 01/26/10 By Ben Cowens Sun staff writer There have been countless quarterbacks at Tennessee high schools through the years, but none has ever produced more total yardage in a season than Bo Wallace. Now Arkansas State University will get a chance to see what Wallace can do on the college level.
 01/26/10 Bennett Dudley of Walnut Ridge and Jennifer Towne of Nettleton have been named The Jonesboro Sun/Crown Trophy Athletes of the Week for Jan. 17-23. Dudley helped Walnut Ridge to a pair of narrow victories. He scored a game-high 28 points in a 59-54 win over Maynard on Tuesday.
 01/26/10 Carrington will be the sixth Arkansas State player to compete in the Senior Bowl.
01/26/10 U.S. Rep. Marion Berry is going home to the family farm in Arkansas County at the end of the year. The seven-term Democrat announced Monday he will not seek an eighth term as representative for Arkansas' First Congressional District.
 01/26/10 The Beck PRIDE Center for America's Wounded Veterans at Arkansas State University has received a $1.6 million appropriation from the federal government through the extraordinary efforts of Arkansas Congressman Marion Berry and his staff, other members of the Arkansas Congressional delegation, and bill sponsor Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania.
01/26/10 University of Louisiana at Lafayette forward Tyren Johnson was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week after back-to-back, 21-point efforts lifted the Cajuns to a pair of Sun Belt Conference wins.
 01/25/10 Waylon Harris, who has been managing editor of the Log Cabin Democrat since 2007, is now editor of the media company. He succeeds Rick Fahr as editor. Fahr was named publisher earlier this month.
 01/25/10 Anyone looking for a sign that incumbency fatigue has reached critical mass need only look at the way some Arkansas Democrats reacted to Monday's retirement announcement by seven-term Rep. Marion Berry.
 01/25/10 Jonesboro Police and Emergency crews spent Monday cleaning up a fuel leak after a garbage truck overturned on highway 63. According to Craighead County 9-1-1, the accident occurred around Noon Monday afternoon at the highway 63 & Woodsprings Road Exit.
 01/25/10 Jonesboro, AR (KAIT) - Several dignitaries from Region 8 are visiting members of the 875th Monday at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
01/25/10 Classic Stage Company's world-premiere production of David Ives' new two-character play, Venus in Fur, inspired by the erotic novel of the same name, opens Jan. 26 after previews from Jan. 13. Wes Bentley and Nina Arianda star; Walter Bobbie directs.
 01/24/10 According to several sources and a report in the Washington Post, Arkansas First District Congressman Marion Berry will soon announce he is not running for re-election. The announcement could come as early as Monday morning.
 01/23/10 One person has been hospitalized following a two vehicle accident at Windover and Browns Lane.
 01/23/10 John 3:16 Ministries held their Media Day Fish Fry at the NEA Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon.
 01/19/10 Jonesboro, AR (KAIT) - A court ruled Tuesday that convicted Jonesboro murderer Robert Robbins will spend the rest of his life in court. Robbins was originally sentenced to death.
 01/17/10 Various events will take place throughout Jonesboro and on the campus of ASU-Jonesboro to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
 01/17/10 Storm troopers and other Star Wars characters traveled across the galaxy to the Barnes and Noble store at the Mall at Turtle Creek Saturday afternoon.
 01/17/10 More than four decades after his death we are still seeing and feeling the impact of the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The road to equality is still long but it is one many say we will all travel together.
 01/16/10 Brides gathered at the 2010 Bridal Expo on Saturday to see all that is available for their upcoming weddings. Vendors from every aspect of the wedding industry were on hand to help bride's make their decisions.
 01/12/10 The senior forward will be available to play Saturday night at North Texas. |