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Nestle to put $100 million into Jonesboro plant to produce Hot Pockets

The pandemic has brought a surge in home cooking.
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Jonesboro Council finally names street for Martin Luther King Jr.

After months of sometimes rancorous controversy, the Jonesboro City Council has finally named a street for the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. KAIT TV reports.
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Prosecutor fights drinks at Jonesboro movie theater

NEA Report says ABC Administrator Doralee Chandler has denied an alcoholic beverage permit for the Malco Theatre in Jonesboro, apparently on account of objections from Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington.

Honoring M.L. King fails again in Jonesboro, also reversed in Kansas City

Jonesboro and Kansas City resist efforts to name streets for Martin Luther King Jr.
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First M.L. King, then a trans youth author protest. Jonesboro editor says enough!

A newspaper editor in Jonesboro says handling of the naming of a street and reaction to the appearance of a trans author are shameful.

No unity in Jonesboro on naming street for M.L. King

A proposal to name a street in Jonesboro for Martin Luther King has angered black residents who served on a Unity Coalition to produce a consensus on the issue.
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Jonesboro defeats sales tax increase

Jonesboro voters yesterday defeated a one-cent city sales, 51-49 percent.

UPDATE: The case of the porn films made in public in Jonesboro

KAIT-TV reports developments in a case we reported in 2017 -- the arrest by Jonesboro police of a couple who made porn films in public places.
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Jonesboro clears movie drinks permit

It took a vote from Mayor Harold Perrin to put it over the top, but a proposal to allow the Malco Hollywood Cinema to obtain a permit to sell alcoholic beverages has been approved by the Jonesboro City Council.

Jonesboro police kill man after four-hour standoff

A man suspected of shooting a woman and threatening at least one other person was fatally shot by Jonesboro police to end a four-hour standoff last night.
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Like Arkansas weather? Some day you'll love New York

The Atlantic reports on a study predicting how the changing climate will be felt in years ahead. Example: By 2080, New York's weather will be more like that in Jonesboro, Ark.

Wallet theft reported at Jonesboro funeral

KAIT reports that a 77-year-old woman had her wallet stolen while she was ushering Saturday at a funeral at First Untied Methodist Church in Jonesboro.
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