Taking Census
DDNS reporters examine the efforts and effects of the 2020 Census
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Keeping count of the young
Census Bureau is recruiting young applicants
Read moreBuying Local – Small business owners share their stories
Local business owners establish themselves in a big business world
Read moreStudents participate in Congressional App Challenge
Challenge provides nationwide recognition and awards
Read moreMoms Demand Action rally in honor of high school teen killed
El Dorado High School student football player Octavius ‘Tay’ Critton found dead following a shooting
Read moreNEARK Confronts the Homeless Issue
Housing, shelters, food banks, assistance provided
Read moreCandidates Debate at APA SuperConvention
First debate of 2018 gubernatorial race
Read moreWestside: 20 years later
Students from the Spring 2018 Advanced Reporting and Reporting for Electronic Media courses investigated the 20th anniversary of the Westside Middle School shootings and the ramifications of Arkansas’ soon-to-be-implemented college campus concealed-carry law. Miranda Reynolds details remembrances from the Westside School Board, a student and a former A-State faculty member. Seth Cleveland examines how Westside survivors continue to help other
Read moreTexts can wait
Resident recalls harrowing wreck
Read moreRockabilly Legend Dies
Member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the European Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame
Read moreConfronting Arkansas’ Opioid Crisis
The Multimedia Reporting class (Spring 2017) investigated the crisis by examining rehab centers, police and high school responses, pharmacists’ concerns and the politics of the matter
Read moreLaw Enforcement Addresses Opioid Crisis
by Meagen Matuszyk Delta Digital News Service JONESBORO — A national crisis makes its way to Jonesboro as an influx in opioid addiction moves through the Delta region. Most commonly found in painkillers, opioids act as pain relievers, and are most commonly found in heroin and prescription drugs such as hydrocodone and oxycodone. Jonesboro Police Department’s Sgt. Cassie Brandon said
Read moreSkate Through the New Year
by Austin Hayslip Courtesy of A-State Department of Media JONESBORO — “Downtown is a very happening place to be in during the holidays,” Downtown Jonesboro Association Executive Director Hailey Knight said. The holidays in downtown Jonesboro have always been full of activities. This year, Knight said they’re adding more to the holiday experience in downtown. “This year in addition to
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