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Friday, August 1st, 2025
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Good morning, Jonesboro. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 1st of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today at 5:30 p.m., Arkansas State University will host the More Than a Crown pageant at Centennial Hall, where girls with intellectual disabilities who completed a six-week leadership program will perform—local cosmetologists will provide hair and makeup while a photo booth gets teams ready before the event. Delta Digital News Service
- ➤ The Jonesboro University Heights Lions Club will meet Tuesday, August 5 at 6:30 a.m. at the Eggsellent Café on S. Caraway Road—Charles Tate will present on his founding of the local National Federation of the Blind chapter and his experiences as a blind graduate student, and he is the recipient of the club's annual ASU Scholarship. Jonesboro Right Now
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Tax Free Weekend in Arkansas starts tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Sunday, August 3 at 11:59 p.m.—Jonesboro Economical Transit will offer free rides on select bus routes to support back-to-school shoppers. KASU
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ A $25,000 gift from the Rorick family will support full-time students at Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine through a new scholarship honoring Dr. Jerre Kent Rorick, a fourth-generation equine expert who practiced for over 50 years. The award will favor students interested in large animal medicine and who are in good standing with Pi Kappa Alpha. K8 News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ On July 7, 2025, Jonesboro started its full-time City Park ranger program with four rangers patrolling over 26 parks, community centers and downtown to keep people safe and help visitors. The program under the FY2025 budget and Parks Master Plan trains rangers in de-escalation, crowd control and emergency response— a new step in local public service. NEA Report
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ NYITCOM at A-State and Mississippi County Hospital System announced a partnership on July 31 to launch a family medicine residency program that will train rural doctors and improve healthcare access in Mississippi County—expanding clinical rotations, patient privileges and outreach programs. The Fox 104.9
- ➤ NYITCOM at A-State and Mississippi County Hospital System announced Thursday in Blytheville that they will establish a family medicine residency program—focused on training rural physicians in maternity, pediatric, adult and hospital care—to strengthen local healthcare, and county leaders said the initiative is expected to boost patient care and workforce development. NEA Report
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A-State Red Wolves Volleyball vs North Alabama
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