by - January 4, 2016 8:38 pm
The plan for one or two convention centers in Jonesboro entered another chapter late Monday as Mayor Harold Perrin sent a letter to an Arkansas State University alumni group about…
by - December 28, 2015 6:57 pm
It may not be a $64,000 question, but Craighead County justices on Monday asked county officials to look at ways to collect tax money owed to the county. In its…
by - December 24, 2015 2:34 pm
A Texas-based steel fabricating company has purchased an option to buy a 700,000-square-foot building in Osceola, with 350 jobs waiting in the wings, Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Thursday (Dec….
by - December 23, 2015 5:11 pm
The city of Jonesboro collected $1.42 million from its sales tax in the December report, up 6.69% over the same time in 2014. Craighead County brought in $1.588 million in…
by - December 22, 2015 5:40 pm
Crittenden County voters will head to the polls March 1 to decide whether to re-direct a one-cent sales tax that supporters say will help build a new hospital in the…
by - December 21, 2015 6:15 pm
About 10 years’ worth of efforts to upgrade fire prevention and protection in Jonesboro have resulted in a Class 1 rating, the best assigned to fire protection districts by the…
by - December 21, 2015 6:07 pm
A proposed convention center on the campus of Arkansas State University will help the university and North Jonesboro, claims a letter sent to Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin from the Strong-Turner…
by - December 18, 2015 5:11 pm
Ted Suhl, indicted earlier this month in connection to a bribery and public corruption case that involved several government officials, was arraigned Friday before a federal magistrate. Suhl, 50, of…
by - December 17, 2015 9:04 pm
City officials will take a slow, methodical approach in implementing a property maintenance code that was approved earlier this week, Mayor Harold Perrin said Thursday (Dec. 17). During a press…
by - December 17, 2015 3:02 pm
One of Jonesboro’s largest employers announced an ambitious four-year project to upgrade its facilities and to improve access to healthcare in the region. During a Thursday morning (Dec. 17) press…
by - December 15, 2015 8:42 pm
Mayor Harold Perrin broke the tie Tuesday night in approving a proposed property maintenance code that drew a packed house with the city’s fire chief standing watch to avoid violating…
by - December 15, 2015 5:16 pm
A skilled workforce, education and economic development are intrinsically tied together, with a group working with Arkansas State University to tie those goals together for economies in east Arkansas. Nearly…
by - December 14, 2015 7:11 pm
In the likely last meeting for 2015, Craighead County justices approved a $30.226 million budget with most of the discussion centering around expenditures. Justices voted 12-0, with one abstaining, to…
by - December 14, 2015 10:17 am
Editor’s note: Story changes and additions made throughout. Batesville-based Bad Boy Mowers is investing $7.8 million in a facility expansion that is expected to add 160 jobs, raising the total…
by - December 11, 2015 6:52 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees and President Charles Welch on Friday (Dec. 11) praised the preparedness of its Jonesboro campus employees and students, as well as local law…
by - December 9, 2015 6:54 pm
The sight of jackhammers may be a common scene early next year in Jonesboro as a second convention center project is hopefully in its construction phase, a developer for the…
by - December 7, 2015 5:53 pm
Tyronza Mayor Charles Glover said Monday that the sight of a $1.3 billion steel mill down the road in Osceola can do nothing but help his small Poinsett County town…
by - December 4, 2015 2:16 pm
A meeting attended by several county officials was held Wednesday (Dec. 2) at the Craighead County Courthouse Annex to discuss the operation of offices at the Lake City courthouse. However,…
by - December 3, 2015 11:05 am
The owner of two Arkansas mental health companies that provide inpatient and outpatient mental health services to juveniles was indicted Wednesday (Dec. 2) for engaging in a scheme to bribe…
by - December 2, 2015 5:39 pm
A proposed convention center project on the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro could create as many as 1,000 jobs and add $110 million to the local economy, according to…
