Good morning, Jonesboro.

The Northeast Arkansas Humane Society unveiled its new website and logo on Friday — the redesigned site now directs visitors to donation and adoption details and features merchandise for its upcoming Ride, Race, Rescue Barrel Bash on Oct.

9-10.

SANY Nutrition Group completed a $30M remodel at the former Butterball facility on E.

Highland Drive in Jonesboro this week—launching its Beyond Resilience snack line, creating over 150 jobs in three years, and aiming to produce 500 million bars annually for expanded retail sales.

Arkansas State University Department of Theatre is staging a fast-paced, humorous take on Shakespeare at Simpson Theatre of Fowler Center.

The show will run at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow and again on Sunday, Oct. 11.

Gas prices in Jonesboro dropped from $4.00 last week to $3.94 per gallon for regular unleaded, easing after record-setting September.

The decline follows falling oil prices and lower domestic gasoline demand that helped reduce pump costs statewide.

Craighead County Judge Marvin Day has lifted the burn ban effective immediately after recent rainfall improved conditions and reduced wildfire risk.

Fire chiefs urge residents to exercise caution when burning outdoors (following state and local laws).

CMS data released Aug.

13 shows that Jonesboro’s St. Bernards earned 1 star while NEA Baptist earned 3 stars from quality ratings. Both hospitals show mixed results in measures such as COPD and bypass outcomes, with St. Bernards having higher readmission rates + differing results compared to national benchmarks.

Jonesboro native Dr. Hallie Gurule has joined St. Bernards Clopton Clinic as an internal medicine specialist and is accepting new patients—her arrival strengthens a team that expanded by six internal medicine physicians over the past four years.

The American Red Cross is urging blood donations as donations usually slow ahead of the holidays, and the next drive is scheduled for Oct.

16 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital (10 spots remaining) where staff will screen donors on site.

Local gardening experts advise cleaning up spent foliage and planting vibrant blooms to prepare gardens for fall.

Home gardeners should water deeply, mulch vegetable beds, and move tender houseplants indoors (tips from local specialists).

Today at the Shelby Farms Cross Country Course in Memphis, Tennessee, Arkansas State cross country will run in the CBU Invitational with the men’s 8K starting at 8 a.m. and the women’s 6K following at 8:50 a.m., marking one of two meets before the Sun Belt Championships.