JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro woman faces a Class D felony after investigators alleged she reinstated a canceled automobile insurance policy minutes after her daughter’s crash and then falsely reported that the wreck occurred later. Shereka Leanna Ray, 37, is charged with one count of committing a fraudulent insurance act. [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will partner with the Jonesboro Fire Department to conduct an elevator rescue exercise on Monday, July 27. The daylong training will begin at 9 a.m. During the morning, firefighters from multiple stations across town will rotate through Kays Hall and University Hall [read more…]
MONETTE, Ark. — A Craighead County lottery player who typically buys $5 scratch-off tickets won $200,000 after trying a $10 game for the first time. R. Sorrells won the top prize in the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery’s Diamonds & Gold game. He claimed his prize July 13 at the lottery’s claim [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro suspect is accused of breaking into multiple residences, chasing one resident and dragging another down a sidewalk during a series of incidents that ended with police finding him covered in blood. Reco Ledale Smith, 32, faces two counts of aggravated residential burglary, three counts of [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro resident is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 during an incident at a residence. Eldon Ray Brownderville, 53, faces a charge of second-degree sexual assault. Jonesboro police responded July 19 to a reported sexual assault. The child told officers that [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro woman is accused of stabbing her husband and leaving a knife lodged in his side, requiring him to undergo surgery. Tamera Mae Lemley, 45, faces a charge of first-degree domestic battery resulting in serious physical injury. Jonesboro police responded July 16 to a reported stabbing [read more…]
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University has named Abigail Leggett of Jonesboro as the latest recipient of the Dick Clay “That’s Sports” Memorial Endowed Scholarship. Established by family and friends, the scholarship honors Dick Clay, a 1968 graduate and 1969 master’s graduate of A-State who served as sports director at KAIT [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — An alleged $20 marijuana sale outside a Jonesboro apartment led Drug Task Force agents to approximately 2.1 pounds of marijuana, two loaded guns and the arrests of three men, according to newly filed court records. Keshundra Kewon Johnson, Lamond Deveonte Hollins and Maurice Rushawn Williams each face [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The American Heart Association recognized St. Bernards Healthcare’s three hospitals in Jonesboro, Wynne and Pocahontas with eight quality achievement awards for providing evidence-based, high-quality heart attack and stroke care. These awards, known as Get With The Guidelines®, demonstrate St. Bernards’ commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines when [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro has expanded its network of Flock license plate readers to 54 cameras, adding at least 10 over the past two years, according to police, who credit the technology with helping locate missing people and investigate serious crimes. But some citizens worry about privacy and the potential [read more…]
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