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11 minutes ago
Anaya’s Way to host Children’s Day Festival in Jonesboro
"It is a Children's Day Festival, there will be something that pretty much everybody can enjoy either there at the event or Craighead Forest [Park] itself."
2 hours ago
Sen. Hattie Caraway honored with historic marker at A-State
The marker will be placed at the V.C. Kays House, located at 2506 Aggie Road on the campus of Arkansas State University.
2 hours ago
Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas to host USDA food distributions in Craighead County in April
The distributions are set for April 1 in Jonesboro and Caraway.
4 hours ago
Craighead Electric Cooperative continuing to work to restore power across service area
Crews with the Craighead Electric Cooperative were continuing to work to restore power to service members across its service area Tuesday morning.
6 hours ago
Brandon Shrader named general manager of The Ridge Athletics Center
Previous Arkansas public service and parks leader to helm Jonesboro’s new 203,000-square-foot facility for sports, events, and aquatics
6 hours ago
A-State Heritage Site Lakeport Plantation Museum to host reading retreat in April
The one-day event will focus on American music and food.
23 hours ago
Man arrested for violent assault in Jonesboro after girlfriend escaped vehicle by asking to use restroom
Court documents state a woman managed to escape a violent assault that occurred in Jonesboro by asking to use a restroom, leading to the arrest of a man on felony domestic battery and terroristic threatening charges.
1 day ago
Pets of the Week // March 16
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.
1 day ago
Disturbance over box cutter leads to arrest for Bono woman, $100K bond set
A domestic disturbance involving a box cutter led police to discover methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
1 day ago
Craighead County to go under freeze warning
Craighead County will go under a freeze warning this evening due to incoming subfreezing temperatures.
1 day ago
Sanders allocates additional funds for severe storm, flooding relief
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order Monday allocating an additional $35,000 for severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes.
1 day ago
UPDATE | Crews working to restore power in aftermath of Sunday evening storms in Northeast Arkansas
Crews with multiple power companies are continuing to work to restore power in the aftermath of Sunday evening's storms.
1 day ago
Arkansas State earns ninth WNIT Berth in program history
The Arkansas State women’s basketball team has been selected to the 2026 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) as an at-large selection.
2 days ago
UPDATE | Northeastern Craighead County no longer under tornado warning
The National Weather Service has cancelled the tornado warning for Craighead County near Brookland.
2 days ago
UPDATE: Craighead County sees outages from storms
Scattered outages have been reported in Craighead County Sunday evening.
2 days ago
UPDATE | Part of Craighead County under tornado warning
The National Weather Service has canceled the warning for northwestern Craighead County.
2 days ago
Arkansas State Takes Conference-Opening Series vs No. 7 Southern Miss
The third win against a top 10 team this year, it is the most in a season in program history
2 days ago
Craighead County under tornado watch
Craighead County has been placed under a tornado watch.
2 days ago
Public storm shelters in Craighead County, Paragould
In response to incoming severe weather, JRN has compiled a list of public storm shelters across Craighead County and Paragould.
2 days ago
How trees and plants can change the look of a landscape
Plants and trees provide a simple and unique way to transform the look and feel of a property.
