Good morning, Jonesboro.

Tim O. Brown from Jonesboro, a 1979 Arkansas State graduate, received the Loyalty Award on Aug.

5 at the Pi Kappa Alpha International Leadership Academy at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis — the honor recognizes his longstanding service to the fraternity.

All Saints Lutheran Church and Classical School welcomed Rev.

Father Daniel Paul Suelzle as their new associate pastor and educator on Aug. 3. He was installed at a choral Evening Prayer service attended by local pastors and parish members — he will also teach high school theology and middle school Old Testament while drawing on nearly a decade of experience from Wittenberg Lutheran Chapel.

A traffic stop in Jonesboro led officers to find a cache of items — an AR-15 with loaded drum magazines, marijuana, and nearly $3,500 in cash — that linked 40-year-old Christopher Wallace Triplett to drug activity and resulted in charges for drug and firearms offenses, with him now held on a $250,000 bond and facing a court date on Sept. 30.

Campus planners at Arkansas State University are preparing Wolves Up Week to welcome students as the fall semester approaches—events will include offerings for both new and returning students.

Lesleigh Sullivan, a criminology major from Little Rock, said she encourages students to attend.

Arkansas women’s basketball will open its 16-game SEC season on Jan.

1, 2026 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville against Vanderbilt under first-year coach Kelsi Musick—an SEC office announcement released Tuesday.

A-State Red Wolves Volleyball vs North Alabama

2:00 – 3:30 PM — First National Bank Arena — Check for ticket prices — Watch the Red Wolves battle it out in a thrilling volleyball match.