Jonesboro Sun

07/24/2025

No football team is the same from one year to the next, Arkansas State head coach Butch Jones said during Sun Belt Conference Football Media Days. Opportunities and challenges arise as the roster evolves.

No football team is the same from one year to the next, Arkansas State head coach Butch Jones said during Sun Belt Conference Football Media Days. Opportunities and challenges arise

07/24/2025

It’s now official, former Batesville and Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.

FAYETTEVILLE — It’s now official, former Batesville and Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.

07/24/2025

A Greene County woman is facing a domestic battery charge after Paragould police said she stabbed her boyfriend in the neck with an earring.

PARAGOULD — A Greene County woman is facing a domestic battery charge after Paragould police said she stabbed her boyfriend in the neck with an earring.

07/24/2025

A local man has been sentenced as a “career criminal” to 18 years in a federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a large amount of methamphetamine.

JONESBORO — A local man has been sentenced as a “career criminal” to 18 years in a federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a large amount of methamphetamine.

07/24/2025

A Greene County man faces three charges after Paragould police said he assaulted a woman and then assaulted two people who tried to stop the assault.

PARAGOULD — A Greene County man faces three charges after Paragould police said he assaulted a woman and then assaulted two people who tried to stop the assault.

07/24/2025

A $75,000 bond was set this week for a Greene County woman arrested after Paragould police said she allowed her two kids to smoke ma*****na.

PARAGOULD — A $75,000 bond was set this week for a Greene County woman arrested after Paragould police said she allowed her two kids to smoke ma*****na.

07/24/2025

Lyon College is inviting local businesses and organizations to participate in its annual SCOT Week Community Fair on Monday, Aug. 18, from 12 to 2 p.m. in the Edwards Commons student center on the Lyon College campus, 2300 Highland Rd., Batesville.

BATESVILLE — Lyon College is inviting local businesses and organizations to participate in its annual SCOT Week Community Fair on Monday, Aug. 18, from 12 to 2 p.m. in the

07/24/2025

Mike and Effie Dungan of Trumann, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, July 25.

60th Wedding Anniversary

07/24/2025

A decision to help clean up a mess now has a Paragould man facing a possible legal mess after his arrest in a drug possession case, according to authorities.

PARAGOULD — A decision to help clean up a mess now has a Paragould man facing a possible legal mess after his arrest in a drug possession case, according to

07/24/2025

Business workshop will take place on Thursday, July 31, at 11:30 a.m., located at Greensborough Village, 910 Canera Drive in Jonesboro.

Business workshop set to be held in Jonesboro on July 31

07/24/2025

The University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College and ARcare announced a new partnership providing a Practical Nursing program tailored to upskill ARcare employees.

07/24/2025

For Madison Russell, 27, starting a family did not begin with a baby announcement or a positive test, it began with a fibroid, a diagnosis and a decision to pursue in vitro fertilization (IVF).

BLYTHEVILLE — For Madison Russell, 27, starting a family did not begin with a baby announcement or a positive test, it began with a fibroid, a diagnosis and a decision