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3 days ago | 
jonesborosun.com | Michael Wilkey
HOXIE — There was a lot of back and forth Tuesday night as the Hoxie City Council met for their monthly meeting, with a council member asking Mayor Dennis Coggins about the sale of city equipment. During the meeting, council member Darrell Pickney said he had been approached by a resident with questions about the sale of the equipment, belonging to the street department.
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4 days ago | 
jonesborosun.com | Michael Wilkey
JONESBORO — It was a relatively short meeting Monday evening as a key Craighead County committee approved plans to table discussion over standardizing rates for the Lake City Fire Protection District. The county’s Public Service Committee voted 4-0 to table discussion over the issue indefinitely due to supporters of the plan not appearing at the meeting. Justices heard from supporters on April 15 about the need for something to be done.
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4 days ago | 
paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey
A plan to execute a credit card application between the city of Paragould and a bank was approved Monday evening, as well as a pair of condemnation requests on properties, according to officials. The Paragould City Council gave the go-ahead for executing the plan with Simmons Bank, City Clerk Shelia Ragsdale said. The city now uses a traditional credit card system for purchases but plans to go to a purchasing credit card system.
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5 days ago | 
paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey
Students with an area school are highlighting murals in Downtown Paragould in order to preserve history. The students are working on a project to create an interactive map that visitors can use to learn more. School officials said the three sixth grade students – Kaleb Newman, Hayden Robinson and Kilend Virgies – are working on the project and are EAST students at Nettleton STEAM Intermediate. The work began May 8.
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1 week ago | 
jonesborosun.com | Michael Wilkey
PARAGOULD — It is expected to be very busy new few weeks as students with an area school work to develop a map, highlighting murals in Downtown Paragould in order to preserve history. The students from Nettleton STEAM Intermediate are working on a project to create an interactive map that visitors can use to learn more.
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1 week ago | 
jonesborosun.com | Michael Wilkey
BAY — The Bay School Board has made some headway but the search for a new superintendent is ongoing as board members met Friday evening to discuss the issue. Board members spent roughly around an hour in executive session to hash everything out, but no decision was made. kAm%96 5:DEC:4E 92D 366?
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1 week ago | 
jonesborosun.com | Michael Wilkey
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is one of the busiest committees in Congress, dealing with issues that many times cannot be discussed due to sensitive, top-secret information. However, the chairman of the committee said this week that it has been working on several key issues, including the review of the 2017 congressional baseball shooting investigation that injured House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). kAm#6A] #:4< rC2H7@C5 W#\y@?6D3@C@X 3642>6 492:C>2?
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1 week ago | 
paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is one of the busiest committees in Congress, dealing with issues that many times cannot be discussed due to sensitive, top-secret information. However, the chairman of the committee said this week that it has been working on several key issues, including the review of the 2017 congressional baseball shooting investigation that injured House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). Rep.
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1 week ago | 
paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey
It may be several months away from the new school year, but the Paragould School Board gave the go-ahead late last week for the district’s 2025-26 calendar. During the special meeting on May 1, the board approved the calendar and several other items. According to the calendar, the new school year begins Aug. 13 with classes. It will be a 180-day year with 173 days for students. The district will have several breaks during the year, including a fall break from Nov. 24-28, Christmas break from Dec.
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1 week ago | 
paragoulddailypress.com | Michael Wilkey
The Greene County sales tax numbers for April dropped compared to both last month and last year. According to official numbers released Friday, the sales tax brought in $652,600 in April, down from the $708,333 brought in for April 2024. The numbers — based on February 2025 collections — were a 7.87 percent decrease from April 2024 numbers and a 1.34 percent drop from last year to date.
