City of Jonesboro

The City of Jonesboro's community centers and the Salvation Army have warming shelters open for residents. It comes as the city recovers after 2 days of ice storms.

Work on the projects will start in February.

International Space Station will communicate directly with Arkansas students

There are at least 779 active cases in Craighead County and a reported 82 deaths. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin and the city’s other leaders have decided to limit direct contact in some services offered by the city, Communications Director Bill Campbell said.

Unofficial results from the Craighead County Clerks office shows that April Leggett defeated Linda Allison in the Tuesday general election runoff.

Craighead Co. officials speak to reporters about the the coronavirus pandemic.

While the mayor does not want to cancel Halloween festivities, he reminds residents that area hospitals are dealing with scores of coronavirus cases, and the Jonesboro area has seen unprecedented spikes in cases over the past week.