Good morning, Jonesboro.

Downtown roads have been closed since Thursday night at 10 p.m. for the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest, running today through Saturday, Sept.

26 with live music, vendors & kids’ activities. Streets will reopen Sunday, Sept. 27 at 6 a.m. as drivers are advised to plan alternate routes.

Trinity is restructuring its Jonesboro facility by ending heavy railcar maintenance, which will affect about 172 employees per a Sept.

23 statement. Mobile repairs and storage operations will continue + some affected employees may apply for available positions.

A $5M loan from the Governor's Quick Action Closing Fund will help Delta Peanut buy and process this year’s peanut harvest at its Jonesboro facility so farmers do not lose their crops, and the funds will cover costs and be repaid from USDA payments + delivery fees.

Williams Baptist University opened its theater season with 'A Bad Year for Tomatoes' at Startup Chapel on Thursday and will perform again today at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for general tickets and $5 for students + seniors.

A new scholarship to support Arkansas State students in business and STEM fields will launch this fall after Ronald and Mitchell Dedman create a $50,000 endowment.

Eligible students must have a minimum 2.8 GPA and will be selected through the university's scholarship process.

NYITCOM at A-State received about $3.7 million in grants (provided by Gov. Sanders on Thursday, Sept.

24) to fund a family medicine residency in Blytheville and expand EMS training at four college sites including its Jonesboro program. The school expects to welcome its first residents in summer 2027.

Jonesboro's public transit service, GOJO, added two new paratransit vans with upgrades (including a winch, low floors and a curb-level pull out ramp) to improve safe door-to-door service.

City officials said the vans, funded by federal matching grants, will be used soon and help accommodate riders with mobility limitations.

Ben Sherman, a Jonesboro native and childhood leukemia survivor, returned to St. Jude in September to join a three-day study that tests heart, strength and balance + he hopes his experience will help improve treatment for children.

The Arkansas volleyball team returns to Barnhill Arena today at 7 p.m. to open SEC play against Auburn before heading to Oct.

2 and Oct. 4 matches at Georgia and South Carolina. The Razorbacks (8-3) are riding a hot streak with Parker Duncan making key plays.

Drivers in Jonesboro are advised to watch for runners during the Heart and Sole Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K (starting and ending at NEA Baptist Hospital at 7 a.m. Saturday) as police manage traffic near the course.

Arkansas State football holds a weekly press conference to prep for Kennesaw State + Arkansas State volleyball opens SBC play at home as local high school teams clinched the 2026 5A East Golf Championships on Sep.

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