Jonesboro

The City of Jonesboro held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 13, to celebrate the reopening of Main Street.

Matthew “Matt” Williams, a former Jonesboro High School coach, was killed late Saturday night in a two-vehicle accident in Pine Bluff.

The Jonesboro Sportsplex Steering Committee and Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission broke ground and revealed its official name, Ridge Athletics Center, during a ceremony on Friday, April 11.

KASU New has compiled a list of closures and shelters in the area, which will continue to be updated.

On Presidents ' Day, around 50 peaceful protesters gathered in Jonesboro on the corner of Highland and Caraway as part of the nationwide protest "No Kings on Presidents Day."

Around 200 people gathered in Jonesboro to protest mass deportations and call for immigration reform on Highland Drive on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Two women in Jonesboro were arrested as part of Operation Obscured Vision, a statewide initiative targeting human trafficking in Arkansas.

All events will go on as planned. Parade will be a motorcade.

The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee will discuss a resolution to remove the former Citizens Bank Building on Tuesday, January 21.

The Northeast Arkansas MLK Jr. Day Parade committee has several events scheduled to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy starting on Sunday, Jan. 19.