by - April 16, 2019 3:03 pm
Workmen are completing the final touches on the Rotary Club of Jonesboro Centennial Plaza in downtown Jonesboro, Rotary member Hatton Weeks said. A public groundbreaking ceremony is slated for Friday,…
by - March 7, 2019 6:11 pm
Applications are currently available for the Downtown Jonesboro Association’s Interior/Façade grant program. This program will give Downtown Jonesboro businesses and property owners the opportunity to amplify their building interiors and…
by - August 30, 2018 5:39 pm
Mayor Harold Perrin tasked a group of business and civic leaders to develop ideas that could ultimately lead to a corridor connecting downtown Jonesboro with Arkansas State University. Members of…
by - June 7, 2018 4:23 pm
For generations, a railroad roundhouse lured locomotives to downtown Jonesboro, and now city officials hope the same building might become a keystone attraction in the area. City officials are drafting…
by - May 8, 2018 5:02 pm
Nearly 100 years ago World War I had ended, and a group of Jonesboro citizens decided to open a Rotary chapter in the city. The new group met at the…
by - March 11, 2018 9:57 pm
Livability will be a top priority for the upcoming crop of young professionals, and Jonesboro businessman Ted Herget hopes civic and business leaders are ready to take proactive steps to…
by - May 1, 2017 6:50 am
After five years, John and Ramey Myers knew it was time for a change. The couple had opened a restaurant inside a former Marion-area church. They’d built a stable clientele,…
by - April 5, 2016 6:14 pm
A $2 million economic development project in downtown Jonesboro received a final go-ahead Tuesday (April 5) that supporters have said will revitalize several blocks with much needed homes. Council members…
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…
