🌱 Multi-vehicle US 49 crash leaves one Jonesboro man dead Wednesday
Jonesboro, Arkansas Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Jonesboro! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Multi-vehicle US 49 crash leaves one Jonesboro man dead Wednesday
- How A-State’s leadership shakeup could shape Jonesboro’s future growth
- Which 2026 A-State home games in Jonesboro are under the lights?
Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with drenching t-storms, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. Jonesboro Man Dead After Wednesday's Fatal Crash on U.S. 49 (jonesbororightnow.com) — A Jonesboro man died Wednesday afternoon after his vehicle hydroplaned on a wet U.S. 49, triggering a multi-vehicle crash that also injured another Jonesboro resident taken to St. Bernards. State police say two additional vehicles struck debris after the initial rollover, underscoring dangerous driving conditions during the stormy weather. 
2. Shields selected as ASU System president; Stuttgart native White named interim chancellor (stuttgartdailyleader.com) — Leadership is shifting at Arkansas State, with Chancellor Todd Shields becoming president of the ASU System and Provost Calvin White stepping in as interim chancellor, while key initiatives in Jonesboro continue. Shields highlights his family’s strong ties to Jonesboro and recently helped launch the CREST workforce training center in the city, aimed at boosting jobs and education across Northeast Arkansas.
3. Arkansas State announces 2026 football game times, TV schedules (kark.com) — Arkansas State has set kickoff times and TV details for several 2026 football games, including a homecoming matchup in Jonesboro against Georgia State on Oct. 24. Local fans can start planning trips to Centennial Bank Stadium now, with multiple home dates and national TV appearances already locked in and season tickets on sale.
4. Red Wolf Steel takes home fourth place in Cast-in-Steel comp... (osceolatimes.com) — Arkansas State University students in Jonesboro, backed by local firm Southern Cast Products, earned fourth place in a national Cast-in-Steel competition. Several team members hail from Jonesboro, and they used the project to sharpen real-world engineering and fabrication skills that could feed directly into local industry.
5. Jonesboro Woman Arrested After Fentanyl, Syringes Found During Parole Search (neareport.com) — Police say a Jonesboro woman on parole was arrested after a traffic stop led to a search of her home on Thorn Street, where officers reported finding fentanyl, syringes, and other suspected drugs. Her bond is set at $10,000, with a parole hold, and her next court date is June 26 in Craighead County.
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