There was a full agenda for city council officials Tuesday, but it all happened virtually as the doors were closed to the general public due to the COVID-19 emergency.
Several communities had Small Business Saturday events, but the Cross County Chamber of Commerce is going the extra mile by highlighting local businesses the whole month of December.
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to ramp up in Northeast Arkansas, some communities are canceling their holiday parade plans while others say the show must go on.
Every Monday, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board releases its compliance report and for the last week, every business that was inspected was in full compliance.
As families finish checking their Christmas lists, many may consider gifting a puppy or kitten for Christmas. Northeast Arkansas Humane Society suggests weighing your options.
The number of total active cases dropped by nearly 60 Sunday as Arkansas saw a record in hospitalizations due to the COVID-19 virus, state health officials said.
The Region 8 Storm Team were honored Sunday for their work during the March 28 tornado, when the Jonesboro Jaycees named the team the Grand Marshals for this year’s Jonesboro Christmas Parade.
A man was killed and five others were injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 36 in White County, according to the Arkansas State Police.
The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell slightly Saturday while the number of total active cases went up as officials urged caution with Thanksgiving now over.
With his leadership role on the team and his job at the supermarket, Keshawn Scott is thinking of others before he thinks of himself. An example: A blind man walked into the store in early November. Scott then took action.
The balance of power for the 117th Congress isn’t quite settled. But, it’s a near certainty Democrats and Republicans won’t achieve much without working together.
The state of Arkansas saw the number of total COVID-19 cases increase by 1,052, while total active cases fell by nearly 700 Friday as state health officials released new numbers.
The attorney for a man accused of capital murder, kidnapping and rape of a Jackson County woman earlier this year has requested a mental evaluation in the case.
Jonesboro firefighters and police are at the scene of a structure fire at Aggie Road and Rogers Street, according to the Jonesboro Police Department desk sergeant.
The state of Arkansas saw nearly 2,400 COVID-19 cases reported on Thanksgiving, as both hospitalizations and the number of people on ventilators went down statewide.
Army veteran Missy Brown says after her deployment to Baghdad, she returned home with battle scars. While healing from traumatic brain injury and PTSD, her medical team prescribed her craft therapy. While she was skeptical about the assignment at first, she soon found it to be transformative.
Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in the Possum Grape community in Jackson County, according to a preliminary fatality report from the Arkansas State Police.
Affidavits say that an Arkansas college student who was fatally shot in August went to meet a man for a drug deal in a campus parking lot that turned into an ambush when a gunman shot at the student’s vehicle.
There’s a flurry of activity in the food pantry at Westridge Church of Christ in Pocahontas. That’s because it’s one of two days in the month where food boxes are about to be handed out in the community.
The state of Arkansas reported over 150,000 total cases of COVID-19 as we approach Thanksgiving, with state health officials saying 1,028 people remain hospitalized due to the virus.
The Dunklin County Caring Council is having their annual Heart of Christmas program to help families who need assistance providing gifts for their children.
The HUB Homeless Resource Center in downtown Jonesboro planned ahead with food preparations this week to get their guests through the Thanksgiving holiday.
A crash at Highway 226/Highway 49 that killed a Craighead County woman and injured one other person on Saturday, Oct 24 is under investigation by Arkansas State Police.
