Craighead County News

Several roads in parts of Region 8 have been closed Saturday due to high waters.

The Monette City Council discussed grant and improvements, along with holiday bonuses and distribution of Act 833 monies, at the council meeting held Monday, Oct.

The Craighead County Community Foundation was presented a $10,000 check to start a hunger relief endowment Wednesday.

Rivers and streams were flooded all across the Region 8 viewing area Friday. In Craighead County, residents in Bono reported several homes flooded on Deborah Street.

U. S. News and World Report has recognized Marked Tree High School as one of it's "America's Best" high schools, for the third straight year.

A mass flu immunization clinic for Craighead County will take place Thursday, October 29 at the ASU football parking lot.

The Miracle Rodeo is a simulated rodeo for special needs students. ASU has been one of the biggest contributors of volunteers each year.

A groundbreaking celebration was held Friday, Oct. 16, for the Riverside School District's new junior and senior high school building, on Highway 18 in Lake City.

Wednesday Afternoon Update, here are the stories we're tracking this Wednesday afternoon.

The Craighead County Veterans Monument Foundation has moved it's normal Veterans observance to November 6 and 7. The vigil at the doughboy statue at the county courthouse will start at 11 am on November 6th.

Bit by bit, upgrading of U.S. 67-167 to interstate standards has pushed the high-speed four-lane further and further into northeast Arkansas.

The 2009 Farm and Home Safety Expo kicked off Wednesday morning at the Craighead County Fairgrounds.

Officials with the Craighead County Highway Department Tuesday told Region 8 News it discovered approximately 50 road signs in a ditch off Craighead County Road 425 Monday afternoon.

This week on Crimestoppers we need your help. Two thieves broke into a Craighead County convenience store.

For much of Arkansas' rice crop, it's been a difficult year. In mid-September persistent rains continued, hampering harvest and flooding low-lying fields.

The surviving suspect in the Monday, September 28 stand-off that left one dead and another wounded appears via closed-circuit in a Jonesboro court.

Craighead County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Walden has cleared three deputies involved in a shootout that killed one man and wounded another near Jonesboro.

A judge has sentenced several Arkansas State University students accused of causing a riot while celebrating the election of President Barack Obama to community service.

A medical examiner who did autopsies on the bodies three West Memphis boys killed in 1993 says claims that animals tore at their flesh and injured them are "ridiculous." Frank Peretti testified Friday in Jonesboro in the appeal of Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr.

Title: MEN CONVICTED IN 1993 WEST MEMPHIS SLAYINGS RETURN TO COURT Two men convicted in the 1993 slayings of three West Memphis boys will return to court Thursday for what likely will be the final days of testimony in their appeal to the judge who sent them to prison.