A cryptic tweet has some Memphians feeling hopeful for a world-class sporting event here in the Bluff City.

One dollar can provide about four meals, and all the money raised stays in Arkansas to help feed those in need.

A newly formed task force in West Memphis, Arkansas, will tackle blighted properties to help the city grow.

Students are working to fill stockings to ship overseas to troops this Christmas, and they’re needing help.

The city of Walnut Ridge is looking for volunteers for their new park committee.

The head of Little Rock’s teachers union says another strike or other action to protest Arkansas’ takeover of the school district and their loss of collective bargaining rights is possible

A White County man is in trouble with the law after authorities say a minor contacted them about sexual misconduct by the man.

A Baxter County man found slumped over the steering wheel Friday morning at a store faces at least five felonies, including drugs and firearms related charges, according to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office.

A nearly $34 million project to improve bridges along I-555 in Craighead County was approved by state highway commissioners Friday.

A Sharp County-based bank will be building a commercial banking center at the corner of Fair Park Boulevard and Race Street, with officials breaking ground on the location in 2020.

A Forrest City-based bank will be putting a new location in Jonesboro, along Highland Drive.

State highway officials have designated a stretch of Arkansas 22 as “True Grit Trail” in honor of the classic novel by Arkansas native Charles Portis

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that a driver wasn’t criminally negligent when his pickup truck crashed into another vehicle, killing a family of four

Two boys who police say walked away from Consolidated Youth Services Sunday night, were found thanks to the new SkyCops in Jonesboro.

A boil water order for the city of Tuckerman has been lifted.

School officials are fighting the vaping epidemic from the front lines.

Lawmakers are reacting to the first public impeachment hearings.

Jonesboro Police is showing Region 8 News ways it's been proactive with their policing and what they also plan to do.

Over a dozen area fire departments and schools will now be able to communicate with the world as a state utility company donated iPads and mobile phones.

The foreign policy of the United States should be one that works on trade with China, plus should take a middle-class approach in accomplishing objectives, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Thursday.

The Arkansas State Board of Education will likely vote Friday on a plan involving the reconstitution of the Little Rock School District as teachers with the district went on strike Thursday involving state control of the district.

Third graders all across Greene County are receiving books all to encourage reading among students.

A great opportunity for aspiring artists is available in a downtown area right here in Region 8.

Firefighters are now at the scene of a pair of grass fires along I-555, according to Marked Tree Police Department dispatch.

A Craighead County man faces theft and firearms-related charges after he reportedly asked a family member to store nearly a dozen firearms at a house, according to Jonesboro police.

A nearly five-year ban on United States poultry in China is now over, federal agriculture officials said Thursday as the change could provide a key boost in exports.

Jonesboro police released video Thursday of a recent armed robbery. Now they’re hoping someone can identify the suspect.

The 911 emergency system in Clay County is working again, after being out for almost 9 hours.

Many are adjusting to the change in temperatures in the city of Jonesboro.

Tenaris has served and impacted over 1,800 students in Blytheville Primary School through science, technology, math, and engineering.

An artist with ties to Region 8 was honored Wednesday evening with a major country music award.

A Craighead County man faces a second-degree sexual assault charge after police say he assaulted someone he was supposed to be a caregiver for, according to authorities.

A new program at Sikeston high school gives kids hands-on experience in jobs that could await them after they graduate.

Paragould’s Fire Station No. 1 is getting a new look and a new home to alleviate issues their current station gives.

Vaping is on the rise across the country. Some pediatricians worry children are getting addicted to the nicotine in e-cigarettes.

Police have identified the worker as 23-year-old Duntate Young. Details surrounding the worker's death have not been released.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the Coast Guard has repeatedly ignored safety recommendations that could have made tourist duck boats safer and potentially prevented a Missouri accident that killed 17 people

The filing period for the 2020 election season ended Tuesday as candidates made trips to the state Capitol and courthouses around Region 8, to make their decision known whether or not to seek office.

As the holidays grow closer Scott County Ambulance wants to help patients spend more time with their family instead of a care facility.

The Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met Tuesday to discuss several topics including rezonings.

There was controversy in the small town of Pleasant Plains on Tuesday that brought a lot people out to city hall.

For residents who live within Jonesboro city limits, it’s free of charge to dump belongings at the landfill.

The police department will now have full control of animal control services in Wynne.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission officials had their six-month meeting with Harrisburg citizens to discuss an update to the ongoing Lake Poinsett project.

Byrd, who is from Armorel, is participating in the NBC show, “The Voice.”

Jonesboro’s temperatures are getting low and the only shelter available is seeing their fair share of people, trying to stay warm.

The Craighead County Election Commission will close or reorganize six different polling locations throughout the county.

The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting that another Arkansan has died from the flu this season.

A Jonesboro restaurant wants to serve alcohol when it opens.

The online Harris Poll of more than 2,000 adults found 68 percent of Americans secretly dislike a classic Thanksgiving food, but they eat it anyway out of tradition.

A man who stabbed a Clay County woman in the neck and stomach will spend the next 20 years in prison.

This was no ordinary announcement.

Al Whitney is on his “second tour of duty” taking a road trip to every state in the U.S. to donate blood.

" It’s kind of hard to conceive in 2019 that children don’t have something for Christmas.”

Thanks to a donation, there will be new AED's in every major building at Arkansas State University.

The Jonesboro Finance and Administration Committee will begin discussing the 2020 budget for the city of Jonesboro during their meeting on Tuesday.

Parts of Region 8 saw all types of winter Monday, from the cold rain, to sleet, to snow as cold air pushed into Arkansas.

Veterans were honored all throughout Region 8 Monday November 11.