Jonesboro News

Residents of Brentwood near Craighead Forest used their Saturday to decorate their neighborhood with Christmas lights like no others in the area.

Harding University senior guard Matt Garner scored 18 points and sophomore Kirk Porter added 16 to lead the Bisons to a 68-63 victory over Northeastern State in Harding's home opener at the Rhodes Field House.

Here is a preview of some of the stories we're tracking at Region 8 News: A fatal wreck we first reported as breaking news on kait8.com happened around 11 a.m. today when a Ford Mustang was broadsided by a van after it crossed into oncoming traffic, according to Jonesboro Police.

Alan falls for Jake's teacher , whose intelligence is a refreshing change from Kandi's flakiness.

JONESBORO, AR A two-vehicle accident takes the life of a Region 8 man Monday morning.

Caring for people in their final moments on earth is the goal of a new hospice home from St.

JONESBORO, AR Jonesboro Police and Craighead County Sheriff's Department need your help in finding a missing sex offender.

Two Arkansas companies have announced a joint venture to locate a rice mill in Greenville that will employ 60 people.

Earlier this week, we were the **first** to report Jonesboro's budget battle. Tonight-- city leaders are discussing **new** ways of bringing in cash! Basically if you don't have money coming in you can't have money going out.

JONESBORO, AR Several computers across the country are playing "host" to child pornography and owners may not even know it.

Veterans' Day parades honor soldiers and their sacrifice from years passed. There was no exception to that Saturday in Jonesboro.

An officer in Sacramento spots a vehicle possibly connected to an armed robbery; Seattle deputies use a Taser on a known offender; Cleveland police chase a fleeing suspect who hides his crack.

Mayor Harold Perrin told the Jonesboro City Council Tuesday night that his administration has been working on the 2010 budget and expects to have a working document complete before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Jonesboro Police have dispatched a missing person alert for Hugh O. Heath. He is an alzeheimers patient and was last seen by his family at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Jonesboro Fire Department is on the scene of an apartment fire around the intersection of Johnson and Caraway.

It's the one night of the year when ghosts, goblins and everything in between haunt the town.

A Nettleton school bus was involved in an accident early Friday morning, and thankfully no one was injured.

Two Region 8 females are in the hospital after a single car accident on the East Poinsett High School campus Friday afternoon.

There are approximately 2,200 registered sex offenders in Region 8, according to Missouri and Arkansas sex offender registries.

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