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Brookland man pleads guilty to tax evasion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced on Tuesday that a man who owned and operated an information technology business that provided services to various governmental entities has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Ronnie Lyn Drummond, 52,...
2024 Weekend of Champions preview: Riverside softball
LAKE CITY, Ark. (KAIT) - Our countdown to the Weekend of Champions continues. A Craighead County team finds themselves in the State Title game for yet another season. Riverside softball is 27 and 1 and looking for back-to-back 2A state championships. It’ll be a 2A Title game rematch Saturday when the Rebels face Mansfield at 1:00 p.m.
Dunko high school sports programs head to state tourneys
Two Dunklin County sports programs are topics of conversations this week and rightfully so. Both the Kennett Indians softball team (24-8) and the Holcomb Hornets softball squad (24-4) won their district tournaments and qualified for state final four status. Holcomb plays at 4:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 15 at Advance...
ASU-Newport expanding trucking program to more campuses
NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - If you are interested in learning how to drive an 18-wheeler, you’ll soon have a chance. ASU Newport is expanding its Commercial Driver Training program to its Jonesboro and Marked Tree campuses. The new facilities will have two trucks at each location to accommodate at...
Man arrested in fight involving pregnant woman
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Jonesboro man after they said he attacked a pregnant woman. On Monday, May 13, Craighead County District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause to charge 18-year-old Jacorey Hamilton with third-degree battery against a pregnant woman. According to the affidavit, on Saturday, May 11,...
City breaks ground on one of three upcoming hotels
Blytheville, Ark. (KAIT) - Three new hotels are planned to be built in Blytheville to provide more accommodation options for steel workers and travelers. One Blytheville building inspector said construction has started on only one of the hotels, and the whole project is expected to take at least three years to complete.
Bay High School graduation rescheduled to Thursday due to weather
Due to inclement weather, the Bay Waveland School District announced that they are moving the graduation ceremony. The ceremony will now take place on Thursday, May 16th at 7 p.m. at Joe D. McCullough Stadium.
Jonesboro Student Honored with D.A.R.E. Top Essay Award
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - On Monday at a local ceremony, Victoria Dut of Fox Meadow School of Creative Media was honored with the D.A.R.E. Top Essay Award, highlighting her standout composition among over 1,300 students. The Jonesboro Police Department, having launched its D.A.R.E. program seven years ago following state program...
Gavin Stone goes 6 innings, records 4th win of 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (KAIT) - A Lake City native had a solid performance Tuesday in the Bay Area. Gavin Stone recorded his 4th win of the season as the Dodgers beat the Giants 10-2. The Riverside & UCA alum went 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 run, with 2 strikeouts. He had 58 strikes in 90 pitches. Stone got K’s to end the 2nd and 4th innings.
Vigil held for a Craighead County Inmate
A vigil was held on May 10th for Brock Austin Tyner, a 21-year-old Craighead County inmate who died while in custody. The vigil was held outside Wash Time Coin Laundry where he was arrested. Police on May 3rd were dispatched for a "crisis intervention" call. Police on the scene reported...
Review: ANNIE at Studio 42 & Co
1 Rachel Webb Will Lead & JULIET Tour; Full Dates Announced!. Broadway World saw the tiniest Annie at Studio 42 & Co. production of ANNIE in the Adams-Vines Recital Hall on the Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville May 5. However, though seven-year-old Darby Carter was small, she proved that she could stand as tall as the rest of the cast as she belted out her signature song Tomorrow.
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