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New lease agreement after 55-year old mistake
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Jonesboro Finance and Administration Planning Committee has forwarded an amended lease agreement with Hytrol Conveyor Company to full council. Officials discovered an error in a 1969 agreement between the city of Jonesboro and Hytrol concerning the land covered under their lease. The error was overlooked...
Colorado LB Marvin Ham II commits to Arkansas State football
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas State football continues to find Power 5 talent in the transfer portal. Colorado linebacker Marvin Ham II committed to the Red Wolves on Thursday. He entered the portal in November 2023. The Michigan native played in 40 games for the Buffaloes over the last 5 seasons. He recorded 66 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry, and 1 pass breakup.
Community reacts to the loss of a legend
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Hearts were heavy across Jonesboro Tuesday night after the death of a pillar in the community. “Rennell beat the odds,” said Tony Thomas, chief operations officer for Jonesboro. “He had the heart of a servant; a title didn’t matter to him,” said NAACP President Shamal...
Earthquake recorded near Smithville
SMITHVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A 2.1 magnitude earthquake was reported near Smithville Friday evening. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake happened shortly before 9 p.m. on May 10. The earthquake had a depth of 17 kilometers and happened about 5 miles northeast of Smithville. No one reported feeling...
Citizen Bank promotes Moore and Warden to new positions in Imboden, Pleasant Plains
Citizens Bank recently announced the promotions of two long-time team members, Kim Moore and Julie Warden, to retail branch manager and assistant vice president — retail branch manager, respectively. According to a press release from the bank, Moore (pictured above, right) previously served as the assistant retail manager at...
Police: Man arrested for trying to strangle woman
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Jonesboro man after they said he tried strangling a woman. On Monday, May 13, Craighead County District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause to charge 51-year-old William Gossett with aggravated assault on a family or household member. According to the affidavit, on Saturday,...
The average mortgage in Jonesboro is $1,159
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – May 15, 2024 – According to research published on doxo.com, the average household in Jonesboro spends $1,661 monthly ($19,936 yearly) on bills. With the average annual household income totaling $4,677 monthly ($56,135 yearly), these expenses account for approximately 36% of income. As...
KASU News: Arkansas Focus on Nursing, Crypto Regulations, and Local Headlines
Today's headlines from KASU News on May 14, 2024, feature Arkansas's investment in nursing programs, new crypto mining regulations, the medical marijuana industry's growth, advocacy for boarding school abuse victims, a fatal plane crash involving Arkansas State University alumni, a part-time police officer's arrest for drug charges, warnings against swimming in the Little River, improvements to the Little Rock sewage system, the Click it or Ticket campaign, and a forthcoming basketball match between Arkansas and Kentucky.
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