Brookland, Arkansas

Region 8 News has received reports of some riot-like activity in Jonesboro. It happened at The Grove apartment complex just off the Arkansas State University campus on North Caraway.

Tonight's dancers face off at the Brookland Fine Arts Center at 7 pm. The hard work, sore muscles, and aching feet... it all pays off tonight as the first 7 couples hit the stage in this year's Wanna Dance ...

Two students show their Red Wolves pride early Sunday morning at the ASU field house, waiting for the football team to arrive home from their win over Texas A&M. Heading into the first home football game, ...

The city of Brookland could be bigger by November. A measure will be on the ballot in November that will give voters the opportunity to approve or deny the annexation.

The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas announced Tuesday a grant received from Kraft Foods totaling $49,000 for use of expansion, collection and distribution of non-shelf stable foods to agencies serving Region 8. ...

HARRISBURG Crowley's ridge is a prominent feature in Region 8. In the early days before the swamps were drained and the flooding controlled the only easy way to travel was along the ridge.

"I just made one of those fast, two second decisions, and it hurts." Those were the words of Dennis McClanahan, the owner of Plant Diesel in Brookland, after walking out of a Jonesboro courtroom Tuesday ...

Makenzi Leona Pope Billy and Jackee Pope of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, on June 12, 2008, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Conley , five, and Colter , 10 months, are the children of Jason and Gretchen Hunt of Paragould.

With gas prices hovering right around $4 a gallon, many companies have been trying to think of ways to cut down on their fuel use.

The day a worker told Bono Mayor L. M. Duncan that it cost $ 100 to fill up a city truck, the mayor decided to look for unconventional ways to save fuel.

The day a worker told Bono Mayor L.M. Duncan that it cost $100 to fill up a city truck, the mayor decided to look for unconventional ways to save fuel.

The possibility of annexing several nearby homes into the city limits was a much-discussed topic during Monday night's Rector City Council meeting.

On April the 15th the scene in Brookland was greasy after employees of Plant Diesel dumped thousands of gallons of cooking oil into a ditch after one of their trucks ran off the road.

Duane Harvey has owned a business across the street from a rail crossing on U. S. 49 north of Jonesboro for 37 years.

"It was big to me when I came here, so this is really big"

Math teacher Patsy Williford has witnessed many changes at Fayetteville High School during her 39 years at the institution, but working with the students has remained her favorite part of the job. via Northwest Arkansas Times

"I hope that it is through ignorance that people of done this in the past. Times have changed, and we have found out that it is very toxic and very harmful for the environment for our children, so we have become more aware"

A heavily littered area below the trees is the stark ugliness of years and years of illegal dumping, and the location is just several hundred feet away from a major highway. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Lamar's Whitney Brown, Russellville's Derek Owens win $500 scholarships Story date: April 16, 2008 For The Courier LITTLE ROCK - 10 high school seniors have been selected to receive a $500 college scholarship ... via The Courier

A house on Highway 49 south of Paragould went up in flames around 8:30 p.m. last night and today nothing is left of the residence. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro