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UA-EACC presents ‘An Evening with Toto’
FORREST CITY — The University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College will present “An Evening with Toto” on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center in Forrest City. Purchase tickets online at EACC.edu or call 870-633-4480, ext. 352. The past year has been...
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Daily Limit: Big start for Arkansas’ big bass program
The Rineys of Jonesboro, Ark., will long remember they caught two of the first three fish entered in the state’s new Legacy Lunker Program. On Jan. 10, Kevin Riney, 45, caught a 12.04-pound largemouth from Lake Austell, about 30 miles west of Memphis. Two days later his son, Dylan Riney, 20, landed an 11.65 there, which came about 45 minutes after Kyle Lochridge brought a 10.16 beast into their boat.
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Johnny Cash Celebrated in Roots and Rhythm Bus Tour
JONESBORO – As a way to honor and celebrate the “man in black” ahead of what would have been his 94th birthday, Johnny Cash Boyhood Home: Historic Dyess Colony will host a Roots and Rhythm Bus Tour on Saturday, Feb. 28. Will Reaves, director of the Boyhood...
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Gina’s Place to Relocate
Jonesboro diners, get ready to welcome a comfort food favorite to a brand-new location. After an abrupt eviction from its Fountain Square home in December, Gina’s Place is preparing to relocate to a new home, reports local media outlet K8 News. Gina’s announced its relocation to 2400 S Caraway...
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People Drive From All Over Tennessee For The Shrimps And Grits At This Homey Restaurant
You know that feeling when you discover a place so good that you want to tell everyone about it, but also kind of want to keep it your secret?. That’s Aretha Frankensteins in Chattanooga, where the shrimp and grits have achieved legendary status and the wait times prove it.
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A sandwich shop owner asked the National Guard to leave. They surrounded his restaurant
“As a business owner, it's my right to let those people know that I did not want them here. Regardless of whether they liked it or not, they needed to move,” said Rob Brown, who owns Da Sammich Spot.
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Jonesboro angler reels in state’s first official Legacy Lunker bass
WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Ask 100 anglers to name a “big bass” destination in Arkansas, and 85-acre Lake Austell within Village Creek State Park may never be mentioned. That is, unless you ask Kevin Riney, a bass angler from Jonesboro. Riney ignored some of the more well-known big bass lakes like Millwood and Monticello for his fishing trip last Saturday and set the hook into Arkansas’s first official Legacy Lunker bass, a 12.04-pound largemouth.
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Vendor Applications Now Open for 2026 Cave City Watermelon Festival
Vendor applications are now open for the 2026 Cave City Watermelon Festival, offering food trucks, craft vendors, and local businesses the opportunity to take part in one of North Central Arkansas’s largest summer festivals. Festival organizer Amy Finster said the committee is excited to welcome a diverse lineup of...
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Longtime Jonesboro diner Gina’s Place relocating
Gina's Place in Jonesboro has announced that they have signed a lease to move into the former McAlister’s Deli building on South Carraway Road. This comes after restaurant ownership received news in December that their lease at their original location in Fountain Square was terminated. They and the other tenants of Fountain Square, were given two months to vacate their properties and find new spaces. Gina’s Place had operated out of the same building since 1983.
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Gina’s Finds New “Place” to Call Home
JONESBORO, Ark. — After a stressful search for the past month, one of Jonesboro’s favorite long-time restaurants has announced they have a new place to call home. On Jan. 10, 2026, Regina McKay, owner of Gina’s Place, announced on Facebook that her beloved restaurant would be continuing on in the old McCallister’s location.
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Dynamic Duo Harmonizes to Provide Home for Nettleton Choir Students
JONESBORO, Ark. — Meeting these co-choir directors for the Nettleton School District provides a glimpse of the excellent skills that their students will have after graduation. Oscar Quiroz, with five years under his belt with the district, and his co-director, Laura Watkins, who has been with the district for...
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Gina’s Place to reopen at former McCallister’s Deli building
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - After facing a sudden eviction notice in December from Fountain Square, Gina’s Place will reopen its doors in a new location. Gina’s Place said Saturday on Facebook that it will relocate to the former McAllister’s Deli building at 2400 S Caraway Rd. “Rumors...
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Lazzari Italian Oven Announces Permanent Closure After 30 Years in Jonesboro
JONESBORO, Ark. — A longtime Jonesboro restaurant has announced it is permanently closing its doors after three decades in business. Lazzari Italian Oven, a full-service Italian restaurant that has operated in Jonesboro since 1995, shared the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, confirming the decision to close after 30 years.
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Iconic restaurant in Jonesboro shutters its business
One of the iconic restaurants in Northeast Arkansas has closed its doors for good. Lazzari Italian Oven has announced it will permanently shutter its Jonesboro operations. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the permanent closure of the restaurant, a decision I have made after 30 years,” owners Paul Bass and Michael Davies stated on social media. “I would be dishonest if I said this decision did not affect me deeply. Today has been an incredibly tough day.”