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Lake City Fire Fee Increase Discussed
Story by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge Lake City Fire Chief Hunter Timms presents during a recent Craighead County Quorum Court meeting. Photo by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge The Lake City Fire District has not had a fire fee increase since 1999, leading to...
A-State Media Students Win 60 Awards at State Conference
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas State University’s student media outlets from the School of Media and Journalism earned 60 awards at the Arkansas College Media Association’s annual spring conference and awards banquet. The Herald, A-State’s student newspaper, won 52...
Six A-State Students Selected for Distinguished Service Awards
Courtesy of Arkansas State University JONESBORO – Six outstanding students from Arkansas State University have been selected as Distinguished Service Award (DSA) winners for 2024-2025. The DSA recipients will be recognized during the Convocation of Scholars as the...
Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center celebrates 50 years
Story by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge Photo courtesy of the Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center The Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center (NEACTC) celebrated 50 years of opening doors for students on Friday, March 14. “It’s just nice that I’m...
Ryan Pannone Named A-State Men’s Head Baskebtall Coach
Ryan Pannone, Photo courtesy of the University of Alabama JONESBORO, Ark. (3/30/25) – Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton announced Sunday that Ryan Pannone, who has gained a reputation over the course of his 23-year career as...
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver Provides State of the City
Story by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver. During the annual meeting, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver addressed plans to grow the city’s population to 100,000 people, the city’s strong financial health, and projected 2025 projects...
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver Provides State of the City
Story by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver. During the annual meeting, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver addressed plans to grow the city’s population to 100,000 people, the city’s strong financial health, and projected 2025 projects...
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver Provides State of the City
Story by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver. During the annual meeting, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver addressed plans to grow the city’s population to 100,000 people, the city’s strong financial health, and projected 2025 projects...
Carole Farmer Appointed to ASU System Board of Trustees
Carole Farmer, ASU System Board of Trustees. Image courtesy of the ASU System. LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Carole Farmer of Fayetteville to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Farmer succeeds...
I-55 Bridge Replacement in Memphis to Start in 20206
Images courtesy of Adobe Stock Memphis, Tennessee – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has selected Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. as the construction manager for the I-55 bridge replacement project. In July 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation...