Good morning, Jonesboro.

Arkansas State University will honor longtime Red Wolves sideline reporter JC Cox this Saturday by lighting the Dean B.

Ellis Clock Tower red after he passed away on Sunday (celebration of life planned for October).

The Rotary Club of Jonesboro partners with Valley View High School’s Interact Club for a month-long food drive that supports the backpack program providing meals for students outside school hours (donations like ravioli, popcorn, ramen, and more drop off at Tuesday noon meetings at St. Bernards Auditorium through Sept. 29).

Downtown Jonesboro Alliance will host its first Meal on Main on Oct.

22 on Main Street with a cocktail hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets (available from Sept. 22 at $75 per person or $400 per table) aim to boost dining and downtown activity.

The Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library is hosting country duo Lan Law for a free live performance Friday, Oct.

2 at 6 p.m. on the Library Lawn, and seating is limited so attendees should bring lawn chairs.

Dr. Landon Jackson, an alumnus from the inaugural NYITCOM class, joined the full-time faculty at NYITCOM at A-State in August to teach medical students and mentor them through his surgical practice at St. Bernards Medical Center.

Arkansas State University Museum will host STEAMFest with free interactive STEAM activities on Saturday, Oct.

10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, where guests can explore science, technology, engineering, art and math; curator Jill Kary said visitors can experiment, fail and try again (encouraging creative learning).

State Highway 91 is closed today in Craighead County as crews repair broken utility poles + downed power lines that caused over 180 outages, with the affected section running from west of County Road 155 to east of County Road 150.

A-State now offers eight lactation rooms in seven campus buildings for faculty, staff, and students (one is open to the public); Dr. Tiffiany Mosely said the spaces aim to reduce barriers for breastfeeding mothers.

JC Cox, a cherished sideline reporter for A-State athletics and host of the Red Wolf Roll Call, died on Sept.

20, and the Dean B. Ellis Library clock tower will be lit in scarlet on Sept. 26 to honor his legacy.