News

Jonesboro sanitation routes to be on adjusted schedules for MLK Day holiday

Photo: clipart.com


Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Sanitation routes for the City of Jonesboro will be on adjusted schedules for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

According to a Facebook post from the city, trash and recycling pickup schedules will be rescheduled, as city offices will be closed for the federal holiday. It added that any updates would be posted to city social media outlets.

| READ MORE: ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ events set for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Trash Pickup Schedule:

  • Monday, Jan. 19: No collection, as city offices will be closed.
  • Tuesday, Jan. 20: Run Monday and Tuesday routes
  • Wednesday, Jan. 21: Run Tuesday and Wednesday routes
  • Thursday, Jan. 22: Normal collection
  • Friday, Jan. 23: Normal collection
Source: City of Jonesboro

Recycling Pickup Schedule:

  • Monday, Jan. 19: No collection, as city offices will be closed.
  • Tuesday, Jan. 20: Run third Monday
  • Wednesday, Jan. 21: Run third Tuesday and third Wednesday routes
  • Thursday, Jan. 22: Run fourth Thursday
  • Friday, Jan. 23: Run fourth Friday
Source: City of Jonesboro

To view the full 2026 trash collection calendar, click here. To view the full 2026 recycling collection calendar, click here.

This Week in Jonesboro

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in Entertainment, Sports

Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament

Pebble Beach had an extra buzz Friday morning with rumors swirling in the cool Pacific breeze Swift would be there to watch her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, playing in the PGA Tour event that combines corporate CEOs and celebrities with golf's best.

2 days ago in Entertainment

After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back — and ahead

Eight hundred episodes, 37 seasons, and one four-fingered family that refuses to age. As "The Simpsons" hits a milestone few series have ever glimpsed this weekend, the architects behind Springfield are reflecting on the choices that turned crude 1987 shorts from "The Tracey Ullman Show" into a cultural juggernaut.

2 days ago in Education, Entertainment, News

A-State graduate finalist in intercollegiate broadcast competition  

Cutler holding a snake during her trip to Peru.

When Makenzie “Kenzi” Cutler was considering how to approach her semester class project, a documentary, she began thinking beyond the classroom and set her sights on the Amazon jungle.