by - February 4, 2026 2:42 pm
Jonesboro city officials are launching a new planning initiative and are looking for public input. Plan Jonesboro will combine community input with data on population, housing, infrastructure and finances to…
by - January 27, 2026 10:00 am
In recognition of Black History Month in February, Batesville native James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and a member…
by - February 24, 2025 10:00 am
When it comes to Northeast Arkansas, the vision many visitors hold prior to arrival is one of fertile soil, dense forest and typical quiet country living. However, the combined efforts…
by - August 16, 2023 9:55 am
The city of Jonesboro has awarded $328,000 in federal funding to three local nonprofits that address homelessness, Mayor Harold Copenhaver said Wednesday (Aug. 16). Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, CRDC Helping…
by - March 8, 2023 4:12 pm
Crime will be one of the top challenges for elected officials in Northeast Arkansas during the coming years, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics. Copenhaver gave his…
by - August 3, 2020 10:34 am
Craighead County Judge Marvin Day’s bid to become the next mayor of Jonesboro has ended. Day released a statement Monday (Aug. 3) that said he wanted to give a heads…
by - May 20, 2020 11:18 am
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin will seek another four-year term. Perrin, a career bank and finance executive, has served as mayor for 12 years after 15 years as a member of…
by - September 17, 2019 4:46 pm
The hits keep coming. Years of sales tax receipt growth in Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, continue through the month of August. Jonesboro collected $1.58 million in sales and…
by - May 29, 2019 9:59 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited’s Vice President Mike Downing has been hired as the city of Jonesboro’s new chief of staff. Downing, who previously led one of the nation’s elite economic development organizations…
by - April 23, 2019 6:06 pm
Bill Reznicek has resigned his position as the city of Jonesboro’s chief of staff effective late Monday (April 22). Reznicek had been on leave from his duties under the federal…
by - April 16, 2019 3:02 pm
Deanna Hornback, who has worked in the city of Jonesboro finance department since October and most recently served as interim director, has been appointed as the full-time finance director. Hornback…
by - March 9, 2019 5:14 pm
City of Jonesboro Finance Director Trever Harvey has been terminated after he was arrested Friday on a second-degree sexual assault charge. The Jonesboro Police Department didn’t release any details about…
by - January 17, 2019 5:29 pm
Administrative restructuring has led to two new responsibilities and title changes for Mayor Harold Perrin’s administration in 2019. Bill Reznicek, formerly chief financial officer, is now chief of staff and…
by - January 3, 2019 3:43 pm
Mike Tyner has been promoted to Director of Code Enforcement for the City of Jonesboro, Mayor Harold Perrin said. Tyner has served in code enforcement for the city since 2012…
by - October 11, 2018 7:56 pm
Infrastructure in parts of northern Jonesboro is crumbling and city officials need to be proactive in fixing these problems, Alderman candidate Tom Elwood recently told members of the Jonesboro Kiwanis…
by - May 7, 2018 9:07 pm
Upgrades at Joe Mack Campbell Park in Jonesboro are complete, and a recreational tournament was held there this last weekend to commemorate the completion of the work. The city spent…
by - June 12, 2017 4:43 pm
An effort to create thousands of higher paying jobs in the Jonesboro-metro area has the money to initiate an agreed upon five-year strategic plan. Jonesboro Unlimited, a private partnership development…
by - October 19, 2016 3:26 pm
Jonesboro aldermen unanimously approved about $1.4 million in pay raises this year for firefighters and non-uniformed workers Tuesday night, but Mayor Harold Perrin warned the move could affect capital improvement…
by - July 19, 2016 3:57 pm
Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Wixon Huffstetler will keep his job with the city after serving a two week suspension following a racially insensitive Tweet he posted following a protest…
by - March 15, 2016 5:55 pm
Developer Josh Olson said a project to build homes for young professionals in downtown Jonesboro will be long-term with a winnable goal. “It will be about 10 years worth of…
