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Story by DDNS Reporter Kinley Rainwater JONESBORO, Ark. — The City of Jonesboro’s new GoJo Transportation System provides a convenient service to Arkansas State University students, offering free, campus-wide transportation. However, limited outreach to students has kept many from using the service. The new GoJo system, previously JET, provides service to A-State and the surrounding Jonesboro area. It features six
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Jonesboro services increase demand for Arkansas State students, graduates
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Story by DDNS Reporter Benjamin McDowell JONESBORO, Ark. — As St. Bernard’s Health Care approaches its 126th anniversary on July 5, leaders say the oganization is balancing a legacy of community care with the growing challenges of modern health care. St. Bernard’s has been in medicine for 125 years, evolving alongside the social service industry rather than the city, economy,
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Story by DDNS reporter Benjamin McDowell As grocery prices climb and paychecks fall short, more Northeast Arkansas families are waiting in food bank lines to make ends meet. Food insecurity is rising in northeast Arkansas as inflation drives up the cost of groceries, gas and housing, putting increased pressure on local food banks. The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas secures
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Story by DDNS Reporter Jerry Don Burton Schools across Arkansas are learning to embrace the natural state’s top crop as the Rice in Schools program pilot run continues. The Arkansas Rice in Schools program, launched by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture in collaboration with Arkansas Rice and USA Rice, is an initiative to teach students how to cook with rice
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TDOT and ARDOT name iconic bridge as King’s Crossing
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Story by DDNS Reporter Shailey Wooldridge The Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center (NEACTC) celebrated 50 years of opening doors for students on Friday, March 14. “It’s just nice that I’m able to contribute to the legacy of the place. So this is, this is most definitely a very special place in Northeast Arkansas,” Alex Ragsdale, special projects manager for
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$500,000 invested in workforce housing.
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Tells President U.S. farmers, ranchers may suffer
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Local bakeries face challenges during pandemic
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Residents stay home for Labor Day
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