Body found in river ID'd as missing girl

The body of 14-year-old Sidney Randall was found by a fisherman on the Black River on Saturday. Police confirmed Monday the body is Randall's.

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A community’s worst nightmares were confirmed Monday when state medical examiners concluded a body found in the Black River on Saturday is missing 14-year-old Sidney Nicole Randall.
How the eighth-grader died has not been determined, but it’s being . . . more »

Disaster plan tested in city move

Erick Woodruff, director of information systems for the City of Jonesboro, explains Monday how computer servers at Municipal Center, 300 S. Church St., interacts with a separate set of servers in town to assure no data is lost. The city's computers contain 22 terabytes of data. Woodruff said 1 terabyte is the equivalent of a 66,000-mile high stack of paper.

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By Keith Inman, Sun Staff Writer
JONESBORO — A disaster recovery plan for the city's data system, previously just a plan, was put into action last week. Had it not worked, that would have been the disaster.
“It's one of those, you don't really know how it . . . more »

Fisherman finds Sidney's body hung up in trees

By George Jared, Sun Staff Writer
BLACK ROCK — Herschel Meeks had just finished eating at a family fish fry in the Black Rock area when his son, Bryan, and others decided to take a boat trip down the Black River.
It was a bright sunny day when the family . . . more »

Medication helps local people overcome addiction

By Amelia Middletons, Sun Staff Writer
JONESBORO — He popped at least 10 pain pills then waited 15 minutes for them to kick in before he arose fsrom bed every morning.
That his insecurities and past negative experiences resurfaced all at once was even more . . . more »

Watkins appointed to Craighead Quorum Court seat

By Waylon Harris, Sun Staff Writer
JONESBORO — Dana Watkins wants to finish what her late husband started.
She learned last week that Gov. Mike Beebe is appointing her to complete her late husband's elected term on the Craighead County Quorum Court.
Gary . . . more »

Trial set for former minister

By Michael Wilkey, Sun Staff Writer
LAKE CITY — A Monette man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl will go on trial early next month.
Circuit Judge Lee Fergus set June 4 trial dates for Charles Hughes, 35, of Monette during a hearing at the Craighead . . . more »

Middle school students solve ‘cookie caper’

By George Jared, Sun Staff Writer, gjared@jonesborosun.com
WALNUT RIDGE — Sixth-grader Liley Holsapple has to figure out who stole the cookies from the cookie jar.
The culprit left behind evidence. Broken glass, cookies, a hair, blood, fingerprints, a . . . more »

Cardiologist shares insight into Queretaro

By Sherry F. Pruitt, Sun Staff Writer, sherry@jonesborosun.com
JONESBORO — A Jonesboro cardiologist was raised in the Mexican town where Arkansas State University will build a sister campus.
Dr. Abe Martinez lived in Queretaro, a city in a central Mexico state . . . more »

CCSO releases shooting video

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MOAA to meet today

JONESBORO — The Northeast Arkansas Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will meet today at the Jonesboro Country Club, 1408 E. Nettleton Ave. . . . more »

Nettleton board to discuss property

JONESBORO — Nettleton School Board will discuss finalizing plans to buy property at 3808 Race St. during its meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Nettleton Administration building. . . . more »

Protest planned at local IRS office

JONESBORO — The Northeast Arkansas Tea Party of Jonesboro will stage a protest noon-1 p.m. Wednesday outside the local Internal Revenue Service office, 615 S. Main St. . . . more »

Jonesboro man wins $1 million at Tunica

TUNICA, Miss. — Gerald Gwinn of Jonesboro won $1 million in Caesars Entertainment's Harrah’s Tunica, Horseshoe Tunica and Tunica Roadhouse casinos Millionaire Maker powered by Total Rewards One Winner — One Million Dollars – Every Saturday giveaway on Saturday. . . . more »

Jonesboro board approves new hires

JONESBORO — The Jonesboro School Board voted May 13 to approve David Clark as high school principal on a probationary period. . . . more »

Basketball players needed for charity event

Players are needed for a charity basketball game for Brandi Snodgrass Hill, who needs a double lung transplant. . . . more »