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12/01/2026
⚠ Dash camera footage shows Arkansas State Police pursuing a stolen vehicle on Dec. 15 near Sulphur Rock Elementary School in Independence County. The pursuit ended after a tactical vehicle intervention caused the vehicle to leave the roadway and crash into signs and trees. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
🎓 Nettleton Choir Program Sees Strong Growth Under Unified Leadership
At Nettleton, music is more than a class. It is a community. Co-choir directors Oscar Quiroz and Laura Watkins lead students together across grades 7–12, growing the program to nearly 100 students. Enrollment is up 15% at the junior high level and 36% at the high school this year.
Both Arkansas State graduates, Quiroz and Watkins also offer students expanded opportunities, including a Fine Arts Music Appreciation course launching in January that will allow them to earn college credit.
Their message is simple. Work hard, support one another, and grow as musicians and as people.
NEA Education Spotlight is presented by Ramsons, Inc.
Well I went to bed exhausted and woke up with a new energized attitude and ready to get turn these obstacles we’ve been facing into dreams and lots of hard work!
Rumors are circulating big time that we have signed the lease and will be moving to the old McAllister’s building. I will say this, it is NOT a rumor!! We have secured a lease and we be moving as soon as we can figure out when and how.
We are excited and ready for the new chapter in our Gina’s Place history. Stay tuned and please go with us on this move!
We will have a drive through pick up window!! A cooler for meals you can take home and heat along with some of our delicious cold salads by the pint. And we are open to suggestions!!
My friend did this, looks good to me!!
Thank you all for your help in looking and your encouragement! I love you all!! 😘😘
09/01/2026
🚨 Bond set at $5 million in motel murder
Court documents allege Shane Delaney, 50, was shot in the back during an alleged drug deal Jan. 6 behind the old Dixie Cafe on the motel side along Caraway Road in Jonesboro.
Investigators allege Eugene Jackson admitted to shooting Delaney during the transaction. Judge David Boling set his bond at $5 million today. A juvenile was also arrested.
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Jonathan Enoch Bricker sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Greene County judge revoked the suspended sentence of convicted s*x offender Jonathan Enoch Bricker on Friday and sentenced him to 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections, the maximum he could receive.
The court found Bricker violated the terms of his suspended sentence by committing harassing communications and failing to appear in court. Bricker was arrested in Puerto Rico.
Judge Melissa Richardson said the court was not persuaded Bricker was remorseful or deserving of another chance.
🌱 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference set for Jan. 14 at A-State
The 28th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the Reng Student Union auditorium at Arkansas State University. The event will feature presentations on soil health research, groundwater challenges, irrigation, aquifer recharge, and surface water use across Arkansas and the Mid-South, along with an irrigation expo and student research posters.
The conference is geared toward agricultural and natural resource professionals, educators, researchers, policy-makers, and students. Registration is $50 and includes lunch. University students may attend at no cost but must register.
🏛️ Hoxie The First Stand Museum will officially open its doors with a public ribbon-cutting event later this month.
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and the museum will host the grand opening from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the museum in Hoxie. The event will also mark the opening of the new Ethel Tompkins Exhibit Hall.
The museum preserves the history of the Hoxie School Integration of 1955 and the local leaders who chose unity during a pivotal moment in Arkansas and national history. The event is open to the public.
🚨 Preston Wayne Latham, 40, of Texas, was arrested following an alleged road rage hit-and-run in Walnut Ridge.
Police say a pickup truck struck another vehicle and fled before being located with heavy damage and a missing tire. Investigators later recovered the tire at the crash site and linked it to the truck.
⚖️ Lyonel Smith, 38, of Blytheville, will spend the next 10 years in federal prison following convictions tied to drug trafficking and fi****ms violations, according to federal prosecutors.
💜 New Sexual Assault Support Services center opens in Jonesboro
Family Crisis Center has opened a stand-alone Sexual Assault Support Services center, offering adult survivors access to forensic exams, advocacy, and follow-up support in a trauma-informed, non-hospital setting. Survivors do not have to be recent victims to receive services.
A grand opening and ribbon cutting is set for April 22, followed by a Sexual Assault Awareness Seminar on April 23. Confidential help is available 24/7 at 870-933-9449.
⚖️ Prosecutors have dropped charges against Kaleb Jamaal Valentine, 23, after reviewing exculpatory information in a Jonesboro case involving a series of alleged armed robberies connected to Facebook Marketplace transactions.
Valentine had been accused in three separate incidents tied to PlayStation 5 listings and previously faced one count of aggravated robbery and two counts of criminal attempt.
The prosecutor explained the decision to NEA Report:
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