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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.