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MoSH to feature movies for everyone this summer MEMPHIS — The Museum of Science and History will be a great place to keep cool this summer, with movies for fans of all ages. In addition to the regular Giant Screen Theater programming, this summer brings a pride movie series and a chance to hear the production illustrat...
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MoSH to feature movies for everyone this summer | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Audience members can participate in free, hands-on science demonstrations with a presenter from the Museum of Discovery on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Parker Park Community Center, 1506 N. Church St., and at 2 p.m. at Allen Park Community Center, 3609 Race St. in Jonesboro. The event is a part of the Craighead County Jones...
2022-06-18T05:34:22Z
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This week's events at the library | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — City council members will consider providing a new emergency notification service for Craighead County residents at Tuesday’s meeting. The Code Red system will allow for targeted emergency voice or text notifications by phone, social media and other modes. The service through Onsolve LLC will cost $10,250 p...
2022-06-18T05:34:41Z
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Council to consider new emergency alert system | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A town hall forum for local Democratic candidates will be held Monday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Parker Park Community Center. The event will be held in the meeting room at the community center and is open to the public. Confirmed candidates who will be in attendance include: Chenoa Summers, candidate for Stat...
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Democrats to host event | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — More flexibility and streamlined regulations are needed in programs provided under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, representatives of several groups said during a Senate field hearing in Jonesboro Friday. It’s the second field hearing since the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry beg...
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Farm advocates seek flexibility in new farm bill | News | jonesborosun.com
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The schedule for campus visits for the finalists for Chancellor at Arkansas State University will begin this week. Each of the four finalists invited to campus will meet with the Chancellor Search Advisory Committee and several campus constituent groups, as well as make a public presentation open to all groups. The fin...
2022-06-20T22:18:07Z
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Chancellor candidate visits scheduled | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Coronavirus infections continued to rise last week, but at a slightly slower pace, a Sun review of Arkansas Department of Health reports showed. Statewide, there were 4,657 new cases between June 14 and Sunday, an increase of 5.2 percent. Craighead County’s 229 new cases was an increase of 4.6 percent durin...
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Craighead, Jackson counties remain medium virus risk | News | jonesborosun.com
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A fable for today Once upon a time, there was a "bank president" who became unhappy because his bonus was not what he thought that it should be. He discussed the problem with everyone who would listen, and some of those people thought that he should do something about it. He agreed and, with the help of others, devised...
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A fable for today | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Some legislation may be helpful No legislation can prevent atrocities like mass shootings. If anyone is committed to taking such action, she/he will find the means. However, some legislation may be helpful: raising the purchase age on all firearms; having a waiting period before delivery of a firearm; and completing a ...
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Some legislation may be helpful | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Jerry Jones, the owner, president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, gestures while speaking during Friday’s Larry Lacewell Celebration of Life Service at First National Bank Arena. Nelson Chenault photo JONESBORO — Speakers reflected on Larry Lacewell’s football expertise, quick wit and love for his players Fr...
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Friends celebrate Lacewell's impact on game, others | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Rachel King, a native of Phoenix, started her first day as director of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce on June 13. She replaces former director Renee Bland of Walnut Ridge. Phoenix native Rachel King has been named the new executive director of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. “Arkansas has always been ...
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Chamber names new director | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com
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Lawrence County remains low virus risk despite increase in infections Coronovirus infections continued to rise last week, but at a slightly slower pace, according to a review of reports from the Arkansas Department of Health. Statewide, there were 4,657 new cases between June 14 and Sunday, an increase of 5.2 percent. ...
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Lawrence County remains low virus risk despite increase in infections | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com
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Albert Duane Gaither, 81, passed away June 15, 2022, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born in Pensacola, Fla., on Feb. 5, 1941, the youngest child of the late Bert and Georgia Gaither. Duane spent his youth in Lawrence County, and graduated from Walnut Ridge High School. He attended the Univ...
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David Ellis bravely gave up his fight with ALS on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. David was born June 8, 1946, in Walnut Ridge, to Ruby Crow Ellis and Rodney Ellis. He graduated from Hoxie High School and joined the United States Marine Corp and served in Vietnam. Upon returning to the states, he was assigned to Millington Nav...
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James “David” Ellis | Obituaries | jonesborosun.com
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John Charles Doyle, 72, of Strawberry, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. He was born July 5, 1949, in Strawberry, to the late Arnold Buford and Letha Marie Cagle Doyle. He was a welder, special education teacher and truck driver during his life. John proudly served in th...
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Plenty of sunshine. Record high temperatures expected. High near 100F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.. Vance Waddell Jr. Lawrence Vance Waddell Jr., 85, of Imboden, passed away June 10, 2022, at his daughter’s residence under Legacy Hospice care. Born Oct. 28, 1936, in Manila, he was the son of the late Addie Mae Collins and...
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Vance Waddell Jr. | Obituaries | jonesborosun.com
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Warnick selected for Open Education Network On June 14, library director Mark Warnick at Black River Technical College accepted a nomination to be a delegate for the Arkansas Open Education Network. Warnick is one of eight individuals from community colleges across the state who were selected. The new delegates will be...
2022-06-23T09:20:47Z
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Business briefs | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Garland & Greenwood opens fifth office JONESBORO — Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors, with offices in Little Rock, Bentonville, Conway and Hot Springs, has opened its fifth office in the state at 4109 E. Johnson Ave. in Jonesboro. “We are excited to expand our practice to the Jonesboro area,” Rocky Goodman, managin...
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Garland & Greenwood opens fifth office | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Rouse to lead TSS LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Asa Hutchinson recently announced the appointment of Mitch Rouse as secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services. “Mitch has shown his dedication to Arkansas, and I have full confidence that he will continue to lead the transformation efforts,” Hutchinson said i...
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Pictured from left are Brook Laurent, D.O., of the Delta Population Health Institute and NYITCOM at A-State who presented the DPHI Excellence in Education Award to Cherisse Jones-Branch, Ph.D., graduate school dean at Arkansas State University. Also pictured are Corey Wiggins, Ph.D., Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Re...
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Seven honored with Delta Impact Awards | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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‘Super Bowl of Safety’ to begin Friday ROGERS — The Arkansas Trucking Championship hosted by the Arkansas Trucking Association will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 6:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Convention Center, 3303 S. Pinnacle Hills Parkway. The event will include 114 drivers and 51 technicia...
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‘Super Bowl of Safety’ to begin Friday | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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It’s one of those social media posts that is designed to sway political opinion by using a credible, authoritative source to let us know what’s REALLY going on. But like so many of these posts, the credible, authoritative source doesn’t even exist. You may have heard of Brice Cromwell. That’s the name of the person, li...
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Gasoline and propaganda | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Coronavirus infections continued to rise last week, but at a slightly slower pace, according to reports from the Arkansas Department of Health. Statewide, there were 4,657 new cases between June 14 and Sunday, an increase of 5.2 percent. Jackson County reported an additional 25 new cases for a total of 37 new cases of ...
2022-06-23T09:21:29Z
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Jackson County labeled medium virus risked | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Watson died at his home on the college campus in December 1942, just shy of his 73rd birthday. His influence in saving the college was not forgotten. A dorm was renamed for him in 1958, while the new library was also named for him 10 years later. AM&N College became the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 1972 and ...
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John Brown Watson and UAPB | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Jackson County Justice of the Peace Wayne Long won the Republican nomination for House District 39 Tuesday evening in a runoff against Independence County Judge Robert Griffin. In unofficial numbers, Long received 832 votes, or 58.59 percent to Griffin’s 588, or 41.41 percent. The district covers Jackson, White and Ind...
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Long wins GOP nod in District 39 | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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State Sen. Ronald Caldwell The Arkansas School Safety Commission has been set up again to update measures to protect students while they are in school. The governor issued an executive order to reinstate the commission in the wake of the mass murder of 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas...
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The Arkansas School Safety Commission | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas State University Environmental Sciences PhD student Jen Terry and Assistant Professor of Physiology Lori Neuman-Lee tell a little bit about Ginger Spice, a three-foot-long rat snake, on Wednesday morning in Neuman-Lee’s biology lab in the Laboratory Science West Building on the A-State campus in Jonesboro. Ark...
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Grant funds snake immunity research | News | jonesborosun.com
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Former A-State standout earns USFL honor JONESBORO — Former Arkansas State football standout Chris Odom was announced Wednesday as the United States Football League’s Defensive Player of the Year. Playing for the Houston Gamblers, Odom racked up a USFL-best 12.5 sacks to go along with 8.0 tackles for loss, 43 tackles a...
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Former A-State standout earns USFL honor | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas State guard Mak Manciel lines up a 3-point shot during a competition Wednesday in the Mike Balado Summer Basketball Camp at First National Bank Arena. Numbers rise for A-State basketball camp JONESBORO — A larger facility was needed for this year’s Mike Balado Summer Basketball Camp. Balado, Arkansas State’s s...
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Numbers rise for A-State basketball camp | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Five-time Grammy nominee Matthew West will perform July 23, during Freedom Fest, a fundraising dinner and concert hosted by John 3:16 Ministries at the ministry, 75 Holmes Road in Charlotte. Tickets are $10 at the door and include the meal, concert and a drawing. Freedom Fest to feature Matthew West CHARLOTTE — John 3:...
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Freedom Fest to feature Matthew West | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Starnes Starnes appointed to serve in Paragould PARAGOULD — The membership of Griffin Memorial United Methodist Church and Christ United Methodist Church both of Paragould will welcome their new pastor, Dr. Rockey Starnes on July 3. The community is invited to join in welcoming him to the city. Bishop Gary Mueller of t...
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Starnes appointed to serve in Paragould | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — The Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest will return for the first time since 2019, festival chairman Tim McCall told The Sun Thursday. The festival had been an annual fall event since its 2009 inception as a celebration of Jonesboro’s sesquicentennial and attracts thousands of visitors from throughout the region. T...
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BBQ fest 'on go' for Sept. 23-24 | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A Rector woman was arrested early Thursday morning following a traffic stop at the intersection of Cedar and North Church streets, according to a Jonesboro police report. Tina Krohn, 39, of the 300 block of East Fifth Street, Rector, was found to be in possession of meth, marijuana and pills, the report sai...
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Rector woman jailed after traffic stop | News | jonesborosun.com
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Moses credited for state's industrialization Ham Moses grew up in a time when Arkansas was still mostly farms untouched by the modern world. Because of his ambition both behind the scenes and in public, he helped usher in the modern age of industrialization for the state. Colter Hamilton “Ham” Moses was born in 1888 to...
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Moses credited for state's industrialization | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Generally clear skies. Low 71F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.. Generally clear skies. Low 71F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Impact of ruling in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead...
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Circuit Playhouse set to kick off 54th season MEMPHIS — Circuit Playhouse Inc., which includes The Circuit Playhouse, TheatreWorks at the Square and Playhouse on the Square, will kick off its 54th season beginning July 8 with the world premiere of “Shanktown” by Mary Donnet Johnson at TheatreWorks at the Square, 2085 M...
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Maverick and Trippp to play Matt Maverick and Trippp will perform at 7 p.m. July 8 at The Forum Theater, 115 E. Monroe Ave. in Jonesboro. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $19 and can be purchased at foajonesboro.org or by calling 1-870-935-2726. Breast cancer support group to meet July 12 The NEA Breast Cancer Sup...
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Holiday weeks see lower blood donations JONESBORO — As summer officially begins and people gather for holiday celebrations, the American Red Cross reminds communities that patients are counting now on the generosity of blood donors. The Red Cross reports around a 21 percent decline in blood donations during holiday wee...
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The Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library is offering free offsite programs on Wednesdays through July 20 at 10 a.m. at Parker Park, 1506 N. Church St., and 2 p.m. at Allen Park, 3609 Race St., both in Jonesboro. This week’s presentation will feature Wow O’Clock. Courtesy of Wow O’Clock Library hosting food drive a...
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The Gravel Yard is among the bands to perform during the two-day Local Festival set for July 16-17 in downtown Jonesboro. The family friendly event will also feature a Kid’s Zone, artisans’ booths, food trucks and more. Local Festival to celebrate NEA culture, arts and more JONESBORO — The third annual Local Festival w...
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Winners announced for Blue & You Fitness Challenge LITTLE ROCK — Each year, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the Arkansas Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Department of Health host the Blue and You Fitness Challenge, a fun competition encouraging people to be more active. This year, 4,023 people finish...
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This rendering depicts plans for Reedmont, a mixed use development planned for the Centre Park commercial subdivision just north of Interstate 555. Cooper Mixon Architects JONESBORO — A developer’s plan for a 556-unit apartment community on the north side of Interstate 555 will be reviewed Tuesday by the Metropolitan A...
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Dwight Tosh when he was only 13-years-old, the age he became patient No. 17 at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after it opened in 1962. He still remembers his experience vividly after 60 years. Dwight and Joan Tosh cut the cake after their wedding on May 30, 1969. Tosh said they became high school sweethearts...
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Tosh makes history as St. Jude's first 60-year cancer survivor | News | jonesborosun.com
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In Senate District 28, Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Ozark, was defeated by former Sen. Bryan King in a rematch of their race four years earlier, when Ballinger ousted King from his seat. King faces Democrat Jim Wallace in November. In District 22, Sen. James Sturch, R-Batesville, was defeated by Rep. John Payton, R-Wilburn. T...
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A new governor will work with a 37% new Senate | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Valley View freshman Elizabeth Becklund is the Newcomer of the Year on the Best Under The Sun girls’ soccer team. Fearless approach helps Becklund shine JONESBORO — Stepping on the field with juniors and seniors didn’t bother Valley View freshman Elizabeth Becklund. Becklund emerged as the leading scorer for the Lady B...
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Jonesboro’s Yajaira Alvarado is the Best Under The Sun Player of the Year in girls’ soccer after setting school records for goals (51) and assists (18) as a junior. JONESBORO — Yajaira Alvarado rewrote more Jonesboro High School records as a junior. Alvarado, the Best Under The Sun Player of the Year in girls’ soccer, ...
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Jonesboro's Alvarado enjoys record-breaking season | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Teat Teat leads Lady Blazers through tough stretch JONESBORO — Ron Teat faced what he described as his biggest challenge in 20-plus years of coaching soccer in late March. Valley View, a state power in girls’ soccer for several years, was in the midst of a slump that lasted the better part of a month. With junior stand...
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New JPD officers bring experience with them JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Police Department’s latest round of recruits has a decidedly more grizzled look. All of the recruits are certified as law enforcement officials. Lance McGinnis has returned to JPD after he recently left the department for another job. He has a year’s...
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Singing set The Lawrence/Randolph Singing will be 6-8 p.m. July 9 at Strawberry Church of Christ. The church building is located near the intersection of 117 and 25 highways in Strawberry. Gethsemane Baptist Church to host VBS Gethsemane Baptist Church, 200 S.E. Sixth St. in Walnut Ridge, will host The Sweetest VBS nig...
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JONESBORO — A Jonesboro man received 12 years of probation after pleading guilty this week to one count of first-degree terroristic threatening and one count of aggravated assault, according to court records. Willie Samuel Pugh, 42, of the 3100 block of Mead Drive, pointed a pellet gun at five CWL workers on Dec. 30, 2...
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Plea deal gets Jonesboro man probation | News | jonesborosun.com
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Some clouds early will give way to generally clear conditions overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 74F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on John Elvis Miller. After graduation, he settled in Searcy, where he set up a law practice and began investing i...
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Arkansas's Elvis known for dedication and fairness | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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MONETTE — Buffalo Island Central’s Brayden Carmichael and Ayden Qualls will continue their baseball careers at the college level after signing with their respective schools Thursday morning. Carmichael, a pitcher/first baseman, will join a new junior college program at ASU-Mountain Home. Qualls, a catcher, signed with ...
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BIC baseball standouts sign with CBC, ASUMH | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Move-in day has arrived for the Sun Belt Conference’s new institutions. James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi are officially members of what is now a 14-team Sun Belt. JMU left the Colonial Athletic Association to join the Sun Belt, while Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississi...
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Upcoming events set for Lake Poinsett HARRISBURG — Lake Poinsett State Park, 5752 State Park Road, will offer several events for the upcoming weekend. Join a park interpreter at the visitor center from 2-2:45 p.m. July 9, to learn what the snakes of Arkansas can do for people and how they go about their everyday lives....
2022-07-02T10:12:36Z
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Wreaths Across America recognizes Cross County group COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — Throughout the month of July, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America will celebrate its annual Giving in July campaign. It is a month dedicated to recognizing the volunteer sponsorship groups and individuals who “give back” to their communi...
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JONESBORO — Two firearms were stolen from vehicles in Jonesboro on Thursday in separate incidents. At about 11 a.m., a 32-year-old Jonesboro man reported that someone entered his vehicle in the 600 block of Warner Avenue and stole his .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun valued at $500. In the second incident, a 28-year-...
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The Jacksonport Courthouse stood abandoned for many years before being restored in 1965. The building had various uses over the years, including a school, a cotton gin and hospital. Jacksonport State Park / Submitted Photo Jacksonport State Park Superintendent Mark Ballard describes some of the cases heard during the J...
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Jacksonport Courthouse standing tall after 150 years | News | jonesborosun.com
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Valley View senior goalkeeper Layne Rains is the Newcomer of the Year on the Best Under The Sun boys’ soccer team. Blazers' Rains shines in soccer debut JONESBORO — Valley View needed a goalkeeper and Layne Rains felt he needed a spring sport for his senior year of high school. So, without ever having played soccer or ...
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Blazers' Rains shines in soccer debut | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Jonesboro senior midfielder Eder Leal is the Player of the Year on the Best Under The Sun boys’ soccer team. Leal supplies scoring, leadership for Hurricane JONESBORO — Eder Leal’s leadership went beyond statistics during his senior season. Leal became Jonesboro’s primary scoring threat, powering the Hurricane to a sec...
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Weaver having fun with Jonesboro soccer JONESBORO — Jonesboro coach Kenton Weaver couldn’t have been more proud of his team after the Class 5A boys’ state soccer quarterfinals, even though the contest didn’t go the Hurricane’s way in the end. Down 3-0 to Maumelle with about 11 minutes left to play, Jonesboro staged an ...
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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) will be the first site in the nation to enroll patients in a therapeutic clinical trial designed to fundamentally change how children with acute leukemias are treated. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society launches the worldwide Pediatric Acute Leukemia (PedAL) Master Clinical...
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JONESBORO — Booker Mays is the new director of the Red WOLF Center at Arkansas State University, announced Dr. Martha Spack, vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students. Mays is well-known to students, faculty and staff because of his involvement in several areas of the university for nearly a decade, serv...
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Granger Wilson (far right) fires a shot at a target as fellow members of the Jonesboro Trap Team wait their turn Thursday afternoon at the Jonesboro shooting sports complex. Members of the team range from seventh-graders to incoming seniors. Also pictured (from left) are: Talon Pickle, Aidan Master, Aiden Geisler and M...
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Shooting sports complex busy while still under construction | News | jonesborosun.com
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Mostly sunny skies. Hot. High near 100F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. I have frequently expressed my feelings about the abortion issue both to individuals and at least once in a letter to the editor of The Sun. I will repeat it here: If I were a woman I do not believe that I could bring myself to have an abortion. If a wo...
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Thankful for kindness I wanted to share with you a short story of compassion and kindness that happened to us recently in your fair city of Jonesboro. With the way the world stands now, it is good to see that there are those that still have concern for their fellow man and neighbors. I am a pastor in Mississippi County...
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The paganizing of America The United States of America was born of the dream and vision of a group of God-fearing men who wanted to establish a nation governed by a Constitution that honored and protected freedom and liberty, based upon Judeo-Christian principles and values. John Adams, the second President of the Unit...
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The planet is baking. But what's reality to this Supreme Court? Another day, another utterly catastrophic ruling from the activist hard-right majority on the Supreme Court. This new decision does even wider damage than taking away the reproductive rights of women in this country. It potentially imperils the future of e...
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The planet is baking. But what's reality to this Supreme Court? | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Freshman second baseman Daedrick Cail jumps to catch a throw during one of Arkansas State’s home games against Georgia State. Cail started 44 of the Red Wolves’ 49 games this year, batting .279 with 10 doubles and 19 runs batted in. JONESBORO — Arkansas State’s last-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference baseball stan...
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Raffo reflects on rough season at A-State | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — The number of new coronavirus cases continued to rise by 17 percent in Arkansas, a Sun review of daily reports from the Arkansas Department of Health from June 27 through Sunday shows. But in Greene County, the 99 new cases reflects no change from the previous week, and Craighead County’s numbers rose by ju...
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CDC labels NEA counties medium COVID levels | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Several fires were reported throughout the county over the past few days and a burn ban has been declared in Craighead County. According to a press release from Craighead County Administrator Lisa Lawrence in the County Judge’s Office on Tuesday, Craighead County has been placed under a burn ban until furth...
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Countywide burn ban declared as dry conditions continue | News | jonesborosun.com
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Members of the FBI’s Evidence Response Team Unit investigate in downtown Highland Park, Ill., near Gearhead Outfitters, formerly Uncle Dan’s Outfitters, the day after Monday’s deadly mass shooting. Police say the gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-...
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Members of the Greene County Wildlife Club include: Richard Smith (left); Jack Cox, president; Jim Keas, secretary; Buck Markum; Tommy Spencer: Larry Beliew, treasurer; and John Wyatt. They gathered at the pavilion (in the background) as work on the new roof was finishing up Thursday. Steve Gillespie / Paxton News Serv...
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New roof goes up on WMA pavilion | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A Jonesboro police officer reported Saturday afternoon that his vehicle was broken into and his police badge and ID were stolen in the 3100 block of Southwest Drive. Officer Michael Starnes told officers that the driver’s side window was broken to gain access to his wallet containing credit and debit cards ...
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JONESBORO — A Jonesboro woman was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor on Tuesday after leaving a child in a non-running vehicle Saturday afternoon. Della Marie Stokes, 58, of the 3700 block of Kristi Lake Drive, was charged after special Judge Alex Bigger found probable cause in the case. Accor...
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Shields was a lifelong Democrat but he had no reservations about praising Republicans when they did the right thing, or scolding his own party when they did things they shouldn’t. Shields became a Democratic consultant with his first national campaign being U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 run for the Democratic nomi...
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Shields observed America from the heart | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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The Walnut Ridge Airport Commission met on June 27 and discussed the construction of new hangars at the Walnut Ridge Airport. Airport Manager Stacy Hoggard informed the commission that the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics will hold their monthly meeting at the Walnut Ridge Airport on Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Following the...
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Bilbrey Joe and Linda Wallis of Smithville have been recognized as the 2022 Lawrence County Farm Family of the Year. Their farm, founded in 1899, specializes in Red and Black Angus, as well as produce. The announcement was made earlier this year by Arkansas Farm Bureau. This edition of The Times Dispatch features a spe...
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As of Friday, Lawrence County ranks 50th in the state for COVID cases, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. Over the last week, Lawrence County has 32 new reported cases, which do not include all at-home positive tests, averaging five new confirmed cases per day. According to Johns Hopkins University of Medi...
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Evie “Laverne” Dunkin, 80, of Walnut Ridge, passed from this life on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born on Sept. 22, 1941, in Manila. She was retired from Emerson Electric. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Portia. Laverne loved quilting, gardening ...
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Several members of the Hoxie Mustangs took part in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Football game Saturday night in Conway. Those from Hoxie included (from left) manager Cooper Spradlin, offensive coordinator Cole Sears, Cade Forrester, Jalen Chappell, coach Tom Sears and manager Caden Dougan. Tom ...
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LawCo players, coaches take part in All-Star week | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Shields was a lifelong Democrat but he had no reservations about praising Republicans when they did the right thing, or scolding his own party members when they did things they shouldn’t. Shields became a consultant with his first national campaign being U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 run for the Democratic nominat...
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Shields observed America from the heart | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Harwell BRTC names mental health counselor POCAHONTAS — Neal Harwell has accepted the position of mental health counselor and crisis intervention specialist for the Black River Technical College Division of Student Affairs. This is a one-year, grant-funded position that is paid for through the Higher Education Emergenc...
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Clark wins at Arkansas Trucking Championship Eric Clark, a driver for FedEx Freight of Jonesboro, was one of 11 professional drivers and technicians who qualified to compete for national titles following the Arkansas Trucking Championship. Clark won in the Straight Truck category. He will represent Arkansas in his clas...
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LITTLE ROCK — Entergy Arkansas officials announced July 29 that it has issued a request for proposals for 1,000 megawatts of solar and wind generation resources, emissions-free renewables that can provide cost-effective energy supply, capacity, fuel diversity and other benefits to its customers. “Entergy Arkansas has a...
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Entergy Arkansas issues request for renewable energy proposals | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.34 per gallon Tuesday morning according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in the state. Prices in Arkansas are 5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and are $1.52 per gallon higher than a year ago. The price of ...
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Gas prices drop for third straight week | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Janice Porter, Chapter BN PEO PCE Chairwoman presents PCE grant to Miriam Vaughan. Miriam Vaughan, a student at Arkansas State University Newport, was awarded a P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education Grant valued at $2,500 from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by P.E.O. Chapter BN of Jonesboro. The P.E.O. Prog...
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Miriam Vaughan receives grant to pursue degree in nursing | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A nail salon’s request for a private club alcohol permit has prompted city council members to revisit their rules. On Tuesday, the council heard the first of three required readings of an ordinance proposed by Valentine Nails, 1841 E. Highland Drive. The club lists the names of 72 members. However, no one r...
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JONESBORO — Two people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of East Johnson Avenue and Old Bridger Road, according to a Jonesboro police report. “A vehicle pulled out in front of another vehicle which struck another vehicle head-on,” the report said. Injured was Lei...
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Virginia and Eddie Emmons pose next the John 3:16 Bible Booth on Nettleton Avenue, between Franklin Street and Marketplace Drive, in Jonesboro. The couple have stocked and maintained the stand for many years. JONESBORO — For the last 12 years, the John 3:16 Bible Booth, which is located on Nettleton Avenue between Fran...
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John 3:16 Bible Booth gives out nearly 19,000 Bibles | News | jonesborosun.com
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Members of the Jonesboro Police Department’s SWAT team move toward a wall of a vacant residence that had been breached by an explosive Wednesday on Haltom Street Photo / Courtesy of Jonesboro Police Department JONESBORO — Neighbors of a vacant house on Haltom Street were subjected to the sounds of explosions Wednesday....
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A federal lawsuit filed in Fayetteville last week argues that defendants in Benton County should have legal representation at their initial 8.1, or probable cause, hearings. Washington County requires that defendants have access to legal representation during their first appearance in district court, when probable caus...
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Lawsuit raises questions about defendant rights | News | jonesborosun.com
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PARAGOULD — A Paragould woman died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on the Highway 412 Bypass near Arkansas 358, according to the Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary. Jeri Sue Banks, 55, was killed when the 2000 GMC Sierra she was driving westbound on Highway 412 attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-p...
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One dead in Highway 412 accident | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — After several fires were reported over the weekend, Craighead became one of the first counties in Arkansas to declare a burn ban, however as the heatwave continues more then a third of the counties statewide have also declared bans and two-thirds of the state are listed as moderate risk of wildfire danger. ...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on John Elvis Miller. John Elvis Miller had served Arkansas as a prosecutor, congressman, and U.S. senator before he was 50 years old. The modest Searcy lawyer and businessman had quietly risen to the heights of Arkansas politics by the late 1930s in a desperate ti...
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Arkansas's Elvis known for dedication and fairness | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Because clean natural gas production soared and replaced coal as the No. 1 source of power generation, not only did America get rich off these bountiful resources but we also reduced our greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, over the six years covering 2014 through 2020, we led the world in our reductions in carbon dioxid...
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Biden's Green New Deal is increasing greenhouse gases | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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The Hillbenders will present their WhoGrass show at 7 p.m. July 21 in the Collins Theatre in Paragould during the three-day Big Grass Bluegrass Festival set for July 21-23. The festival raises funds to support other Collins Theatre programs. Courtesy of The Hillbenders Big Grass Bluegrass Festival coming to Collins PAR...
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Historical society sets meeting date The Craighead County Historical Society will have its quarterly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church on Main Street in Jonesboro. Attendees should enter through the double back doors at the 700 S. Union St. entrance. The guest speaker will be a...
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Magic Mr. Nick will perform an interactive magic show of tricks and comedy during the Craighead County Jonesboro’s off-site programs Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Parker Park Community Center, 1506 N. Church St., and at 2 p.m. at Allen Park Community Center, 3609 Race St., both in Jonesboro. Library brings back Genealogy Nig...
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Library brings back Genealogy Night Lock-In | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Blind Mississippi Morris (pictured) along with Brad Webb will be the next performers in the Live from the Cash Porch music series. The free concert is set for 4:30 p.m. July 16 at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess. Courtesy of Resource Entertainment Morris and Webb to visit Cash Porch DYESS — Arkansas State Univers...
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Morris and Webb to visit Cash Porch | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Red Cross and Discovery partner for Shark Week JONESBORO — The American Red Cross and Discovery are partnering for Shark Week and invite people to dive in to help save lives by giving blood in July. According to a Red Cross press release, the organization saw a steep drop in blood and platelet donations last month, and...
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