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Library Partners with Keep Jonesboro Beautiful for Earth Month Litter Kit Distribution
This initiative supports a shared goal of fostering community pride, responsibility, and environmental awareness throughout Jonesboro during Earth Month and beyond.
Discussion Regarding Location for Second Jonesboro Police Station Continues in Committee
The Public Safety Committee on Tuesday heard more discussions regarding the location of a second police station in Jonesboro.
Committee Recommends Ordinance Establishing Sports Advisory Committee to Jonesboro City Council
The Public Services Council Committee unanimously forwarded an ordinance Tuesday night that will create a Sports Advisory Committee.
Clear Community Priorities Emerged During Plan Jonesboro Design Week
Through open houses, pop-up conversations, and topic-focused discussions, participants shared ideas that will help guide Jonesboro’s growth over the next 30 years.
A-State Scores 16 Runs in One Inning in win over UCA
Red Wolves defeat in-state rival UCA 20-10 in Jonesboro
ASPSF Awards 42 Spring Scholarships to Single Parents in Craighead County
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund congratulates 42 Spring 2026 scholarship recipients from Craighead County.
Lake City Student is Contestant in Nationwide Junior Ranger Contest
A Lake City sixth grader is in the running to be a Junior Ranger, and he needs the community to vote for him.
A-State’s Office of Financial Aid to Offer Preparation Sessions
The three events, held April 21-23, will go over three different topics.
Championship Pro Rodeo Returning to Jonesboro, 2,000 Pound Bull to Make Appearance Downtown
Tickets are now on sale for the First Choice Farm and Lawn Championship Rodeo presented by Big River Steel. The rodeo will be in Jonesboro on April 24 and 25.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with ‘Sold’ topping the list
Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.
4 weeks ago in National
Pennsylvania high school history instructor named nation’s Teacher of the Year
A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community inside and outside the classroom has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
What to know about psychedelic retreats, a booming business with few safety guardrails
Surging interest in the purported benefits of psychedelic drugs has given rise to books, documentaries and conferences dedicated to the mind-altering substances. Now add one more business to the list: psychedelic retreats.
Jonesboro Police Department to Operate Two Prescription Drug Drop-Off Locations on Saturday
Arkansas Drug Take Back Day is hosted each April and October across the state and is intended to give people a safe and secure way to dispose of medications and prescription drugs.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Victor Wembanyama is a unanimous selection as the NBA’s defensive player of the year
There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced Monday as the league's top defensive player.
4 weeks ago in Trending, World
Late Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth
Queen Elizabeth II lives on at the Cool Britannia gift shop across the road from Buckingham Palace. Four years after the queen's death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain's longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.
Five Mile Mountain Road to Perform at Bluegrass Monday
Five Mile Mountain Road will perform traditional bluegrass and a wide variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert.
4 weeks ago in Sports, Trending
Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats
John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending
Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dismembered in his car
Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday.
C.J. Luckey Performs for Leadership Magnet School Students in Jonesboro Ahead of Exams
"I want you guys to know you can persevere, and you can overcome those obstacles that are in front of you."
