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Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
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Good morning, Jonesboro. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 13th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, several Northeast Arkansas organizations re-launched Together Arkansas in Jonesboro to help people recovering from addiction join the workforce — the program uses opioid settlement funds to refresh its approach. The initiative started in 2016 — and it now offers free resources to educate employers on supporting recovery. Northeast Arkansas News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Jonesboro artist Natausha Light will host her first pet-friendly art show 'Paws for a Cause'—benefiting Northeast Arkansas Humane Society on National Dog Day, Aug. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Native Brew Works. The show will display 15 pet portraits with playful fictional backstories and donate 25% of art sales to support the humane society. The Fox 104.9
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ University Heights Elementary has added two new classrooms—one of which serves as a safe room—and a new gym to support smaller class sizes and extra activities. The school and district have upgraded security and improved the playground so everyone can play. K8 News
- ➤ On August 12, 2025, community members gathered at Fullness of Joy Ministries to pray over the school year, with city officials and local religious leaders offering blessings for students and teachers. Pastor Adrian Rodgers said the event, now two years old, focused on unity—supporting education and community strength. Jonesboro Right Now
- ➤ The Lighthouse Education Cooperative will host its inaugural Lighthouse Clay Classic Trap Tournament at Jonesboro Shooting Sports Complex on Oct. 4—teams of five register for $375 while spectators attend for free. All proceeds will benefit classroom supplies, sensory tools and staff development for special needs children in Northeast Arkansas. Jonesboro Right Now
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ On Monday, a Craighead County committee advanced an ordinance to the quorum court to study merging the offices of County Treasurer and Collector, a measure that could combine the roles by Jan. 1, 2030—officials will review the plan at the next meeting on Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the courthouse annex. Jonesboro Right Now
- ➤ The Jonesboro Airport Commission began building a new $6 million, 13,300-square-foot terminal at Jonesboro Municipal Airport on Tuesday to replace the facility destroyed by an EF3 tornado in March 2020. City officials and local partners—Cooper-Mixon Architecture and Olympus Construction—said the terminal will offer new food service, updated waiting areas and upgraded TSA accommodations to boost travel and economic growth. NEA Report
- ➤ Jonesboro Municipal Airport began construction on a new terminal today after the old building was destroyed by the 2020 tornado — city officials held a groundbreaking celebration for the project. Airport manager George Jackson said the facility will be completed around July. Northeast Arkansas News
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