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In 1988, he started moving Arkansas out of the Southwest Conference. It was beset by recruiting violations, was dominated by the University of Texas, and had too many small, private schools that didn’t produce enough revenue. As reported by The Athletic, Broyles asked his friends in the stronger Southeastern Conference...
2022-07-09T05:57:39Z
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Thanks for getting us invited early to the party, Frank | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Times a wastin' I applaud the recent bump in attention to the Jonesboro Sports Shooting Complex (JSSC), at www.jonesboro.org, in the Jonesboro Sun and on social media. Highlighting the facility, competitors and practitioners of marksmanship is as American as it gets. Still, the pictures and posts are mostly after an ev...
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Times a wastin' | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Josh Allison isn’t one to keep up with his record as a high school baseball coach. “Don’t even know it,” he said. Allison’s teams have won far more than they’ve lost in 15 seasons as a head coach, the last 10 at Valley View and five before that at Stuttgart. The Blazers have a 114-23 record in their last fo...
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Allison more interested in relationships than record | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Valley View sophomore outfielder / pitcher Slade Caldwell is the Best Under The Sun Baseball Player of the Year. JONESBORO — Slade Caldwell’s freshman statistics were going to be hard to top as a sophomore this year, especially with opponents being more aware of Valley View’s star outfielder. Yet as the Blazers finishe...
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Blazers' Caldwell playing 'a different game' | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Valley View sophomore catcher Lawson Ward, shown fielding the ball against Brookland, is the Best Under The Sun Baseball Newcomer of the Year. JONESBORO — Lawson Ward is where he wants to be when he settles in behind home plate as Valley View’s catcher. The position came naturally when he first tried it in youth baseba...
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Ward enjoys role behind the plate | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Today’s meeting of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has been canceled due to the illness of a key staff member. The commission had been scheduled to consider whether plans for a 556-unit apartment community on the north side of Interstate 555 fits zoning criteria for the property. The MAPC postpone...
2022-07-12T14:13:17Z
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MAPC meet canceled | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Dr. Todd Shields has been appointed as the next chancellor of Arkansas State University, ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch announced Monday. Shieids, the dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas since 2014, will officially take over as chancellor at A-State in...
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Shields named chancellor at Arkansas State | News | jonesborosun.com
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Blytheville’s Rashaud Marshall (left) posts up during this year’s Class 4A state title game against Magnolia in Hot Springs. Marshall, a 6-9 forward who is entering his senior season with the Chickasaws, has verbally committed to sign with Ole Miss. Blytheville's Marshall commits to Ole Miss Rashaud Marshall’s first hi...
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Blytheville's Marshall commits to Ole Miss | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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PARAGOULD — Jimmie Lou Fisher, a longtime political leader in Arkansas and the first woman to win a major party primary for governor has died. According to an online post from Mitchell Funeral Home in Paragould, former Arkansas Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher died Tuesday. Fisher had a 50-plus year career in politics and p...
2022-07-13T11:40:26Z
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Former Arkansas Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher dies at 80 | News | jonesborosun.com
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Land bank considers historic site JONESBORO — City officials are considering potential development of a Jonesboro African-American Cultural Center near the site of the former Booker T. Washington School. The school served Black students during segregation. On Tuesday, the Jonesboro Land Bank Commission discussed the po...
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Land bank considers historic site | News | jonesborosun.com
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Jonesboro Fire Chief Martin Hamrick is shown Tuesday at Fire Station No. 1 with a newly purchased ladder truck. Hamrick became chief on July 1 following the retirement of Chief Kevin Miller. New Fire Chief Hamrick expects city growth JONESBORO — Fire Chief Martin Hamrick’s 23-year career culminated with his taking over...
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New Fire Chief Hamrick expects city growth | News | jonesborosun.com
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Three firearms stolen in county JONESBORO — Three firearms were reported stolen in separate incidents since Monday morning, according to law enforcement reports. At about 1:49 a.m. Tuesday, a 19-year-old Cash man told Jonesboro police that he was trying to sell a black Palmetto State AR-15 with a red dot sight to two m...
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Three firearms stolen in county | News | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas State’s Caleb Fields drives toward the basket during the Red Wolves’ home victory over Appalachian State last season. The Sun Belt announced the conference schedule in men’s basketball on Tuesday, revealing an 18-game slate for each team. Sun Belt slate set for A-State men's basketball JONESBORO — The Sun Belt...
2022-07-13T11:41:45Z
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Sun Belt slate set for A-State men's basketball | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Darvin Fowler tries to escape a couple of teammates during Westside’s spring game in May. Fowler was an all-state selection last fall as a running back and linebacker for the Warriors. Work resumes for Westside football JONESBORO — Westside head coach Bobby Engle expects to do quite a bit of teaching on the football fi...
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Work resumes for Westside football | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Class IV dumpsters are now available for Lawrence County. The dumpsters are for non-household waste, such as appliances and furniture. No tires, shingles, building materials, etc., will be accepted. The dumpsters are located at the corner of Second and Main Streets in Black Rock and at the Lawrence County Road Shop on ...
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Class IV dumpsters available | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com
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By PAXTON NEWS SERVICE Lawrence County, which had been classified as a low community level for COVID-19 cases, will likely soon join its neighbors, including Craighead and Greene counties, in the classification of medium community level. New COVID-19 infections increased by 40 percent in Craighead County, which is abov...
2022-07-13T11:42:04Z
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COVID cases are on the rise | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com
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High heat and drought conditions have increased fire hazards in the state of Arkansas. As of Monday at noon, 44 Arkansas counties had been included in the burn ban list, including Lawrence County, which was placed on a burn ban on Wednesday, July 6. The Arkansas Forestry Commission has listed several counties in the no...
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Lawrence County joins others in burn ban | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com
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Pictured is one of several dogs (left) that have been dumped in Lawrence County. The pup was found abandoned on a dirt road, but has made a miraculous recovery (right) since being rescued. It now lives a happy life with Lawrence County Rescue co-creator Melissa Wicker and her family. Submitted photos / Rene King Inflat...
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Pet dumping cases rise amid inflation | Times Dispatch | jonesborosun.com
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Arvest Bank names new VPs JONESBORO — Arvest Bank has named Erin Henderson and Gwen Holland vice presidents for the bank in Northeast Arkansas. Both Henderson and Holland also serve as branch sales managers and are responsible for the overall management of their respective branches. Henderson and Holland each have more...
2022-07-14T12:34:45Z
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Arvest Bank names new VPs | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Bearce Bearce named Jonesboro market president STUTTGART — The Board of Directors of Farmers and Merchants Bank recently announced the appointment of Randy Bearce to the position of market president. In his new role, Bearce will oversee the retail and lending operations of the expanding Jonesboro market. Most recently,...
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Bearce named Jonesboro market president | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Merger announced by Farm Credit Farm Credit Midsouth Board Chairman Dane Coomer has announced the intent to merge Farm Credit Midsouth with Farm Credit Mid-America under the name Farm Credit Mid-America. A letter of intent has been signed by both boards of directors as of June 24. Farm Credit Midsouth’s CEO James McJun...
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Lasey appointed AVC at A-State JONESBORO — Arkansas State University Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance, Administration and Chief Operating Officer Len Frey announced Friday that Brian Lasey will join A-State this summer as the assistant vice chancellor for facilities and maintenance. Lasey has served since 2007 as ...
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Lasey appointed AVC at A-State | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Morrissett Morrissett named Arkansas NRCS assistant state conservationist LITTLE ROCK — According to a press release, Morgan Morrissett was recently named assistant state conservationist for field operations for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service for Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro. Her experience with t...
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Morrissett named Arkansas NRCS assistant state conservationist | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Speights JONESBORO — Dr. Shane Speights, dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, was recently named chairman-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Executive Board. Speights will serve a two-year term in the position and t...
2022-07-14T12:35:21Z
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Speights named chair-elect of AACOM Executive Board | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Williams promoted at First Community Bank BATESVILLE — Allen Williams, a veteran employee of First Community Bank, has been named executive vice president, market president for the Jonesboro region. “Allen has been an instrumental leader in our organization and is an integral part of our success for the entire company,...
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Williams promoted at First Community Bank | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part column. Part II will be published in next week’s Independent. In 1937, popular U.S. Senator Joseph T. Robinson suddenly died. A special election was held to fill the remainder of Robinson’s term, which would end in January 1943. Gov. Carl Bailey hoped to win the seat for h...
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Arkansas's own Elvis, Sen. John Elvis Miller (Part I) | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas State University-Newport received a Regional Workforce Grant in the amount of one million dollars to support its transportation programs. ASU-Newport received the notice on July 8, that funds would be granted to purchase new equipment and improve facilities for its transportation programs including Commercial ...
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ASU-Newport awarded $1.17 million in grants | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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By Paxton News Bureau A longtime political leader in Arkansas and the first woman to win a major party primary for governor died Tuesday. Former Arkansas Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher had a 50-plus year career in politics and public service in the Natural State. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History, Fisher w...
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Former Arkansas Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher dies at 80 | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A 25-year-old Jonesboro woman was injured at about 4:57 p.m. Tuesday when the driver of a Ford F-150 suffered a medical emergency and struck her as she was walking at the intersection of Cobb Street and East Matthews Avenue, according to Jonesboro police. The Ford F-150 pickup was traveling eastbound on Mat...
2022-07-14T12:36:41Z
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Pedestrian injured, driver dies | News | jonesborosun.com
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Residents urged to sign up for 911 alerts JONESBORO — A new emergency notification service for Craighead County residents is expected to be activated by mid-August. In the meantime, Ronnie Sturch, director of Jonesboro’s E-911 dispatch, urges residents to sign up for the system, known as Code Red. “I think it’s going t...
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Residents urged to sign up for 911 alerts | News | jonesborosun.com
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Economics 101: Biden vs. Bezos President Biden recently called on America’s gas companies to use their market power to help lower the price of gas at the pump to help family’s cope with inflation and especially the high price of gasoline. His efforts were met with derision from Jeff Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon, and...
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Economics 101: Biden vs. Bezos | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas State’s Keya Patton (10) drives around a screen set by Morgan Wallace during the Red Wolves’ home victory over Louisiana-Monroe last season. ASU will open its 2022-23 Sun Belt schedule with a trip to ULM on Dec. 29. A-State draws early road games on SBC schedule JONESBORO — Arkansas State will get most of its ...
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A-State draws early road games on SBC schedule | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief receives $108,000 grant JONESBORO — The Mid-America Transplant Foundation has awarded a $108,000 grant to the NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief. Mid-America Transplant, which facilitates organ and tissue donation in the region, noted in the announcement that more than 90 people in nort...
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NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief receives $108,000 grant | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Chris Jones, Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas, will continue his statewide “Walk A Mile In Your Shoes” tour on Saturday in Jonesboro. He will meet constituents at noon at the Bill’s Cost Plus, located at 200 E. Johnson Ave. Jones made history as the state’s first Black major party nominee for governor, winni...
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JONESBORO — FNC Bank at 2631 Race St. provided information to Jonesboro police Wednesday morning regarding large amounts of money that had been withdrawn from three customers’ accounts using ATM withdrawals, according to a Jonesboro police report. One customer had $20,435.06 withdrawn from his account; another had $16,...
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PARAGOULD — One of the first medical marijuana dispensaries in the region is moving. With no opposition, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday approved a request from NEA Full Spectrum to move its business near Brookland to Paragould. The new location will be the former Dixie Cafe at 2904 W. Kingshighwa...
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JONESBORO — David Dale Jewell Jr. was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison with an additional three years suspended sentence by Circuit Judge Chris Thyer after Jewell pleaded guilty to possession of meth less than 2 grams. Jewell, 39, was also convicted on May 4 in Poinsett County by Judge Pam Honeycutt on a cha...
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Son of convicted killer sentenced for drugs | News | jonesborosun.com
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Wallis briefly attended college in Oklahoma and worked as a clerk and volunteered as a Sunday School teacher. Through her work through the church and the Student Volunteer Movement at the college, she became interested in missionary work overseas. In 1929, she transferred to Scarritt College, a Tennessee school for tra...
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Seoul City Sue has Arkansas roots | Opinion | jonesborosun.com
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Brookland head coach Mark Hindsley gives his team instructions before competing with Cross County during Thursday’s pad camp at Westside. JONESBORO — Mark Hindsley took over a football team that was ready to work when he was hired as Brookland High School’s head coach in May. Hindsley said the Bearcats had almost 100 p...
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Bearcats' work ethic impresses new coach | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Genealogical Society to hold monthly meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Genealogical Society of Craighead County will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the Round Room of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak Ave. After the business meeting, the program will focus on lessons and experiences from the July G...
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Bob Tarter from Animalogy holds a python during a 2020 visit to the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. Tarter will feature live animals during the final summer off-site program hosted by the library Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Parker Park Community Center and 2 p.m. at Allen Park Community Center, 3609 Race St., bo...
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Library to host final off-site program | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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LITTLE ROCK — Officials with the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program have announced residents can begin submitting applications July 25 for help with the costs of summer cooling bills, including those from Entergy Arkansas and other utilities. LIHEAP is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi...
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JONESBORO — The first three-digit national mental health crisis hotline goes into effect today. People can call 9-8-8 and speak to a trained mental health counselor. Dr. Eudy Bosley, a psychiatrist at St. Bernards Behavioral Health, said Friday that any way to make help more accessible for people with mental health iss...
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9-8-8 mental health line debuts today | News | jonesborosun.com
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Reigning Monette Manor Queen Violet England (seated) enjoys the festivities with Paula Ford (left), Rita Reed (middle) and Joann Guge on Thursday morning at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Monette Manor. Criaghead County Judge Marvin Day studies the plans for the new Monette Manor Nursing Home on Thursday morni...
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Monette Manor gets fresh start after tornado | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Local leaders are scheduled to receive an updated regional safety analysis Tuesday during a meeting of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Transportation Commission. The commission is a federally-funded metropolitan planning organization, composed of representatives of the cities of Jonesboro, Brookland, Bay, B...
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Panel to consider traffic safety analysis | News | jonesborosun.com
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Greene County Tech sophomore outfielder Ava Carter is the Best Under The Sun Softball Player of the Year. PARAGOULD — Ava Carter almost always put the ball in play this season, typically with authority. Carter, Greene County Tech’s standout right fielder, finished the year with a .536 batting average to lead the Class ...
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GCT's Carter is "a complete hitter" | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Zipfel Lady Blazers' Zipfel goes out as state champion JONESBORO — BJ Zipfel closed his tenure as Valley View’s softball coach with a state championship. Zipfel’s Lady Blazers edged Nashville 2-1 in the Class 4A state final to earn the school’s first state softball championship in May. A few weeks later he was announce...
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Lady Blazers' Zipfel goes out as state champion | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Raiders' Pugh signs with Dubuque as running back JONESBORO — Orion Pugh is returning to his preferred position as he moves on to play college football. Pugh, an all-state linebacker last season on Nettleton’s 5A-East conference championship team, has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Dubuque this ...
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Raiders' Pugh signs with Dubuque as running back | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Valley View freshman second baseman Mackenzie Whitlock is the Best Under The Sun Softball Newcomer of the Year. JONESBORO — Mackenzie Whitlock plays third base and occasionally catcher for her summer softball team. Seniors filled those positions this season at Valley View, but coach BJ Zipfel wanted Whitlock on the fie...
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Valley View's Whitlock shines in unfamiliar position | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas Teacher of the Year finalists named LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Education has announced the 13 regional finalists for the title of 2023 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. The regional finalists will each receive a certificate and a $1,000 prize provided by the Walton Family Foundation and be recognized...
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Arkansas Teacher of the Year finalists named | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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NEWPORT — Arkansas State University-Newport received notice on July 8 of a Regional Workforce Grant in the amount of one million dollars to support its transportation programs. The funds will be used to purchase new equipment and improve facilities for its transportation programs including commercial driver training an...
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ASU-Newport awarded $1.17 million in grants | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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Freed-Hardeman names additional honor students Dakota Smith and Lacy Dunn, both of Jonesboro were named to the president’s list at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. To be on the president’s list, full-time students must have a 4.0 GPA Smith also earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Health and Human P...
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BROOKLAND — The Brookland School District purchased land from the Brookland Baptist Church at the end of June in order to build a new parking lot and expand the school. Brookland Superintendent Brett Bunch said on Monday that the school purchased the additional property in order to keep up with the school’s continual g...
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Brookland School District purchases land for parking lot | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — At one point, a former nursing home on North Church Street was considered a possible remedy for the homeless. This evening, almost five years later, the Jonesboro City Council will be asked to authorize condemnation proceedings for the former Ridgecrest Nursing Center, 3016 N. Church St. The 24,700-square-f...
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Condemnation considered for former nursing home | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A Jonesboro police officer died Sunday after reporting for his initial basic training in North Little Rock, according to a news release from the Arkansas State Police. Officer Vincent Parks, 38, of Jonesboro, had reported to the academy at 1 p.m. and before an initial exercise regimen began about 1:30 p.m.,...
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JONESBORO — A total of nine firearms were stolen from residences and vehicles in Jonesboro over the weekend, according to Jonesboro police reports. A 25-year-old Jonesboro man told police Sunday afternoon that four men forced their way into his residence in the 3400 block of Meador Road and stole six firearms and sever...
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JONESBORO — The number of new COVID-19 infections in Arkansas began to level off last week, but some counties had significant increases, a Sun review of daily reports from the state Department of Health found. The 8,678 new cases statewide from July 11 through Sunday represents a 0.78 percent increase from the previous...
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Virus cases level off in state; not here | News | jonesborosun.com
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Cayden Wallace rounds the bases after hitting a home run for Arkansas during a March 29 game against Little Rock in Fayetteville. Wallace was one of three Razorbacks selected on day one of the 2022 MLB Draft. FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas’ Cayden Wallace, Peyton Pallette and Robert Moore were selected on day one of the 2022 ...
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Three Razorbacks selected on day one of MLB Draft | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Air Choice One will officially become Southern Airways on Aug. 1, Mark Cestari, chief commercial officer for the airline announced Tuesday. Cestari told members of the Jonesboro Municipal Airport Commission Tuesday a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the airport on Aug. 3. Southern Airways recently bo...
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JONESBORO — The burglary of an office building, reported to Jonesboro police on Sunday afternoon, netted the thief or thieves a lot of money in shoes and clothing, a business owner said Tuesday. The burglary in the 1200 block of Stone Street cost Christopher Antonio Maggett, 37, of Jonesboro, about $10,000 in clothing ...
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JONESBORO — Jonesboro police arrested Allen Dewayne Buchanan, 27, of the 3700 block of Stadium Boulevard, on Sunday morning following a traffic stop at the intersection of Brazos Street and Meador Road, according to a Jonesboro police report. Buchanan was found to be in possession of meth and a loaded Glock 9 mm handgu...
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Man charged with having drugs, gun | News | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — A Jonesboro police officer has been suspended without pay after a video surfaced on social media of his arrest of a man at the Midnight Rodeo private club, 2801 Fair Park Blvd., according to the Jonesboro Police Department. Officer Joseph Harris, who was working security at the club, has been on administrat...
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Officer suspended after internal investigation | News | jonesborosun.com
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Work continues at Smith Tire & Auto in Trumann, but it is not always easy as supply chain issues continue to plague the automotive industry. Garrett Hatcher / The Sun TRUMANN — The automotive industry from car dealerships to auto repair shops continue to deal with shortages, delays and price increases brought on by the...
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Supply chain issues continue for automotive industry | News | jonesborosun.com
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Razorback Jalen Battles celebrates after hitting a home run against Illinois State during a Feb. 18 game in Fayetteville. Battles was one of five Arkansas players selected on the second day of the 2022 MLB Draft. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Five Razorbacks heard their names called on the second day of the 2022 MLB Draft. Infi...
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Five Hogs taken on day two of MLB Draft | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — The Jonesboro High School volleyball team was among 1,200 collegiate and high school volleyball teams to earn the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award this year. The United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced the honor Monday. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic y...
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JHS volleyball team wins academic award for 30th year | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Black River Area Development Corporation (BRAD) has announced that the Summer Energy Assistance will begin accepting applications on Monday. Applications will be accepted until funds have been depleted. Residents of Lawrence, Clay and Randolph Counties must apply for energy assistance at the BRAD Agency in the county w...
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a minor earthquake occurred in Lawrence County on Monday morning. According to the USGS, the 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred six kilometers southwest of Ravenden, near Dutton Mountain Road. The earthquake had a reported depth of 14.0 kilometers. Several earthquakes ...
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The annual Children’s Shelter Gala was held at The Studio in downtown Walnut Ridge on Thursday night and had a “Havana Nights” theme. Submitted photo / Rasha’s Photography After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, the annual Children’s Shelter Gala was held Thursday night and raised a record-breaking amount of more than ...
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A missing Hoxie couple, who authorities issued a Silver Alert for on Thursday, have been found safe. On Thursday, a Facebook post was made regarding the whereabouts of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hayes. According to the post, the couple were traveling to Rockford, Ill., in a 2009 silver Ford Escape to visit their daughter and ...
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J.B. Vance, age 100, of Black Rock, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas. He was born Aug. 29, 1921, at Poughkeepsie, the son of Dillard W. Vance and Nervia Reed Vance. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Navy from 1941-1947. He was a retired tool grin...
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The Walnut Ridge City Council passed Ordinance 898-22, which affirms the city’s commitment to the provision of adequate ambulance coverage for the community, at its June 20 meeting. “We have unusually great ambulance services in Lawrence County overall, and especially in Walnut Ridge,” said Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles S...
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Arby’s donates to the Food Bank of NEA JONESBORO — The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas announced Friday that it received a grant totaling $2,300 from the Arby’s Foundation. The Arby’s Foundation has committed $500,000 to support every community where Arby’s has a restaurant. In total, the Arby’s Foundation anticipates ...
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ASUN names vice chancellor for academic affairs NEWPORT — Johnny M. Moore, chancellor of Arkansas State University-Newport announced in mid-July that Dr. Typhanie Myers will be the new vice chancellor for academic affairs. The announcement comes following a search process that included extensive interviews and public f...
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Women’s leadership event scheduled Arkansas Business will host a Women’s Leadership Summit from 8 a.m. until noon Oct. 11 at Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center, 223 Red Wolf Blvd. in Jonesboro. The professional development event will feature a networking breakfast, special sessions and vendors. In-person registr...
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Local Servpro wins performance award JONESBORO — Servpro of Jonesboro received the Millionaire’s Platinum award at the 53rd annual Servpro convention held in Dallas. “It’s exciting and satisfying to receive this award, particularly in this difficult business environment,” Cary Park, owner of Servpro of Jonesboro, said ...
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Power to Care aids elderly, disabled customers LITTLE ROCK — Funded by donations and Entergy shareholders, The Power to Care program provides emergency bill payment assistance for elderly and disabled customers, who are typically on a fixed income and therefore more greatly impacted by utility costs. Customer contribut...
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Awar Cranfill St. Bernards Healthcare adds two physicians JONESBORO — St. Bernards Healthcare recently announced that interventional cardiologist and Jonesboro native Dr. Lena Awar has joined the medical team at St. Bernards HeartCare Center while internal medicine specialist Dr. Lee Cranfill has joined St. Bernards Cl...
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UAMS receives grant for digital health equipment LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that will go towards the purchase of equipment to provide long-distance learning opportunities to 36 sites around the state, including...
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These eight puppies were rescued by the Jonesboro Animal Control after they were dumped in a cardboard box next to a dumpster a few days ago in Jonesboro. JONESBORO — The illegal dumping of animals has become a major problem in Craighead County, meanwhile local shelters are having issues keeping up with the overflow of...
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Shelters struggling as more pet are dumped | News | jonesborosun.com
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A-State’s Lang named to watch list JONESBORO – Arkansas State senior running back Johnnie Lang was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List on Wednesday. The honor is awarded annually to the nation’s top college running back. Lang is one of 74 players from across the nation to receive a spot on the watch list.
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Arkansas football head coach Sam Pittman speaks during the NCAA’s Southeastern Conference Media Days event on Wednesday in Atlanta. Razorbacks hope to repeat success ATLANTA — As Arkansas Razorback head coach Sam Pittman looked ahead to the 2022 football season during the SEC Media Days, he reiterated his stance that h...
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Sun Belt well represented in 2022 MLB Draft NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt was well represented during the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. With 19 selections between current and former members, the Sun Belt ran its all-time tally to 814 picks over the three-day affair from July 17-19. Coastal Carolina j...
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Sun Belt well represented in 2022 MLB Draft | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Arkansas State University-Newport is excited to announce Dr. Typhanie Myers as the new Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Following a thorough search process that included extensive interviews and public forums, Chancellor Dr. Johnny M. Moore announced Myers’ appointment in mid-July. Throughout her time at ASUN, Mye...
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ASU-Newport names Myers vice chancellor for academic affairs | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Jane Parnell, Newport High School Class of 1964, graduated from Arkansas State University in 1968 and began teaching in Bradford. She later transferred to the Newport School District where she taught language arts for 30-plus years until her retirement in 2000. She loved her students and they loved her. Since age 10, J...
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Judge Harold Erwin is a member of the family who helped establish Jackson County and Newport in the 1800s. He graduated from Newport High School in 1963 and went on to graduate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a BSBA degree in banking and finance. He later graduated from the University of Arkansas S...
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Sons of John and Etta Brand, the Brand brothers (Rodney, Rodger and Mike) were raised to be hard working, honest and competitive citizens. The eldest son, Rodney, is a 1965 graduate of NHS. He excelled in track and football during his junior and senior years and was named All-District and All-State linebacker his senio...
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Wallis briefly attended college in Oklahoma and worked as a clerk and volunteered as a Sunday School teacher. Through her work with the church and the Student Volunteer Movement at the college, she became interested in missionary work overseas. In 1929, she transferred to Scarritt College, a Tennessee school for traini...
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Seoul City Sue has Arkansas roots | Newport | jonesborosun.com
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Old-fashioned gospel singing set Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 7341 Craighead 333 in Jonesboro will host an old-fashioned gospel singing beginning at 11 a.m. July 31. The public is invited to come and sing or bring an instrument. Dinner will follow. The event is free but a free-will offering will be collected....
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The Kingsmen will be in concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Music in the Mountains Theater in downtown Horseshoe Bend. There is no admission charge but a love offering will be collected. Courtesy of The Kingsmen Kingsmen to perform Sunday HORSESHOE BEND — The Kingsmen will be in concert beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Mu...
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JONESBORO — A Jonesboro man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he threatened to kill a police officer, according to a Jonesboro police report. Joseph Swink, 39, of the 1900 block of Race Street, threatened to kill officer Greg Trout at Mid-South Health Systems, 3700 Access Road, after Trout was dispatched to Mid-So...
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JONESBORO — The number of traffic crashes rose in 2021, both in Craighead County and statewide, according to a safety analysis prepared by the Northeast Arkansas Regional Transportation Planning Commission. Alan Pillow, staff director, said local crashes rose from 3,838 during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 20...
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Traffic analysis IDs trouble spots | News | jonesborosun.com
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Children working in mines and factories was a common sight in the late 1800s. They worked for wages far less than those of adults in dangerous conditions and were forced to give up school to concentrate on work. The result was often another generation mired in poverty, bodies broken by labor they were still too young a...
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Emma Riley puts the ball into play for the Red Wolves in a home game during the 2021 season, during which she earned second team all-conference honors as a freshman. ASU Sports Information JONESBORO — Arkansas State head women’s soccer coach Brian Dooley released the Red Wolves 2022 schedule on Thursday. The 17-game sl...
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A-State soccer unveils 2022 schedule | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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JONESBORO — Valley View coach Briar Becton has been named the High School Track and Field Coach of the Year for girls in the state of Arkansas by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The state-by-state winners of its eighth annual awards were presented by the United States Marine Cor...
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Becton named Coach of Year | Sports | jonesborosun.com
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Coomes completes ASU volleyball staff JONESBORO — Arkansas State Head Volleyball Coach Brian Gerwig completed his 2022 coaching staff, announcing the hiring of Jordan Coomes as assistant coach. Coomes joins Gerwig’s staff after spending the 2021 season at Jacksonville State, fresh off her playing career at Radford Univ...
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Activities set for Lake Poinsett HARRISBURG — Weekend activities at Lake Poinsett State Park, 5752 State Park Road, will begin July 30 with a Meet a Snake program from 2-2:45 p.m. at the visitor center. A park interpreter will present information on Arkansas snakes, including live examples. Following the snake encounte...
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Ozark Folk Center to host free craft event The Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Ave. in Mountain View is hosting a Handcrafted Evening in the Park from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Admission is free. During the event, the artisans of the Ozark Mountain Folk Center State Park will create, demonstrate and sell functional and ...
2022-07-23T05:26:11Z
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Library offers final summer activities The Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, 315 W. Oak, Ave., will host its final week of summer activities beginning with Matinee Monday at 2 p.m. in the Round Room. Storytime, with the theme Uncharted, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday and Tiny Tales Storytime for children 24 months ol...
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July wedding planned Rebekah Legere and Daniel Miller announce their engagement and upcoming wedding to be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2821 Forest Home Road in Jonesboro. Friends and family are invited. The bride is the daughter of William and Jill Legere of Jonesboro. She graduate...
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July wedding planned | Announcements | jonesborosun.com
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A&P to receive update on complex plan JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission will receive an update on plans for an indoor sports complex when it meets Tuesday morning. Construction of the complex will be funded by a 2 percent tax on prepared foods, which went into effect on New Year’s Day. City...
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