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3 days ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) — April 21, 2025 — Jonesboro Police responded to a two-vehicle collision with minor injuries on Monday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. at the corner of Union Street and Huntington Avenue in downtown Jonesboro. According to JPD officers Dustin McKenzie and Dustin Mitchell, who were on scene, a silver car was traveling west on Huntington Avenue when it struck a white SUV heading south on Union Street.
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1 week ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) — April 17, 2025 — International Studies will be hosting its fifth annual House Color Run next week to raise money for its house system. The run is scheduled for April 22 from 4 to 5 p.m. on the IS track in Jonesboro. The event, which is closed to the public, helps to raise money for the school’s Ron Clark Academy (RCA) House System.
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2 weeks ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Craighead County, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) — April 10, 2025 — Lake City and Monette residents are still cleaning up after a series of storms hit the area last week. These storms brought several tornadoes and flooding to Arkansas and the Midsouth, with flooding impeding cleanup. Monette Mayor Bob Blankenship said tornado cleanup was going slowly with all the water. “It’s going slow, but we’re getting there. We’ve had some volunteers come in and help.
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3 weeks ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 28, 2025 — County employees and community members gathered to celebrate Craighead County head election clerk Lesli Penny’s retirement after 19 years of service to the county. The ceremony took place on Friday afternoon at the Craighead County Courthouse Annex in Jonesboro. Penny began full-time with the county in June of 2005.
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4 weeks ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 27, 2025 — Parents and kids alike gathered in Union Park on Thursday as the Downtown Jonesboro Alliance (DJA) and Nabholz Construction hosted a Lunch ‘N Learn, where children got to see Nabholz equipment in action and learn how demolition works.
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4 weeks ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 26, 2025 — The 13th annual Show Them Where You Come From (STWYCF) Food Drive has been scheduled in April. The event is hosted by Brenda’s Table and will take place Sunday, April 6, from 1-5 p.m. at the Jonesboro Elks Lodge, 2113 W. Washington Ave., and will have a $20 entry fee. Alternatively, people can provide 20 nonperishable food items, which will go to stock the organization’s pantry with staple food for the rest of the year.
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1 month ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 24, 2025 — Some of the best pro disc golfers in the country will be in attendance at the 2025 Play It Again Sports Jonesboro Open, presented by Westside Discs, this weekend at Disc Side of Heaven. The tournament is set for March 28 at 8 a.m. through March 30 at 5 p.m. at Disc Side of Heaven’s Championship Course, located at 3255 Strawfloor Drive in Jonesboro. Pro athletes from around the world will be participating in the open.
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1 month ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 24, 2025 — It has been 27 years since two students ambushed teachers and students in 1998 at the Westside Middle School, resulting in five dead and ten others injured. However, the tragedy will forever be felt by the family and friends of the victims of the Westside School Shooting.
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1 month ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 24, 2025 — The Downtown Jonesboro Alliance (DJA) and Nabholz Construction will be hosting a Lunch ‘N Learn where children are invited to see the Nabholz equipment in action, ask questions, and learn how demolition works. The event takes place on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Union Park. Families must bring their own lunches.
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1 month ago | 
jonesbororightnow.com | Nena Zimmer
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — March 21, 2025 — Join Arkansas State University students and local artisans for a day of merriment and entertainment at the first-ever Mohegan Renaissance Market. Hosted by the Red Wolf Renaissance Society, the free public event takes place April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Judd Hill Farmers’ Market, located at 3350 Aggie Rd. The fair is named after Mohegan, one of three red wolf statues on the A-State campus. Mohegan is in the Reng Student Union.
