estate brokerage, today announced that it has acquired Fred Dacus Associates, dramatically expanding its market presence in the fast-growing, Northeast Arkansas real estate market. Under the leadership of Fred and Brenda Dacus, the firm’s 43 independent [read more…]

Craighead County

County loses major lawsuit over fees

JONESBORO, Ark. – Craighead County is about to have to pay back hundreds of thousands in fees unlawfully assessed in its courts after an injunction Wednesday afternoon. In the case of Christopher Miles and all other similarly situated persons versus Craighead County, attorney Mark Rees successfully argued Wednesday Craighead County Circuit [read more…]

Mississippi County

Osceola millage passes Tuesday

OSCEOLA, Ark. – A millage increase for the Osceola School District passed by a decent margin Tuesday night. The 1.5 mill increase passed with 488 voting for and 321 voting against. Those results are still unofficial until certified by the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office. Several posted happy thoughts about the passage [read more…]

Craighead County

Craighead County creates new DID rules

by Stan Morris JONESBORO, Ark. – Every law enforcement agency in Craighead County has agreed to new protocols for the use of the drunken, insane, and disorderly statute. Previously, the Craighead County Detention Center had been forbidden to accept inmates arrested under the DID statute, because of an April 7 [read more…]

Craighead County

JPD plans sobriety checkpoints Friday night

The Jonesboro Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints Friday night in Jonesboro as part of the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Officers will be using the BAT Mobile while conducting the checkpoints. The Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile is a completely self-contained vehicle used for conducting [read more…]