by - May 6, 2016 5:52 pm
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge spoke to the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals club Friday (May 6) about his campaign against U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Libertarian candidate Frank…
by - May 5, 2016 8:26 pm
The issue of salaries for the city’s 157 police officers was front and center Thursday (May 5) as a Jonesboro City Council committee heard complaints over the issue. The Public…
by - May 4, 2016 4:45 pm
A $400 million hospital project completed more than two years ago has been the catalyst for major growth in Northeast Jonesboro, a hospital administrator told a local chamber group Wednesday…
by - May 3, 2016 5:45 pm
Jonesboro council members also approved a plan Tuesday (May 3) to allow a company to participate in a state economic incentive plan that supporters say will bring needed jobs to…
by - May 2, 2016 5:09 pm
Officials with Keller announced Monday (May 2) that Hyatt hotels has officially approved the Hyatt Place Hotel and Convention Center project for Jonesboro. The 147-room Hyatt Place Hotel will be…
by - May 2, 2016 4:47 pm
It should be a large turnout next week as Jonesboro voters head to the polls to decide a city council race and on whether to repeal the city’s property maintenance…
by - April 29, 2016 3:02 pm
The candidates running for a vacant city council seat in Jonesboro sparred over issues Friday (April 29), as the campaign for the seat enters the final stage. The five candidates…
by - April 28, 2016 4:22 pm
Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee said Thursday (April 28) that an osteopathy school at Arkansas State University slated to open later this year will meet a growing need for doctors in the…
by - April 28, 2016 4:08 pm
Paragould Mayor Mike Gaskill said Thursday (April 28) that a move into the city by GW Communications will help keep young people living and working in the town. Gaskill was…
by - April 26, 2016 4:55 pm
Officials with a key Jonesboro city commission approved a plan Tuesday (April 26) for construction of two office buildings on a 38-acre commercial development in the southwest part of town…
by - April 25, 2016 4:35 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt said Monday the increase in sales tax revenues in April was needed after a slower than normal March. By contrast, Craighead County saw its largest…
by - April 21, 2016 6:13 pm
A $130 million construction project in downtown Jonesboro is picking up steam, with plans already being made for the future, an official with St. Bernards Healthcare said Thursday (April 21)….
by - April 20, 2016 6:23 pm
Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce Vice President Cari White said Wednesday (April 20) that the annual trip that chamber and elected officials take to Washington, D.C. has provided dividends in…
by - April 19, 2016 5:44 pm
The Jonesboro City Council on Tuesday (April 19) approved by voice vote a plan to request funding from the Federal Highway Administration to help build a $15.6 million overpass on…
by - April 18, 2016 5:19 pm
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Monday (April 18) that there was a constant battle over the past 15 or so years to bring a major industry to Osceola. Once the…
by - April 14, 2016 1:49 pm
Jeff Marchetta said he was reading a newspaper article one day about the Delta Cuisine program when he decided to contact the people with the program. His decision helped his…
by - April 13, 2016 4:28 pm
Jonesboro and Craighead County provide a key road map for economic growth and banking in the state, Arkansas Bank Commissioner Candace Franks said Wednesday (April 13) at the annual Lenders…
by - April 12, 2016 6:57 pm
Another hotel is headed to Jonesboro, with the city’s planning commission voting Tuesday (April 12) to approve the conditional use plan for the $6 million project. The Jonesboro Metropolitan Area…
by - April 11, 2016 6:35 pm
It was not Christmas, but county officials on Monday (April 11) were making a list of county properties and checking it twice for review. Finance Committee Chairman Josh Longmire has…
by - April 11, 2016 4:09 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson said Monday (April 11) that plans for the first phase of its campus in Mexico is moving ahead as planned, with the campus…
