2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (307+ words) Tables with voter registration forms will be set up near the main entrances of the library lobby throughout the day. Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – The Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library will be hosting a National Voter Registration Day event from 10 a....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (377+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – In an effort to provide historical information and acknowledge the stories of the past, a symposium will be held this fall at Lakeport Plantation Museum (LPM) in Lake Village. The museum will host its first symposium, “The…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (163+ words) Brookland, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A motor vehicle accident has completely closed U.S. 49B at the north end of Brookland this evening. Jonesboro E911 reported the crash at 4:42 p.m. iDrive Arkansas is showing slowdown along the highway. Craighead County Assistant…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (524+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Delta Peanut has told its members and growers that it will be permanently closing. The member farmers received a “Delta Update” from Jeremy Baltz Wednesday. Baltz was identified as a board member and grower owner…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – In honor and remembrance of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, NEA Baptist will honor local first responders with a free breakfast this Friday. The event is scheduled from 7 to 9 a.m. It will be held at…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (316+ words) Mobile office locates hundreds of thousands owed to residents Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan hosted a mobile office in Jonesboro Wednesday and located more than $250,000 in unclaimed property for local businesses and citizens. “What a great day…...

5+ day, 29+ min ago   (201+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – U.S. flags will be displayed during the day at many Jonesboro businesses and offices this Friday in recognition of 9/11. The flag display is part of a longstanding service project provided to the community by…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (431+ words) Craighead County, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Deputies arrested an Egypt man after they said he intentionally rammed his pickup truck into his partner’s car during a chase. District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause Sept. 9 to charge 51-year-old Calvin Wayne Simmons…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (504+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Police arrested a Brookland man after they said he placed his girlfriend in a chokehold and restricted her breathing during an argument over a shower. On Sept. 6, Jonesboro police officer Sam Culp was dispatched to…...

6+ day, 7+ min ago   (290+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – The Jonesboro University Heights Lions Club met on Sept. 1 to learn more about the impact of the Craighead County Master Gardeners. Guest speaker Dale Clark, a local Master Gardener and co-coordinator of the Riceland Community…...