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by Kirsten May Courtesy of A-State Department of Media Across the nation, tensions continue to rise between law enforcement and community members. Officers in Jonesboro hope to avoid those situations by strengthening relationships with citizens. ASUTV News’ Kirsten May attended an event to bring them together and has more details about what people thought of it. JONESBORO, Ark. — The
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by Myful Al Sarah Delta Digital News Service JONESBORO, Ark. – The sharp smell of barbecue, the clouds of charcoal smoke, a big crowd eating meat and cheering up with concert music – the 8th annual Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival proved a success. People from all over the region traveled to Northeast Arkansas to participate in the contest and enjoy what
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by Kirsten May Courtesy of A-State Department of Media Out of every 1,000 rapes, very few ever lead to a conviction. That is partly because less than 350 are reported, leading to an average of 63 arrests, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Of those, only 20 percent of cases are referred to a prosecutor. ASU TV’s
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by Kirsten May Courtesy of A-State Department of Media A person is sexually assaulted every two minutes in the United States, which means an average of 288,820 victims face rape or sexual assault. A sexual assault occurred on Arkansas State’s main campus earlier this month. ASU TV News’s Kirsten May investigates how a sexual assault affects mental health. JONESBORO, Ark.
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by Kirsten May Courtesy A-State Department of Media
Read moreBy Jobari Williams Delta Digital News Service JONESBORO, Ark- Jonesboro community collaborates, as Habitat For Humanity reaches Jonesboro. Jonesboro High School, Arkansas State University and the communit… Source: Habitat For Humanity Reaches Jonesboro
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By Kirsten May Delta Digital News Service “Blacksmiths have been the foundation of society since the beginning of time.” Lloyd Clayton works to keep a centuries-old tradition alive, despite the modern conveniences available to us today. “Every trade revolved around the blacksmith. The blacksmith made all their tools. If it wasn’t for the blacksmith, the local communities would not thrive,”
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by Melissa Martin Delta Digital News Service JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas cotton acreage is experiencing an all-time low in Arkansas’ history of growing cotton. It’s estimated the latest planted acrea… Source: Cotton Acreage Experiencing All-Time Low in Arkansas
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With cotton production at a 38 year low, Logan Dewitt and his father Allen (not pictured) experience technical difficulties with their picking machine in the cotton field on Nov. 5, 2015. The cotton picking machine fails to wrap the cotton, causing it to fall out unpackaged. This creates an unwanted delay for the farmers, as…
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Arkansas State wide receiver Tres Houston, #15, catches a pass at the game against a Missouri player in the second quarter of their game, September 12, 2015 at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Ark. Missouri defeated Arkansas State University 27-20. | Photo By: Kayla Macomber
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