by - January 11, 2024 9:50 am
Perhaps the most important capital improvement project in 2024 for Craighead County will be an expansion of the county’s courthouse, Judge Marvin Day told Talk Business & Politics. The $14.3 million expansion will create…
by - February 5, 2018 4:51 pm
There will be a Republican primary in the Craighead County judge’s race. Jonesboro native Marvin Day, 47, told Talk Business and Politics he will challenge fellow Republican Jeff Presley who…
by - March 15, 2017 6:04 pm
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would combine Craighead County’s two judicial districts into one. Senate Bill 535 by Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, passed on a voice vote. The…
by - March 6, 2017 5:46 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city and its home county continued to show historic economic growth in February. Craighead County collected $1.999 million in sales tax receipts last month, the second most…
by - February 14, 2017 5:43 pm
Craighead County enjoyed robust sales tax growth in 2016, and if there are no more receipts turned in, the county will have a $310,345 surplus, Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt…
by - January 24, 2017 5:56 pm
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, set all-time sales tax collection records in 2016. The trend accelerated during the first month in 2017, according to the city and county. Jonesboro…
by - December 20, 2016 6:47 pm
Craighead County’s 280 or so workers are almost certain to not receive a cost of living increase in the coming year. Craighead County Quorum Court members voted 7-3 with one…
by - December 8, 2016 2:39 pm
Craighead County officially owns Bono Lake after spending almost $5 million to construct the recreational and flood control waterway, Judge Ed Hill told Talk Business & Politics. The county has…
by - November 29, 2016 6:37 pm
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, continue to exhibit steady economic growth as 2016 nears its end. Jonesboro has collected $15.898 million in city sales tax through November, a 4.8%…
by - November 8, 2016 11:39 pm
Harold Perrin will remain Jonesboro’s chief administrator. The two-term incumbent defeated five challengers Tuesday night, and avoided a runoff by beating his next closest opponent by more than 20 percentage…
by - October 30, 2016 10:48 am
City sales and use tax receipt collections in the Jonesboro metro area were slightly higher in October than in 2015, but the trend slightly dipped as fall began. Jonesboro has…
by - October 6, 2016 5:40 pm
If Republican Jeff Presley is elected as Craighead County’s next judge, the long planned Bono Lake project may not be completed as it originally envisioned. During a debate sponsored by…
by - September 27, 2016 6:05 pm
Economic growth continues in the Jonesboro metro area based on sales tax receipts. The city collected $13.1 million in city sales tax through the end of September, a 5.2% increase…
by - August 30, 2016 3:12 pm
Jonesboro has collected $11.6 million in city sales and use tax in the first seven months of 2016, up 5.1% over the same period in 2015, according to the city….
by - May 26, 2016 7:23 pm
Craighead County Office of Emergency Management coordinator David Moore said Thursday (May 26) that the heavy rains Tuesday caused minor flooding in businesses throughout Jonesboro and major flooding to homes….
by - May 25, 2016 3:55 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt said Wednesday (May 25) that increases in sales tax revenues may be the “new normal” after city and county sales tax coffers saw major increases…
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 - March 28, 2016 6:43 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt on Monday (March 28) used a weightlifting analogy to describe the county’s one-cent sales tax revenues being up only three-tenths of 1% in March. “Sometimes,…
by - March 22, 2016 12:54 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin said the old saying about not being able to build an oasis in a desert has been turned on its head when it comes to lower…
by - February 22, 2016 8:00 pm
Craighead County justice Ray Kidd defended the Craighead Nursing Center Monday night from criticism over the past several weeks. Kidd said the center is run by a five-member board, with…
