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JONESBORO — Roy James Nichols pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted first-degree murder in a September 2021 shooting that left a Jonesboro woman injured.
Circuit Judge Randy Philhours sentenced Nichols, 27, to 30 years in prison.
Nichols also received 10 and half years of suspended sentence for charges of being a felon ... | 2022-06-03T13:48:16Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Man gets 30-year prison sentence | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/man-gets-30-year-prison-sentence/article_279fc16b-9688-5102-8c7b-dc9915e943b8.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/man-gets-30-year-prison-sentence/article_279fc16b-9688-5102-8c7b-dc9915e943b8.html |
JONESBORO — A first-degree murder trial for Adrian Bellinger wasn’t delayed after his attorney was exposed to COVID-19, according to court documents.
The plea and motions were set to begin on Thursday in Craighead County Circuit Court.
Bellinger is charged in the April 10, 2020, shooting death of Robert Green, 30, in t... | 2022-06-03T13:48:23Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Murder trial set for June 20-24 | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/murder-trial-set-for-june-20-24/article_61d8106b-0e4e-533a-9b31-ee53bc6f9742.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/murder-trial-set-for-june-20-24/article_61d8106b-0e4e-533a-9b31-ee53bc6f9742.html |
Today we learn of yet another fatal mass shooting -- in a Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital -- just days after the horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and only a few more days before that another mass shooting in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. And these are only the latest “mass” shootings in places whe... | 2022-06-03T13:49:17Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Do something | Opinion | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/do-something/article_44a4721f-c5dc-52eb-92f9-c6372600d505.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/do-something/article_44a4721f-c5dc-52eb-92f9-c6372600d505.html |
We are living in times of smart boards, cell phones, iPads, etc., and school shootings. Every school should have security systems, monitoring doors, doors that someone can't just walk in, video surveillance and digital keypad for police and emergencies.
I don't understand why these things are not used in all schools. I... | 2022-06-03T13:49:24Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Save the children | Opinion | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/save-the-children/article_ac377999-766c-5b85-a86a-b3a23b0ed5f1.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/save-the-children/article_ac377999-766c-5b85-a86a-b3a23b0ed5f1.html |
We can’t protect every building or every venue with concertina wire and sharpshooters. Nor can we ensure that 100 percent of gun owners are of sane mind. But the very least we can do is make sure every school in this country is safe from predators, no matter the cost. And, yes, train and arm the teachers who are willin... | 2022-06-03T13:49:42Z | www.jonesborosun.com | We must safeguard our schools from predators | Opinion | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/we-must-safeguard-our-schools-from-predators/article_8eef1798-690f-5028-aca2-a819e962f984.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/we-must-safeguard-our-schools-from-predators/article_8eef1798-690f-5028-aca2-a819e962f984.html |
Arkansas State’s Sharika Nelvis will be inducted as part of the 27th class in the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame tonight in North Little Rock.
One of the greatest to ever toe the starting line at Arkansas State, four-time All-American and former national champion Sharika Nelvis has been tabbed as part of the 27t... | 2022-06-03T13:49:48Z | www.jonesborosun.com | A-State's Nelvis to be inducted into Arkansas Track & Field Hall of Fame | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/a-states-nelvis-to-be-inducted-into-arkansas-track-field-hall-of-fame/article_89978439-37b7-5e13-bef9-5925ccc381ce.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/a-states-nelvis-to-be-inducted-into-arkansas-track-field-hall-of-fame/article_89978439-37b7-5e13-bef9-5925ccc381ce.html |
Library sets summer programs for adults
On Monday, the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library Adult Services Department will offer a toolbox kit for adults that includes an assortment of mini screwdrivers, a tape measure, a utility knife, some other items, and a list of DIY and repair books available in the library ... | 2022-06-04T07:02:31Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Events | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_850645ac-d2e2-5910-81dc-4045c0b09496.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_850645ac-d2e2-5910-81dc-4045c0b09496.html |
Food Bank of NEA receives BNSF Railway grant
JONESBORO — The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas has received a grant from the BNSF Railway Foundation, totaling $5,000, which will be used to benefit the organization’s Backpack Program.
The Backpack Program works to meet the needs of hungry children by providing them with n... | 2022-06-04T07:02:37Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Food Bank of NEA receives BNSF Railway grant | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/food-bank-of-nea-receives-bnsf-railway-grant/article_351bc983-2422-561b-89b3-805a63e6f081.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/food-bank-of-nea-receives-bnsf-railway-grant/article_351bc983-2422-561b-89b3-805a63e6f081.html |
Juneteenth celebrations slated for Little Rock, Memphis
A combination of “June” and “nineteenth,” Juneteenth is a holiday that recognizes when slaves were informed that they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Maj. General Gordon Granger, rode into G... | 2022-06-04T07:02:43Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Juneteenth celebrations slated for Little Rock, Memphis | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/juneteenth-celebrations-slated-for-little-rock-memphis/article_4646de5e-f1cf-5ad7-81e8-ef017cccc44b.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/juneteenth-celebrations-slated-for-little-rock-memphis/article_4646de5e-f1cf-5ad7-81e8-ef017cccc44b.html |
Movie night planned at Centennial Bank Stadium
Arkansas State Athletics invites fans to bring their blankets on Tuesday, June 7, for Movie Night at Centennial Bank Stadium.
The free movie will be shown on the stadium videoboard, with gates opening at 6 p.m. and the movie set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Fans are asked to ente... | 2022-06-04T07:03:02Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Movie night planned at Centennial Bank Stadium | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/movie-night-planned-at-centennial-bank-stadium/article_cf0bc1b3-480b-5d3f-9f4a-be2b770f48bc.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/movie-night-planned-at-centennial-bank-stadium/article_cf0bc1b3-480b-5d3f-9f4a-be2b770f48bc.html |
A-State Admissions Counselor Colton Miller (left) tells Cole Buckley (far right) and his parents, Jeff Buckley and Terri Buckley, about the Dean B. Ellis Library while escorting them on a campus tour on Friday at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees approved the... | 2022-06-04T07:03:26Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Board of Trustees approve tuition increase for A-State's 2023 budget | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/board-of-trustees-approve-tuition-increase-for-a-states-2023-budget/article_293580eb-8931-54ff-b503-3f8275a573bf.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/board-of-trustees-approve-tuition-increase-for-a-states-2023-budget/article_293580eb-8931-54ff-b503-3f8275a573bf.html |
JONESBORO — A 27-year-old Jonesboro woman told police Thursday morning that her residence in the 4300 block of Blair Cove was broken into and items were stolen, according to a Jonesboro police report.
Taken were clothing, computers, a television and gaming equipment with a total value of $8,218.
A 16-year-old boy was a... | 2022-06-04T07:03:38Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Burglar takes $8,218 in items from home | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/burglar-takes-8-218-in-items-from-home/article_79673759-29ab-5642-93af-fcaeba861e59.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/burglar-takes-8-218-in-items-from-home/article_79673759-29ab-5642-93af-fcaeba861e59.html |
OSCEOLA — Olympus Construction of Jonesboro will be in charge of an $80 million renovation project for a carmaker in Osceola.
Envirotech Vehicles, Inc., a provider of new zero-emission, purpose-built electric vehicles, announced the deal on Friday.
Olympus will convert a 580,000-square-foot building Envirotech bought a... | 2022-06-04T07:03:44Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Carmaker hires Olympus for Osceola project | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/carmaker-hires-olympus-for-osceola-project/article_1fa0c14a-5fe6-5a0b-b380-9bf95afc2a64.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/carmaker-hires-olympus-for-osceola-project/article_1fa0c14a-5fe6-5a0b-b380-9bf95afc2a64.html |
Joe Lacy sits at his desk last week at Lacy’s Welding and Construction in Harrisburg. He started his business in 1998 at 21 years old.
Joe and Rachel Lacy have received several honors for supporting their community. Over the last several years, recognition of the couple has included Outstanding Citizen Award by the Har... | 2022-06-04T07:03:57Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Harrisburg man remains humble while helping community | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/harrisburg-man-remains-humble-while-helping-community/article_c2676e43-3f8e-5cf8-8335-e95a7d4c372d.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/harrisburg-man-remains-humble-while-helping-community/article_c2676e43-3f8e-5cf8-8335-e95a7d4c372d.html |
JONESBORO — The state Supreme Court refused to review a state Court of Appeals decision that Craighead County illegally collected $86 “sheriff’s fees” and $100 “lower court fees.”
Jonesboro attorney Mark Rees, who challenged the fees on behalf of Christopher Miles and others in December 2012, hopes that the Craighead C... | 2022-06-04T07:04:03Z | www.jonesborosun.com | High court lets ruling against county stand | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/high-court-lets-ruling-against-county-stand/article_e777adcd-e37d-5999-a503-0259fe293c11.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/high-court-lets-ruling-against-county-stand/article_e777adcd-e37d-5999-a503-0259fe293c11.html |
College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners named
EVANSTON, Ill. — National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced over 2,600 winners of National Merit Scholarships that are financed by U.S. colleges and universities.
These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate ... | 2022-06-07T10:53:24Z | www.jonesborosun.com | College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners named | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/college-sponsored-merit-scholarship-winners-named/article_aadfd92f-831c-5540-81b0-5b2b76342b32.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/college-sponsored-merit-scholarship-winners-named/article_aadfd92f-831c-5540-81b0-5b2b76342b32.html |
Amanda Eaton (left) and Addy Burgi of USA Mortgage in Jonesboro discuss their success in helping homebuyers with the assistance of programs through the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.
Keith Inman / The Sun
JONESBORO — Amanda Eaton has a passion for helping people with financial challenges to buy a home.
Eaton, ... | 2022-06-07T10:54:01Z | www.jonesborosun.com | State commends local lender | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/state-commends-local-lender/article_93ffa512-0dab-550c-9d7e-7f91156a56c5.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/state-commends-local-lender/article_93ffa512-0dab-550c-9d7e-7f91156a56c5.html |
Pankey
JONESBORO — Batterymates Jack Henry Pettit and Mason Pankey will play junior college baseball next spring after an impressive run at Brookland.
Pettit, the Bearcats’ No. 1 pitcher, signed with the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain while Pankey, Brookland’s catcher, signed with National Park College during the... | 2022-06-07T10:54:25Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Pettit, Pankey set to continue baseball careers | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/pettit-pankey-set-to-continue-baseball-careers/article_f9cb594f-f552-5437-8c31-0b97e0ca8cd4.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/pettit-pankey-set-to-continue-baseball-careers/article_f9cb594f-f552-5437-8c31-0b97e0ca8cd4.html |
Brookland’s Bill Taylor, who has coached basketball and baseball during a 36-year career, recently retired after four seasons as the Bearcats’ head baseball coach.
JONESBORO — Bill Taylor is ready to relax after 36 years as a high school coach.
Taylor recently retired as head baseball coach at Brookland, where his team... | 2022-06-07T10:54:31Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Taylor retires as Bearcats' baseball coach | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/taylor-retires-as-bearcats-baseball-coach/article_7e75562f-8fd5-5282-8997-78364aca2f2a.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/taylor-retires-as-bearcats-baseball-coach/article_7e75562f-8fd5-5282-8997-78364aca2f2a.html |
Jonesboro institutions partner for diversity conference
JONESBORO — Three Jonesboro institutions are partnering to host the third annual Northeast Arkansas Diversity Conference, which aims to help businesses and organizations develop and create more inclusive workplaces.
St. Bernards Healthcare; the Arkansas State Univ... | 2022-06-08T20:21:36Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Jonesboro institutions partner for diversity conference | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/jonesboro-institutions-partner-for-diversity-conference/article_2d8cdd77-b991-51cb-8423-ef7c076a6fa1.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/jonesboro-institutions-partner-for-diversity-conference/article_2d8cdd77-b991-51cb-8423-ef7c076a6fa1.html |
Pindall’s improbable rise to the governorship gave a new impetus to reformers in the state to bring back the office of lieutenant governor, which had briefly existed during Reconstruction. After Gov. Joseph T. Robinson resigned in March 1913 to become a U.S. Senator, after only two months as governor, the same pattern ... | 2022-06-08T20:21:42Z | www.jonesborosun.com | The bizarre governorship of Xenophon O. Pindall | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/the-bizarre-governorship-of-xenophon-o-pindall/article_4220a3e7-0b32-54be-a2c3-e3bde3811d4d.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/the-bizarre-governorship-of-xenophon-o-pindall/article_4220a3e7-0b32-54be-a2c3-e3bde3811d4d.html |
City, ASU to collaborate on mosquitoes
JONESBORO — Mayor Harold Copenhaver has reached out to Arkansas State University to help fight Jonesboro’s mosquito population.
For more than 20 years, Jonesboro has contracted with Vector Disease Control for mosquito abatement. The company uses trucks to spray individual neighbor... | 2022-06-08T20:21:48Z | www.jonesborosun.com | City, ASU to collaborate on mosquitoes | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/city-asu-to-collaborate-on-mosquitoes/article_18e45654-fb04-5860-a3d0-c83a6d767d35.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/city-asu-to-collaborate-on-mosquitoes/article_18e45654-fb04-5860-a3d0-c83a6d767d35.html |
Crimes stats show some dips, some increases
JONESBORO — Crimes against persons in Jonesboro dropped from 2020 to 2021 by 16 cases, 579 to 563, according to the Jonesboro Police Department’s annual report.
The report, which was released last week, shows a decline in homicides from 11 to eight in 2021. Robberies dropped ... | 2022-06-08T20:22:00Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Crimes stats show some dips, some increases | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/crimes-stats-show-some-dips-some-increases/article_2f7ac85a-5f58-55f8-b466-b41d3266fe06.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/crimes-stats-show-some-dips-some-increases/article_2f7ac85a-5f58-55f8-b466-b41d3266fe06.html |
Communication Navigation Supervisor Juanita Acosta helps Maya Caldron with an activity during one of the Kids Summer Spanish Camp classes on Tuesday at the Hispanic Center in Jonesboro.
Marielis Cubero, an instructor at the Hispanic Center, places a sombrero on Jayden Mills’ (right) head before an activity as Bells Tat... | 2022-06-08T20:22:10Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Hispanic Center hosts summer events for local youth | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/hispanic-center-hosts-summer-events-for-local-youth/article_dc334e79-b670-5ae8-a06d-7d7d695eff9e.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/hispanic-center-hosts-summer-events-for-local-youth/article_dc334e79-b670-5ae8-a06d-7d7d695eff9e.html |
UAMS to study health effects of burn pits on Arkansas veterans
LITTLE ROCK — More than 300 Arkansas veterans will become part of a new study conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System to determine if exposure to open pit burning and molecular-level c... | 2022-06-08T20:22:16Z | www.jonesborosun.com | UAMS to study health effects of burn pits on Arkansas veterans | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/uams-to-study-health-effects-of-burn-pits-on-arkansas-veterans/article_c57a8f68-1feb-52a8-8e4d-1fc89ae7fdc0.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/uams-to-study-health-effects-of-burn-pits-on-arkansas-veterans/article_c57a8f68-1feb-52a8-8e4d-1fc89ae7fdc0.html |
Jonesboro’s Meyer Maddox keeps his eye on the ball during on-field batting cage work at the Xtra Innings Summer Classic on Tuesday.
Annual baseball showcase offers exposure
JONESBORO — The Xtra Innings Summer Classic doesn’t get all 88 players initially selected to participate each year. As event organizer Pete Prater ... | 2022-06-08T20:22:56Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Annual baseball showcase offers exposure | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/annual-baseball-showcase-offers-exposure/article_7ff74488-afb8-50cc-84d9-768487af91a8.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/annual-baseball-showcase-offers-exposure/article_7ff74488-afb8-50cc-84d9-768487af91a8.html |
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will present its training event, “Financing Your Small Business Now,” in June and July at two locations.
The training will be offered Thursday, June 23, at the Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce in Osce... | 2022-06-08T20:23:10Z | www.jonesborosun.com | ASBTDC to offer financing small business sessions | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/asbtdc-to-offer-financing-small-business-sessions/article_9c5e4729-02c1-5bf6-ba81-c75e6ca9adfc.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/asbtdc-to-offer-financing-small-business-sessions/article_9c5e4729-02c1-5bf6-ba81-c75e6ca9adfc.html |
Some western Lawrence County residents were awakened early Monday morning after a series of small earthquakes occurred near the Ravenden area.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the seismograph picked up six small earthquakes beginning around 2 a.m. that ranged from a 1.7 magnitude to a 2.4 magnitude.
Ea... | 2022-06-08T20:23:22Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Earthquakes shake western LawCo | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/earthquakes-shake-western-lawco/article_71d1a138-c3a6-5494-a822-d5cb17179272.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/earthquakes-shake-western-lawco/article_71d1a138-c3a6-5494-a822-d5cb17179272.html |
Judy Ann Davis passed away Sunday, May 29, in Walnut Ridge.
She was born March 22, 1955, in Batesville, to Gerald and Nina Richey. She was a lifelong resident of Lynn and was a member of the Lynn Church of Christ. She was a passionate educator who taught elementary school for many years at Black Rock and Lynn. She earn... | 2022-06-08T20:23:34Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Judy Ann Davis | Obituaries | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/obituaries/judy-ann-davis/article_f9bb75b7-40de-53f1-bdd1-f01069733498.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/obituaries/judy-ann-davis/article_f9bb75b7-40de-53f1-bdd1-f01069733498.html |
Rocky Singleton
Rocky Steven Singleton was born Aug. 22, 1957, in Kennett, Mo. He passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at his residence.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca Singleton.
He is survived by sons, Zachary Singleton and wife Brittany of Walnut Ridge, and Steven Singleton and wife Carrie and their t... | 2022-06-08T20:23:47Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Rocky Singleton | Obituaries | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/obituaries/rocky-singleton/article_bdaf6cb2-7129-55e5-9594-c123c027e764.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/obituaries/rocky-singleton/article_bdaf6cb2-7129-55e5-9594-c123c027e764.html |
DRA opens application for Executive Academy
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Beginning June 1, application is open for the Delta Regional Authority 2023 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy.
DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings together public, private and nonprofit sector leaders from th... | 2022-06-09T12:42:56Z | www.jonesborosun.com | DRA opens application for Executive Academy | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/dra-opens-application-for-executive-academy/article_9b310503-06f3-5065-aa5e-5ed7323d2a8c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/dra-opens-application-for-executive-academy/article_9b310503-06f3-5065-aa5e-5ed7323d2a8c.html |
NEA Baptist earns achievement award in cardiology
JONESBORO — NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital has earned the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the fourth year in a row.
The award recognizes NEA Baptist’s commitment and success in implementing a highe... | 2022-06-09T12:43:02Z | www.jonesborosun.com | NEA Baptist earns achievement award in cardiology | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/nea-baptist-earns-achievement-award-in-cardiology/article_de331a20-4efa-5e4c-bcf4-d928df8e4ed3.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/nea-baptist-earns-achievement-award-in-cardiology/article_de331a20-4efa-5e4c-bcf4-d928df8e4ed3.html |
Nettleton alumni to host all-school reunion
JONESBORO — Graduates of Nettleton High School will hold an all-school reunion Saturday. Registration and visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Nettleton Senior High School Cafeteria, 2616 Progress Lane. Registration is $3 per person or $5 per couple which can be paid at ... | 2022-06-09T12:43:08Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Nettleton alumni to host all-school reunion | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/nettleton-alumni-to-host-all-school-reunion/article_7013d319-1659-57e9-b9a8-8cc9fba945fe.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/nettleton-alumni-to-host-all-school-reunion/article_7013d319-1659-57e9-b9a8-8cc9fba945fe.html |
Ridgefield names new Head of School
JONESBORO — The Board of Ridgefield Christian School has announced the appointment of Dr. Bryan Easley as Ridgefield Christian School’s next Head of School.
Easley was selected from a pool of candidates in a national search process led by Jason Carson, a school consultant who has bee... | 2022-06-09T12:43:14Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Ridgefield names new Head of School | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/ridgefield-names-new-head-of-school/article_c4bd17b0-9f7b-5397-ab45-81cbb1582a6c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/ridgefield-names-new-head-of-school/article_c4bd17b0-9f7b-5397-ab45-81cbb1582a6c.html |
St. Bernards selects McGee to lead nursing team
JONESBORO — St. Bernards Medical Center has announced the selection of Emily McGee, BSN, MBA as its new vice president of nursing.
McGee, formerly St. Bernards Medical Center Assistant Vice President of Nursing, has spent the past 18 years with the organization. She began... | 2022-06-09T12:43:20Z | www.jonesborosun.com | St. Bernards selects McGee to lead nursing team | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/st-bernards-selects-mcgee-to-lead-nursing-team/article_60059d03-fa2b-5cb0-a9bb-c301f5b65a9e.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/st-bernards-selects-mcgee-to-lead-nursing-team/article_60059d03-fa2b-5cb0-a9bb-c301f5b65a9e.html |
June Massey
June Massey of Newport departed this life on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the age of 89.
She was born June 19, 1932, at New Castle on Tyne, England, and was baptized on July 10, 1932 at St. Stephen’s, Elswick. June was a 1948 graduate of Chiswick Poly Tech School at the age of 16. She attended business school,... | 2022-06-09T12:43:39Z | www.jonesborosun.com | June Massey | | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/june-massey/article_5c68acc3-c715-5b22-be21-139644962b54.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/june-massey/article_5c68acc3-c715-5b22-be21-139644962b54.html |
Two new virtual statewide charter schools have been approved by the Arkansas Board of Education.
The board’s action allows Founders Classical Academy to add as many as 500 slots for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The action also allows Premier High Schools of Arkansas to add as many as 250 students in ... | 2022-06-09T12:44:09Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Virtual schools and tourism | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/virtual-schools-and-tourism/article_a8824376-836a-5324-be20-add83f243ae0.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/virtual-schools-and-tourism/article_a8824376-836a-5324-be20-add83f243ae0.html |
City Youth Ministries Executive Director Hannah Caddy speaks with City Youth Summer Learning Camp participants on Wednesday at City Youth Ministries in Jonesboro. City Youth Ministries was one of 30 summer and extended-year learning programs across Arkansas to receive the Summer Learning Supplemental Grant.
City Youth ... | 2022-06-09T12:44:15Z | www.jonesborosun.com | City Youth Ministries receives ARP ESSER III Grant | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/city-youth-ministries-receives-arp-esser-iii-grant/article_54866ea5-6bcc-5abc-84ac-bdf319641759.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/city-youth-ministries-receives-arp-esser-iii-grant/article_54866ea5-6bcc-5abc-84ac-bdf319641759.html |
JONESBORO — District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause Wednesday to charge a Jonesboro couple with second-degree domestic battery in a case where the woman’s 18-month-old daughter suffered injuries.
Cordarious Jones, 32, and Mallory Mcfarland, 22, are accused of inflicting the injuries on the girl in late May.
Ac... | 2022-06-09T12:44:21Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Couple accused of beating baby | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/couple-accused-of-beating-baby/article_777ed036-ff11-57e5-816c-b4d73853ba8d.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/couple-accused-of-beating-baby/article_777ed036-ff11-57e5-816c-b4d73853ba8d.html |
NEWPORT — Newport has landed another new business, one that will pay significantly higher salaries than the norm.
Jon Chadwell, director of the Newport Economic Development Commission, said Wednesday that GMI Computing, based in Taiwan, plans to build a facility to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He told The S... | 2022-06-09T12:44:34Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Cryptocurrency jobs coming to NEA | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/cryptocurrency-jobs-coming-to-nea/article_7d5a290b-cd74-589e-b624-e5987bcf0070.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/cryptocurrency-jobs-coming-to-nea/article_7d5a290b-cd74-589e-b624-e5987bcf0070.html |
Two guns reported stolen from vehicle
JONESBORO — A 22-year-old Jonesboro man told police Tuesday afternoon that his two Glock handguns were stolen from a woman’s vehicle in the 1300 block of South Madison Street, according to a Jonesboro police report.
Police noted that there were no signs of forced entry.
The guns we... | 2022-06-09T12:44:52Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Two guns reported stolen from vehicle | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/two-guns-reported-stolen-from-vehicle/article_be960683-8881-5607-8abf-e53c0a1bd37e.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/two-guns-reported-stolen-from-vehicle/article_be960683-8881-5607-8abf-e53c0a1bd37e.html |
Nettleton’s Will Blackwood drives to the basket during a game against Bartlett, Tenn., in Tuesday’s team camp at Raider Gym.
Area teams preparing to use shot clock
JONESBORO — Tuesday’s boys’ team camp at Nettleton included something that will be new for most Arkansas high school basketball teams in the 2022-23 season.... | 2022-06-09T12:45:59Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Area teams preparing to use shot clock | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/area-teams-preparing-to-use-shot-clock/article_1b4e99b6-b8a3-5511-b09a-e5f9fcbfaee5.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/area-teams-preparing-to-use-shot-clock/article_1b4e99b6-b8a3-5511-b09a-e5f9fcbfaee5.html |
JONESBORO — Tim Hawkins is excited about another opportunity to coach in the 5A-East conference.
Hawkins was officially hired Tuesday night as the head girls’ basketball coach at Nettleton. He coached in the 5A-East previously during an eight-year stint at Valley View.
“It’s an established program and it’s in 5A, which... | 2022-06-09T12:46:05Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Hawkins takes over Lady Raider program | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/hawkins-takes-over-lady-raider-program/article_c1c7cef2-83e4-5c57-9e46-57cb6abc21c2.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/hawkins-takes-over-lady-raider-program/article_c1c7cef2-83e4-5c57-9e46-57cb6abc21c2.html |
Because of a reporter’s error, the date for a concert announced in the June 4 edition of The Sun was incorrect. The Matt Maverick concert including the band TRIPPP will be 7 p.m. July 8, at The Forum, 115 E. Monroe Ave. in downtown Jonesboro. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The Sun regrets the error. | 2022-06-11T17:07:55Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Correction | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/correction/article_1cb2cd3d-be98-53a2-90b9-9a0a5a989744.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/correction/article_1cb2cd3d-be98-53a2-90b9-9a0a5a989744.html |
Lake Poinsett offers activities
Lake Poinsett State Park, 5752 State Park Road in Harrisburg, will host two free educational activities today.
From 1 to 1:30 p.m., a park interpreter will present information about some of the mammals native to Arkansas and the roles they play. The presentation will be at the playground... | 2022-06-11T17:08:01Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Events | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_81927c72-4e77-51d7-ab29-406830e9da16.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_81927c72-4e77-51d7-ab29-406830e9da16.html |
Navy Days coming to MoSH
MEMPHIS — The Museum of Science and History, 3050 Central Ave., will host the United States Navy for three days of activities, June-15-17, including the U.S. Parachute Team, the Ceremonial Guard and the Nimitz, its Virtual Reality Experience.
Outdoor activities planned include the Nimitz, the N... | 2022-06-11T17:08:07Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Navy Days coming to MoSH | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/navy-days-coming-to-mosh/article_8ea7bf3a-b541-5a46-9393-d571689c180c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/navy-days-coming-to-mosh/article_8ea7bf3a-b541-5a46-9393-d571689c180c.html |
Summertime means stories, crafts, movies and more at the library
JONESBORO — The Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak Ave., will host a variety of activities for all ages in June and July.
Events will begin at 9 a.m. Monday with registration for a Craft Crate DIY project for adults. The patriotic proje... | 2022-06-11T17:08:19Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Summertime means stories, crafts, movies and more at the library | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/summertime-means-stories-crafts-movies-and-more-at-the-library/article_183048d7-9ebd-5109-b982-39174b3027f6.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/summertime-means-stories-crafts-movies-and-more-at-the-library/article_183048d7-9ebd-5109-b982-39174b3027f6.html |
Tuesday is World Blood Donor Day
JONESBORO — Each year on June 14, the American Red Cross joins blood collection organizations around the world to celebrate World Blood Donor Day, which recognizes the importance of a safe and stable blood supply and the donors who make it possible.
Nearly 2.5 million people volunteer t... | 2022-06-11T17:08:25Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Tuesday is World Blood Donor Day | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/tuesday-is-world-blood-donor-day/article_ff1114c6-9fa0-5c3c-abb0-16d4b300b907.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/tuesday-is-world-blood-donor-day/article_ff1114c6-9fa0-5c3c-abb0-16d4b300b907.html |
JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Police Department recorded 49 sustained Internal Affairs complaints in 2021, according to the department’s 2021 annual report.
A sustained complaint means a violation was found against an officer.
Capt. Stephen McDaniel, head of the department’s Administration Division and who oversees Interna... | 2022-06-11T17:08:32Z | www.jonesborosun.com | 49 complaints against JPD officers sustained | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/49-complaints-against-jpd-officers-sustained/article_12f7727b-eaf9-5cf7-908d-795562a239e9.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/49-complaints-against-jpd-officers-sustained/article_12f7727b-eaf9-5cf7-908d-795562a239e9.html |
JONESBORO — The Arkansas State University Chancellor Search Advisory Committee and ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch announced on Friday that four finalist candidates have accepted invitations to visit the campus in Jonesboro and formally interview for the position of chancellor.
Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president... | 2022-06-11T17:08:38Z | www.jonesborosun.com | A-State announces finalists for chancellor position | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/a-state-announces-finalists-for-chancellor-position/article_f42e6f8a-4d67-5a62-90e3-d5a2886b4ebc.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/a-state-announces-finalists-for-chancellor-position/article_f42e6f8a-4d67-5a62-90e3-d5a2886b4ebc.html |
JONESBORO — Early voting begins Tuesday for local Republican primary runoffs.
In Craighead County, voters will decide who will be the next county clerk.
Nancy Robbins was the frontrunner in the three-person primary on May 24 with 46 percent of the vote followed by Mary Dawn Marshall, who received 31 percent.
Any person... | 2022-06-11T17:08:50Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Early voting in runoffs begins Tuesday | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/early-voting-in-runoffs-begins-tuesday/article_15666c13-5ff8-5e39-be3e-33945bbd392c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/early-voting-in-runoffs-begins-tuesday/article_15666c13-5ff8-5e39-be3e-33945bbd392c.html |
KLEK Founder and General Manager LaGanzie Kale (from left), KLEK Development and Marketing Director Terrell Bowie and KLEK Program Director Allie Tabor hold up the Juneteenth Flag on Tuesday at the KLEK Studios in Jonesboro. KLEK 102.5 FM is hosting its fifth annual Juneteenth celebration in Jonesboro and will hold its... | 2022-06-11T17:08:56Z | www.jonesborosun.com | First ever Juneteenth parade and fireworks display added to Jonesboro event | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/first-ever-juneteenth-parade-and-fireworks-display-added-to-jonesboro-event/article_c4d81940-0823-5b24-a449-98226981d79c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/first-ever-juneteenth-parade-and-fireworks-display-added-to-jonesboro-event/article_c4d81940-0823-5b24-a449-98226981d79c.html |
JONESBORO — A 69-year-old Jonesboro man told police Thursday afternoon that someone entered his residence in the 2100 block of Cherry Hill Cove and stole four handguns from his gun safe.
The total value for the guns is listed at $1,629.
A 54-year-old Jonesboro man reported Thursday evening that his residence in the 400... | 2022-06-11T17:09:02Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Handguns stolen from residence | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/handguns-stolen-from-residence/article_8cc66166-a01a-580d-8d78-1c9319e1e84c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/handguns-stolen-from-residence/article_8cc66166-a01a-580d-8d78-1c9319e1e84c.html |
Brand Custom Hauling operator Josh Brand tears down the old Jonesboro High School Transportation Building with a large excavator on Thursday at the corner of Highland Drive and Main Street on the Jonesboro High School campus. The JHS Cheerleaders and Dance Teams, which had been using the building, will now be moved bac... | 2022-06-11T17:09:08Z | www.jonesborosun.com | JPS construction continues as JHS addition nears completion | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/jps-construction-continues-as-jhs-addition-nears-completion/article_142e7773-f560-5a9d-b77e-618911dfad82.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/jps-construction-continues-as-jhs-addition-nears-completion/article_142e7773-f560-5a9d-b77e-618911dfad82.html |
A good man is always learning
The college had struggled for some time as neglect from the state level and administrative problems took their toll. As president, he oversaw the construction on the new campus and within a year, the college was expanded to become a four-year university. He founded a campus newspaper, The ... | 2022-06-11T17:09:39Z | www.jonesborosun.com | A good man is always learning | Opinion | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/a-good-man-is-always-learning/article_7cd2824d-a019-5dbb-b1ce-0ba1998f78a6.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/a-good-man-is-always-learning/article_7cd2824d-a019-5dbb-b1ce-0ba1998f78a6.html |
Utley
Utley chosen to lead Nettleton baseball
JONESBORO — Nettleton’s new head baseball coach also wore the school’s black and gold as a player.
David Utley, a 2003 Nettleton graduate who has spent the last five seasons as an assistant for the Raider baseball program, was hired as head coach during Tuesday’s school boa... | 2022-06-11T17:09:51Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Utley chosen to lead Nettleton baseball | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/utley-chosen-to-lead-nettleton-baseball/article_d410dab7-807b-5bdd-a8ff-5bea6a6283f2.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/utley-chosen-to-lead-nettleton-baseball/article_d410dab7-807b-5bdd-a8ff-5bea6a6283f2.html |
Charles makes ASUMH honor roll
Tasia Charles of Horseshoe Bend was named to the spring 2022 chancellor’s list at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home.
Full-time students who have at least 12 credit hours of college-level courses and a 4.0 GPA for the semester are included on the chancellor’s list.
UALR departments n... | 2022-06-14T11:42:23Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Education news | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/education-news/article_f6d2f9e3-1cbf-5473-b31f-7e77f2a3112e.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/education-news/article_f6d2f9e3-1cbf-5473-b31f-7e77f2a3112e.html |
City Council meeting set
The regular meeting of the Cherokee Village City Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be held at Cherokee Village City Hall, 2 Santee Drive.
Lions to display flags for holiday
The Jonesboro University Heights Lions Club will display U.S. flags, weather permitting, durin... | 2022-06-14T11:42:24Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Events | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_e30432f8-551d-5ee3-95ff-e1f0504f552d.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_e30432f8-551d-5ee3-95ff-e1f0504f552d.html |
Ouachita holds spring graduation
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University conferred degrees on 360 graduates during its 135th Spring Commencement held May 14 on the front lawn of Cone-Bottoms Hall.
Area graduates include the following listed by county:
Mallory Shelton of Bono, Master of Science in applied behavior ana... | 2022-06-14T11:42:24Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Ouachita holds spring graduation | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/ouachita-holds-spring-graduation/article_5da7fa75-ac50-5ded-9572-6273d082c5c6.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/ouachita-holds-spring-graduation/article_5da7fa75-ac50-5ded-9572-6273d082c5c6.html |
Gwendolyn Hutton shows the seed library she established as part of her Girl Scouts “Gold Take Action” project at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library.
JONESBORO — One local Girl Scout is trying to bring gardening to the public through her new seed project, which she set up back in May at the Craighead County J... | 2022-06-14T11:42:45Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Girl Scout promotes gardening through her seed project at library | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/girl-scout-promotes-gardening-through-her-seed-project-at-library/article_a1f9ee00-f0c3-5887-87fe-c42a602777c2.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/girl-scout-promotes-gardening-through-her-seed-project-at-library/article_a1f9ee00-f0c3-5887-87fe-c42a602777c2.html |
Local hotels rebound from COVID
JONESBORO — After hard times in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the hotel industry has roared back this year, despite higher travel costs.
That translates to a 59.7 percent, or $148,000 increase in revenue from the city’s 3 percent hotel occupancy tax, Jerry Morgan, chairm... | 2022-06-14T11:42:57Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Local hotels rebound from COVID | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/local-hotels-rebound-from-covid/article_1b16d018-cf58-5a3e-8209-aa97ea3f57ff.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/local-hotels-rebound-from-covid/article_1b16d018-cf58-5a3e-8209-aa97ea3f57ff.html |
JONESBORO — A 54-year-old Jonesboro woman told police Sunday night that she was robbed at gunpoint of her vehicle in the 3700 block of East Parker Road.
The 2012 GMC Arcadia was later recovered at 2609 Southwest Square.
A 30-year-old Jonesboro woman told police someone forced their way into her home and stole items in ... | 2022-06-14T11:43:22Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Woman robbed of car at gunpoint | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/woman-robbed-of-car-at-gunpoint/article_5f2b78e4-08aa-5d07-837f-09fb48ee09fa.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/woman-robbed-of-car-at-gunpoint/article_5f2b78e4-08aa-5d07-837f-09fb48ee09fa.html |
Brown finds right fit at the right time
The timing and the opportunity were right for Wade Brown to become a head baseball coach.
Brown, an assistant coach at Jonesboro High School for 22 years, will be Brookland’s head coach next spring. He was hired last month following Bill Taylor’s retirement as the Bearcats’ head ... | 2022-06-14T11:44:05Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Brown finds right fit at the right time | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/brown-finds-right-fit-at-the-right-time/article_10eb9386-80db-578c-bcf5-536c4f1f6791.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/brown-finds-right-fit-at-the-right-time/article_10eb9386-80db-578c-bcf5-536c4f1f6791.html |
Austin Cook watches his tee shot on the second hole during the fourth round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Sunday. Cook, a former Jonesboro High School and University of Arkansas golfer, finished the tournament in a tie for 13th.
Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press via AP
Cook ties for 13th in Canadian Open
TORONTO... | 2022-06-14T11:44:11Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Cook ties for 13th in Canadian Open | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/cook-ties-for-13th-in-canadian-open/article_96c409b5-7c66-5e49-beb0-6fea21e3c677.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/cook-ties-for-13th-in-canadian-open/article_96c409b5-7c66-5e49-beb0-6fea21e3c677.html |
JONESBORO — A Craighead County man was pronounced dead at the scene following a crash that involved five vehicles Tuesday morning, police said.
According to preliminary information released by the Jonesboro Police Department, Joseph Vesely Jr., 62, of Lake City died in the crash at the intersection of Kathleen Street a... | 2022-06-15T16:45:12Z | www.jonesborosun.com | 5-vehicle crash kills 1 | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/5-vehicle-crash-kills-1/article_8663871b-010f-5bec-8816-ad12984460de.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/5-vehicle-crash-kills-1/article_8663871b-010f-5bec-8816-ad12984460de.html |
Shoplifter uses knife, pepper spray
JONESBORO — A man apparently trying to steal items from the Walmart at 1911 W. Parker Road reportedly pulled a knife on a store employee, then used pepper spray, according to a police report.
Police received the call during the noon hour Monday. The suspect, described as a white man ... | 2022-06-15T16:45:30Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Shoplifter uses knife, pepper spray | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/shoplifter-uses-knife-pepper-spray/article_be3989ea-dde3-500f-98dc-191e9cc5c7d4.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/shoplifter-uses-knife-pepper-spray/article_be3989ea-dde3-500f-98dc-191e9cc5c7d4.html |
Blytheville head coach Ben Fisher calls out instructions during a team camp last Thursday at Jonesboro High School.
Fisher excited to lead Chickasaws again
JONESBORO — Ben Fisher is back in charge of Blytheville football.
Fisher, the Chickasaws’ head coach from 2014-18, took over the program again in March. He replaced... | 2022-06-15T16:46:43Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Fisher excited to lead Chickasaws again | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/fisher-excited-to-lead-chickasaws-again/article_45375147-5737-5d3e-9e6b-dac4a2996d9f.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/fisher-excited-to-lead-chickasaws-again/article_45375147-5737-5d3e-9e6b-dac4a2996d9f.html |
Sills commits to Kansas State
JONESBORO — Former Jonesboro High School star Desi Sills is planning to finish his college basketball career in the Big 12 Conference.
Sills, a 6-foot-2 guard with one year of eligibility remaining, announced his commitment to Kansas State on social media Tuesday afternoon. He spent last s... | 2022-06-15T16:46:49Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Sills commits to Kansas State | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/sills-commits-to-kansas-state/article_4849f3af-d872-5e29-85a4-b0f3b7a8869d.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/sills-commits-to-kansas-state/article_4849f3af-d872-5e29-85a4-b0f3b7a8869d.html |
The 160th Smithville Skirmish Civil War Weekend, which was scheduled to take place Friday through Sunday at Jackson Farms, has been postponed, according to Civil War reenactor and event promoter Blake Sponsel of Toledo, Ill., who commands the fifth Illinois Cavalry and the Division Cavalry Brigade.
“Logistics weren’t l... | 2022-06-15T16:47:07Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Civil War renactment event postponed | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/civil-war-renactment-event-postponed/article_59612ca6-c5ce-5256-9962-0dddabbab6e2.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/civil-war-renactment-event-postponed/article_59612ca6-c5ce-5256-9962-0dddabbab6e2.html |
Lawrence County poll worker Susan Jackson (right) assists Alicia resident Deborah Teague with her voting machine during early voting for Lawrence County’s runoff election. Early voting began Tuesday.
Early voting is underway for two Republican primary runoff elections in Lawrence County, including runoffs for Lawrence ... | 2022-06-15T16:47:14Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Early voting underway for county runoffs | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/early-voting-underway-for-county-runoffs/article_abe8a43e-e75e-5831-a000-ecdad57196a7.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/early-voting-underway-for-county-runoffs/article_abe8a43e-e75e-5831-a000-ecdad57196a7.html |
With the increased concern about school safety in the wake of recent events around the nation, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Monday that he has issued an executive order to reinstate the Arkansas School Safety Commission.
“The recent violence in Texas was a stark reminder that the work of securing our schools is ne... | 2022-06-15T16:47:20Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Governor reinstates AR School Safety Commission | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/governor-reinstates-ar-school-safety-commission/article_fb104a3b-814e-5919-88ad-b40a22050a58.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/governor-reinstates-ar-school-safety-commission/article_fb104a3b-814e-5919-88ad-b40a22050a58.html |
A Jail-N-Bail fund-raising event, hosted by Walmart in Walnut Ridge, far exceeded expectations, raising $5,000, according to store manager Kari Shanks. The event, which was a fund-raiser for Children’s Miracle Network, involved “arresting” 15 community members and asking them to raise bail. Among those “arrested” were ... | 2022-06-15T16:47:50Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Yesteryears | Opinion | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/opinion/yesteryears/article_f3561f20-545e-5030-bf1c-dc7f4cf55bf2.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/opinion/yesteryears/article_f3561f20-545e-5030-bf1c-dc7f4cf55bf2.html |
Claire Jones of Walnut Ridge competes in the backstroke race during last weekend’s swim meet at Pocahontas. Jones is a member of the Dolphins Swim Team, which is conducting tryouts this month at the Walnut Ridge City Pool for local swimmers to join the Walnut Ridge team.
Submitted photo / Anna Lawhon
WR welcomes swim t... | 2022-06-15T16:48:02Z | www.jonesborosun.com | WR welcomes swim team | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/wr-welcomes-swim-team/article_678a35a9-67ae-539b-84f6-1a2b40288ed3.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/times_dispatch/wr-welcomes-swim-team/article_678a35a9-67ae-539b-84f6-1a2b40288ed3.html |
Harding announces new executive VP
SEARCY — Harding University recently announced the appointment of Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson as executive vice president. Thompson will serve alongside recently appointed President Mike Williams as he begins his tenure.
“Dr. Thompson is a highly talented, spirit-led leader who will be int... | 2022-06-16T06:58:53Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Harding announces new executive VP | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/harding-announces-new-executive-vp/article_6dd84790-851d-5a9c-a0af-b6ea572407f1.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/harding-announces-new-executive-vp/article_6dd84790-851d-5a9c-a0af-b6ea572407f1.html |
PCH is now Piggott Health System
PIGGOTT — After years of expanding Piggott Community Hospital’s service offerings to include primary care clinics, home health offices and medical equipment retail locations, hospital executive director James Magee announced the recent formation of Piggott Health System.
“We’ve operated... | 2022-06-16T06:59:05Z | www.jonesborosun.com | PCH is now Piggott Health System | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/pch-is-now-piggott-health-system/article_6632b11d-df23-5421-b464-9db8db5ed874.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/pch-is-now-piggott-health-system/article_6632b11d-df23-5421-b464-9db8db5ed874.html |
Washam
Washam to be dean of College of Business
JONESBORO — Jim Washam has accepted the Neil Griffin Deanship to serve as the leader of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University, Provost Alan Utter announced Tuesday in a press release.
“I am excited that Dr. Washam has agreed to be part of the a... | 2022-06-16T06:59:17Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Washam to be dean of College of Business | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/washam-to-be-dean-of-college-of-business/article_0ebcdd91-df49-5363-a587-068107f99c9c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/washam-to-be-dean-of-college-of-business/article_0ebcdd91-df49-5363-a587-068107f99c9c.html |
Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. Hot and humid. High 99F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph..
Jane Ford
Jane Shively Ford passed away on June 7, 2022. She grew up in St. Louis with her parents, Erma and Everett Shively, her identical twin Jean and her brother Tom.
She moved to Newport with her former husband, Burt... | 2022-06-16T06:59:23Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Jane Ford | | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/jane-ford/article_572aef68-ff92-51a4-9f27-055e4be73d99.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/jane-ford/article_572aef68-ff92-51a4-9f27-055e4be73d99.html |
Kenny Gates
Kenny Gates of Newport, departed this life on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the age of 78.
He was born June 15, 1943, in Newport, the son of Kinerd and Christine (Rodgers) Gates. Mr. Gates was a 1961 graduate of Newport High School, and attended Ouachita Baptist and ASU, where he played baseball for both school... | 2022-06-16T06:59:29Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Kenny Gates | | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/kenny-gates/article_5154a279-b4df-573f-ad5c-4209b75f52cd.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/kenny-gates/article_5154a279-b4df-573f-ad5c-4209b75f52cd.html |
Burglar exposes self to woman
JONESBORO — Police received a report early Wednesday that a man broke into a 73-year-old woman’s apartment and exposed himself to her.
The incident at The Links apartments was reported shortly after 3 a.m. The incident report that was released to the public didn’t provide further details, ... | 2022-06-16T06:59:35Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Burglar exposes self to woman | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/burglar-exposes-self-to-woman/article_be18a6b4-6bed-5298-9841-496d572ff358.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/burglar-exposes-self-to-woman/article_be18a6b4-6bed-5298-9841-496d572ff358.html |
Lake City native new Baptist leader
JONESBORO — Bart Barber, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, openly speaks of his roots in Craighead County.
The Lake City native was elected Tuesday to the top position in the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. Since 1999, Barber has served as pastor of Fi... | 2022-06-16T06:59:41Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Lake City native new Baptist leader | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/lake-city-native-new-baptist-leader/article_7d2bc086-338d-5494-812c-73bc2ebb0a4e.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/lake-city-native-new-baptist-leader/article_7d2bc086-338d-5494-812c-73bc2ebb0a4e.html |
Meurer
JONESBORO — Logan Meurer, a third-year medical student at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, was one of only 23 students nationally to win the Distinguished Medical Student Award from the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
According to a press rele... | 2022-06-16T06:59:54Z | www.jonesborosun.com | NYITCOM medical student receives national award | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/nyitcom-medical-student-receives-national-award/article_3a3391c0-9d11-5d5e-927e-d0a50ce75a59.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/nyitcom-medical-student-receives-national-award/article_3a3391c0-9d11-5d5e-927e-d0a50ce75a59.html |
Reenactment of Smithville Skirmish canceled
BLACK ROCK — A reenactment for the 160th anniversary of the Smithville Civil War Skirmish, which was scheduled to begin on Friday and continue throughout the weekend at Jackson Farms in Black Rock, has been postponed.
Civil War reenactor and event promoter Blake Sponsel of To... | 2022-06-16T07:00:00Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Reenactment of Smithville Skirmish canceled | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/reenactment-of-smithville-skirmish-canceled/article_9f11dfdc-bc22-5eaa-b5b0-11a127772e1c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/reenactment-of-smithville-skirmish-canceled/article_9f11dfdc-bc22-5eaa-b5b0-11a127772e1c.html |
Testing our belief in marketplace competition
The U.S. Senate is currently debating a bill that will increase competition in the online marketplace. Espousing a belief in a market economy is easy. The real test of our beliefs comes when new rules are proposed that, regardless of their benefit to consumers, disadvantage... | 2022-06-16T07:00:30Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Testing our belief in marketplace competition | Opinion | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/testing-our-belief-in-marketplace-competition/article_47afd587-bc5a-5201-967b-de9fb9b88064.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/opinion/testing-our-belief-in-marketplace-competition/article_47afd587-bc5a-5201-967b-de9fb9b88064.html |
A-State changes time for Lacewell service
JONESBORO — The Arkansas State Athletics Department has announced that the start time for the Larry Lacewell Celebration of Life service this Friday at First National Bank Arena has been changed to 6:30 p.m.
The service honoring the late Larry Lacewell, former Director of Athle... | 2022-06-16T07:00:48Z | www.jonesborosun.com | A-State changes time for Lacewell service | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/a-state-changes-time-for-lacewell-service/article_71fd767d-2e3a-567f-bad4-55ccb82196ad.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/a-state-changes-time-for-lacewell-service/article_71fd767d-2e3a-567f-bad4-55ccb82196ad.html |
As CIA Director Nicholas Burns made clear back in April, the issue is the use of so-called tactical – or “low-yield” – nuclear weapons. “None of us can take lightly the threat posed by a potential resort” to them, he told reporters. Still, he added, “While we’ve seen some rhetorical posturing on the part of the Kremlin... | 2022-06-16T18:40:31Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Always in the background: Russia’s nuclear weapons | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/always-in-the-background-russia-s-nuclear-weapons/article_585de410-f4a8-5ed8-8ea7-ef809d9613ab.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/always-in-the-background-russia-s-nuclear-weapons/article_585de410-f4a8-5ed8-8ea7-ef809d9613ab.html |
The city of Newport will be putting together a plan over the next month or so on a project to build a new pound building for the city.
Mayor David Stewart said debate over the issue was put off until the council’s July 12 meeting. Stewart said the issue will be discussed at the 6 p.m. meeting at the Newport City Hall.
... | 2022-06-16T18:40:37Z | www.jonesborosun.com | City puts off dog pound debate until July | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/city-puts-off-dog-pound-debate-until-july/article_bc76eb39-66e0-55aa-9bac-95cfd702b41f.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/city-puts-off-dog-pound-debate-until-july/article_bc76eb39-66e0-55aa-9bac-95cfd702b41f.html |
By Keith Inman Paxton News Bureau
Newport has landed another new business, one that will pay significantly higher salaries than the norm.
Jon Chadwell, director of the Newport Economic Development Commission, said last week that GMI Computing, based in Taiwan, plans to build a facility to mine bitcoin and other cryptoc... | 2022-06-16T18:40:43Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Cryptocurrency jobs announced | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/cryptocurrency-jobs-announced/article_94554347-5686-52c3-8170-3aed345a3c94.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/cryptocurrency-jobs-announced/article_94554347-5686-52c3-8170-3aed345a3c94.html |
Helping child care centers
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was especially hard for child care centers, so the Arkansas Department of Human Services is administering about $286 million to help them cover expenses and remain in business.
So far, about $110 million of the relief funding has been sent to child... | 2022-06-16T18:40:49Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Helping child care centers | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/helping-child-care-centers/article_2885dcdd-9c5b-5b84-b579-4574740257ef.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/helping-child-care-centers/article_2885dcdd-9c5b-5b84-b579-4574740257ef.html |
The award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), “Independent Banker Magazine,” recently announced its 40 Under 40: Emerging Community Bank Leaders.
The award recognizes up-and-coming innovators, influencers and civic servants who represent the future of community banking. T... | 2022-06-16T18:40:55Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Local banker recognized by bankers magazine | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/local-banker-recognized-by-bankers-magazine/article_a6b5f0ec-5258-5cc1-99f6-396e9fad0eda.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/local-banker-recognized-by-bankers-magazine/article_a6b5f0ec-5258-5cc1-99f6-396e9fad0eda.html |
‘A public office is a public trust,” President Grover Cleveland once declared.
Though it is often the opposite that usually gains attention, many men and women have served in various offices with dignity, integrity, and competence. Arkansas has had several such figures. One such figure was Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., a U.S.... | 2022-06-16T18:41:01Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Remembering Senator Hodges | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/remembering-senator-hodges/article_202bb729-916e-52e6-b300-4c7844f6d9be.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/remembering-senator-hodges/article_202bb729-916e-52e6-b300-4c7844f6d9be.html |
Pictured are Will Smith (left), Bryce West, Brittany Scheuerman, and John Nichols, Flight Nurses at Survival Flight.
BATESVILLE — Survival Flight and White River Medical Center (WRMC) are proud to be working together to ensure the patients of Independence County and the surrounding areas have enhanced care when sufferi... | 2022-06-16T18:41:14Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Survival Flight and WRMC using new tool to save lives of heart attack victims | Newport | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/survival-flight-and-wrmc-using-new-tool-to-save-lives-of-heart-attack-victims/article_0810e67d-f0c0-5508-850c-0e4f2df800ed.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/newport/survival-flight-and-wrmc-using-new-tool-to-save-lives-of-heart-attack-victims/article_0810e67d-f0c0-5508-850c-0e4f2df800ed.html |
Morrisett
A man faces rape and terroristic threatening charges after an investigation by Paragould police.
Kenny J. Morrisett, 44, who is listed as homeless in court papers, was arrested around 11:20 a.m., June 15, after an investigation into a Jan. 5 incident. He was later booked into the Greene County Jail.
According... | 2022-06-17T12:22:41Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Homeless man arrested in Paragould rape case | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/homeless-man-arrested-in-paragould-rape-case/article_7b9c2d75-e36e-56d5-8eb1-494475fcb357.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/homeless-man-arrested-in-paragould-rape-case/article_7b9c2d75-e36e-56d5-8eb1-494475fcb357.html |
Robert Murphy, former commander of VFW Post 1991, sits with the state Post of the Year and Commander of the Year trophies Thursday at the post.
JONESBORO — The Roy Wiles Post 1991 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was honored earlier this month by the state organization as Post of the Year for Arkansas. In addition, Comm... | 2022-06-17T12:22:47Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Local VFW post wins state honors | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/local-vfw-post-wins-state-honors/article_ad5e3e59-1caa-5b66-a972-fed8ce2ff1f8.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/local-vfw-post-wins-state-honors/article_ad5e3e59-1caa-5b66-a972-fed8ce2ff1f8.html |
Mia Neira (from left), Addie Sabbatini, Jacinda Cribbs, RJ Moad, Sydnie Walker, Gavin Wilson, Macoe Davis, Kayden Meredith, Olivia Exum, Haley Reed and James Gramling rehearse their roles for The Stage Theater Company’s Summer 2022 production of “Newsies,” which opens tonight at the Nettleton Performing Arts Center.
JO... | 2022-06-17T12:22:53Z | www.jonesborosun.com | 'Newsies' first production for new theater company | News | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/newsies-first-production-for-new-theater-company/article_dc62a69f-7bb2-5d7a-8a8d-b74757eaa2ba.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/newsies-first-production-for-new-theater-company/article_dc62a69f-7bb2-5d7a-8a8d-b74757eaa2ba.html |
Head coach Butch Jones calls out instructions for overtime during Arkansas State’s spring football game. ASU has extended Jones’ contract through the 2026 season.
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University announced Thursday that head football coach Butch Jones’ contract has been extended by one year to run through the 2026... | 2022-06-17T12:23:17Z | www.jonesborosun.com | A-State extends Jones' contract through 2026 | Sports | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/a-state-extends-jones-contract-through-2026/article_8f4eb712-7f1f-592d-8f63-3e84ef14ce9f.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/sports/a-state-extends-jones-contract-through-2026/article_8f4eb712-7f1f-592d-8f63-3e84ef14ce9f.html |
2023 SWOP submissions now open
LITTLE ROCK — Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Small Works on Paper touring exhibition. The deadline to submit is July 22.
Small Works on Paper is an annual juried art exhibition presented by the Arkansas Arts Council.
It features the work of Arkansas artists who are membe... | 2022-06-18T05:33:46Z | www.jonesborosun.com | 2023 SWOP submissions now open | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/2023-swop-submissions-now-open/article_05e06d89-616f-5286-b9a1-fe216983c1ac.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/2023-swop-submissions-now-open/article_05e06d89-616f-5286-b9a1-fe216983c1ac.html |
Lions to hold Awards Banquet
The Jonesboro University Heights Lions Club will not hold its weekly meeting Tuesday morning. Instead, the group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Golden Corral, 2405 E. Highland Drive in Jonesboro for its annual Awards and Installation Banquet.
Current club president John Hiegel will p... | 2022-06-18T05:33:52Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Events | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_f50df711-165b-5ca7-8027-dd62de024529.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/events/article_f50df711-165b-5ca7-8027-dd62de024529.html |
Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers will perform at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert scheduled for 7 p.m. June 27 at the Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., in downtown Paragould. Pictured (from left) are band members Cody Pearman, Wayne Brewer, Mason Brewer and Gary Brewer.
Courtesy of GBKR
Gary Brewer and... | 2022-06-18T05:33:58Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers to perform | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/gary-brewer-and-the-kentucky-ramblers-to-perform/article_d7d7e087-74b3-5824-8639-460779208bc1.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/gary-brewer-and-the-kentucky-ramblers-to-perform/article_d7d7e087-74b3-5824-8639-460779208bc1.html |
JONESBORO — KASU, the public media service of Arkansas State University, has appointed Rayna Kingston as a listener engagement specialist.
KASU is a non-profit, non-commercial, public radio station that relies on donations from its listeners as a vital source for its operating revenue. Kingston’s goals include maintain... | 2022-06-18T05:34:04Z | www.jonesborosun.com | KASU hires listener engagement specialist | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/kasu-hires-listener-engagement-specialist/article_fa0a4ccf-64ff-5d38-9819-1a6c5a03c0f1.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/kasu-hires-listener-engagement-specialist/article_fa0a4ccf-64ff-5d38-9819-1a6c5a03c0f1.html |
Lake Poinsett to feature weekend activities
HARRISBURG — Lake Poinsett State Park, 5752 State Park Road in Harrisburg will offer several events beginning Friday with a 9 to 9:45 p.m. Owl Prowl.
A park interpreter will begin at the visitor center with a presentation about the owls that live in the park.
A short walk int... | 2022-06-18T05:34:10Z | www.jonesborosun.com | Lake Poinsett to feature weekend activities | Announcements | jonesborosun.com | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/lake-poinsett-to-feature-weekend-activities/article_9e59c5ec-32d9-5402-b8e0-86b3bb1a596c.html | https://www.jonesborosun.com/announcements/lake-poinsett-to-feature-weekend-activities/article_9e59c5ec-32d9-5402-b8e0-86b3bb1a596c.html |
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