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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Red Wolves host ULM today with the Rice Bowl Trophy on the line

Plus, the National Cold War Center's pitch to draw 100,000 visitors a year to Northeast Arkansas.

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Arkansas State hosts Louisiana-Monroe today with the Rice Bowl Trophy on the line

Arkansas State comes in with the better record

4Wins1
4Losses7
2Sun Belt wins1
2Sun Belt losses3

Source: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Game day. Arkansas State, fresh off its bye week, hosts Louisiana-Monroe at Centennial Bank Stadium this afternoon, looking for a third straight win. The Red Wolves (4-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) won at Southern Miss on Oct. 17 and beat Georgia State at home on Oct. 24. The is up for grabs for the second time.

  • Out for the season: right tackle Sterling Wiggins
  • Questionable: linebacker Nigel Nelson, leg injury
  • Probable: defensive linemen Sultan Badmus and Jakohri Johnson
  • Tanner Welch or Aleric Watson will start at right tackle

Coach Butch Jones saw his team's identity coming into focus just before the break. "We played eight (straight) grueling weeks, mostly all one-score games that came down to the wire," he said. Louisiana-Monroe (1-7, 1-3) has one win, 21-14 at Troy on Oct. 24. The Warhawks play two quarterbacks: Aidan Armenta, with 1,323 passing yards and 10 touchdowns, and Austin Carlisle, the team's leading rusher.

Louisiana-Monroe has history and a weak defense on its résumé

28-16
Louisiana-Monroe's win in Monroe last season
15
straight A-State wins in the series, snapped in 2025
130th
of 138 teams in yards allowed per game for Louisiana-Monroe

Source: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Organizers say the National Cold War Center could draw more than 100,000 visitors a year

If you missed Tuesday's Jonesboro Rotary Club lunch, here's the pitch. The in Blytheville could draw more than 100,000 visitors annually and generate nearly $20 million in taxable spending across Northeast Arkansas, organizers said at the program.

100,000+visitors a year the center could draw

That's the attendance figure organizers gave at Tuesday's program.

Source: Jonesboro Sun

  • Speakers: Liz Smith, founding board member, and Executive Director Christian Ostermann
  • Ostermann is a University of Maryland professor
  • Location: Eaker Air Force Base
  • Program: Tues., Nov. 3, noon, St. Bernards Auditorium

Smith and Ostermann also covered the project's development and historical significance. Ostermann will work with the center's Board of Directors and the National Advisory Board, which Dr. Jillian Hartley chairs, according to the Rotary Club's announcement.

Nearly $20 millionin taxable spending across Northeast Arkansas

Organizers expect that spending to come with the center's visitors.

Source: Jonesboro Sun

News Notes

Grain & Gather

Jonesboro is holding its first-ever Grain & Gather festival on Main Street ahead of the Rice Bowl game, and many downtown businesses are running promotions. Derek Anderson of Ostara, a main sponsor, said over 50% of the rice produced in the U.S. is produced in Arkansas. kjnbtv.com

Thanksgiving meal

Organizers of the 30th Jonesboro Community Thanksgiving Meal are looking for volunteers and desserts. The meal, served on Thanksgiving Day, drew around 2,500 diners last year. Jonesboro Right Now

Heritage area

If you have thoughts on whether eastern Arkansas should become a national historic area, the feasibility study draft is open for public response until Fri., Dec. 11. Adam Long of Arkansas State University Heritage Sites said so at a Friday review at the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce. K8 News

Alcohol appeal

Michael Shannon Kee and Elaine Kee are appealing the Jonesboro City Council's 6-5 vote on Oct. 20 to deny an alcohol permit for a proposed restaurant. It would be near Jonesboro Math & Science magnet elementary, just south of East Thomas Green Road, and the decision is now in a judge's hands. Jonesboro Sun

Teacher grants

The Jonesboro Public Schools Foundation surprised 44 teachers Friday with $75,000 in approved classroom grants. It received 93 requests. K8 News

The foundation funded 44 of 93 classroom grant requests

44 of 93

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Main Street closes today for Grain & Gather; Nettleton hosts Wynne tonight
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  3. Wed., Nov. 4A-State lands $2.6 million for animal-health research
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Polls open 7:30 a.m. in Craighead County; Red Wolves win opener 71-70
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Daily Jonesboroto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Red Wolves host ULM today with the Rice Bowl Trophy on the line

Plus, the National Cold War Center's pitch to draw 100,000 visitors a year to Northeast Arkansas.

The TLDR

  1. A-State hosts ULM today with the Rice Bowl Trophy at stake
  2. Cold War center could draw 100,000+ visitors a year
  3. Grain & Gather festival debuts on Main Street
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