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Boozman: Partisan Spending Spree Overlooks Real COVID-19 Relief Needs
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after voting against a partisan spending spree that passed the Senate on a party-line vote:“We should see this bill for what it truly is – an excuse to authorize opportunistic, wish list...
Jones-Branch Among 52 Higher Ed Leaders Named ACE Fellows
03/05/2021 JONESBORO – The American Council on Education has selected 52 emerging college and university leaders for the 2021-22 class of its ACE Fellows Program, including Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, a faculty member at Arkansas State University since...
A-State Baseball Falls to Abilene Christian
Next Game: at Abilene Christian 3/6/2021 | 4:05 PM 95.3 The Ticket ABILENE, Texas (3/5/21) – Despite getting two runs back in the ninth, the Arkansas State baseball team (0-5) wasn't able to pick up momentum early as it dropped a 26-3 contest to Abilene...
MUSIC: “Fire & Desire” – Celebrating the Ballads of Late Soul Singer Teena Marie on Her 65th (LISTEN)
by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90) With today’s Good Black News Spotify playlist, we salute a true ally of the Black musical community, the late Christine Marie Brockert a/k/a the one and only Teena Marie, on what would have been her 65th birthday. Open in...
Boozman, Arkansas VFW Members Advocate for Improvements to Veteran Benefits
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) held a virtual meeting with members of the Arkansas Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and expressed his support for the organization’s 2021 legislative priorities, including helping families of veterans who passed away as a...
Bradbury Art Museum to Present Exhibition, ‘Star Children’
Bradbury Art Museum to Present Exhibition, 'Star Children' 02/26/2021 JONESBORO – "Star Children" will open in Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University Thursday, March 4, and it concludes Thursday, April 1, with a closing reception from 5 to 6:30...
Janet Jackson Two-Night Documentary Event to Debut on Lifetime and A&E Networks in 2022
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Finally! Internationally renowned, Grammy Award-winning, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee Janet Jackson will be the focus of an upcoming documentary on Lifetime and A&E Networks in 2022. The two-night, four-hour...
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 AT 4:00 P.M.
The agenda for the Finance & Administration Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. is posted on our calendar. Original article source: https://www.jonesboro.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1184 | Article may or may not reflect the views of KLEK...
Late Night Legislation: House Passes Voter Rights, Police Reform Acts
Congress passed two major bills late in the evening on March 3. The House approved H.R. 1, which is a government and elections reform bill to protect voter rights. The House also approved the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Two Democrats Jared Golden (D-ME) and...
Game Notes: A-State at Abilene Christian
Story Links ARKANSAS STATE (0-4)at Abilene Christian (5-3)Fri. March 5 • 6:05 PM / Sat. March 6 • 4:05 PM / Sun. March 7 • 1:05 PM. Crutcher Scott Field 95. 3 The Ticket / Will Oswalt Listen • Live Stats • Arkansas State Game...
Northeast Arkansas NYIT COVID-19 Vaccine Event Now Open to Food Manufacturing Employees
03/02/2021 Release courtesy of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at A-State For more information, contact Casey Pearce of NYITCOM at A-State at 870-882-9954. JONESBORO, AR – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that individuals employed in the food...
Students Present Sidewalk Safety Project to City Administration
Nettleton High School EAST students Laila Eliotti and Cooper Williams met today with Mayor Copenhaver and CAO Brian Richardson to discuss their sidewalk safety project. They have surveyed and identified problem areas around Nettleton schools in need of Original...