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12/18/2025
While senior wide receiver Corey Rucker would like to reach a couple of statistical objectives in his final football game at Arkansas State, specifically 4,000 career receiving yards and the school record for career touchdown receptions, he wants something more tangible from tonight’s Xbox Bowl.
JONESBORO — While senior wide receiver Corey Rucker would like to reach a couple of statistical objectives in his final football game at Arkansas State, specifically 4,000 career receiving yards
12/18/2025
Jonesboro regained control in overtime Tuesday.
JONESBORO — Jonesboro regained control in overtime Tuesday.
12/18/2025
Four Valley View players scored in double figures Tuesday as the Lady Blazers defeated Blytheville 62-45 in senior girls’ basketball.
BLYTHEVILLE — Four Valley View players scored in double figures Tuesday as the Lady Blazers defeated Blytheville 62-45 in senior girls’ basketball.
12/18/2025
Brookland held off Greene County Tech for a 55-54 victory in senior boys’ basketball Tuesday, holding on to win after the Golden Eagles missed a 3-point attempt for the victory.
BROOKLAND — Brookland held off Greene County Tech for a 55-54 victory in senior boys’ basketball Tuesday, holding on to win after the Golden Eagles missed a 3-point attempt for
12/18/2025
State law doesn’t allow government entities to donate to charity, but nothing prevents employees of those entities from donating.
JONESBORO — State law doesn’t allow government entities to donate to charity, but nothing prevents employees of those entities from donating.
12/18/2025
The Project SEARCH Class of 2026, along with Job Club graduates, recently joined forces to bring holiday joy to three students in the Self-Contained classroom at International Studies Magnet Elementary School (ISMES). Through the Angel Tree program, the group helped ensure each child experienced the magic of Christmas.
JONESBORO — The Project SEARCH Class of 2026, along with Job Club graduates, recently joined forces to bring holiday joy to three students in the Self-Contained classroom at International Studies
12/18/2025
The City of Jonesboro has been named a 2025 Volunteer Community of the Year Award recipient, according to a news release sent by the city. The city says Jonesboro earned top honors in the category of Most Youth Engagement for its commitment to youth leadership through the Mayor’s Youth Advancement Council (MYAC).
JONESBORO — The City of Jonesboro has been named a 2025 Volunteer Community of the Year Award recipient, according to a news release sent by the city. The city says
12/18/2025
A $250,000 bond was set Wednesday for a Jonesboro man accused of ra**ng a teenager.
JONESBORO — A $250,000 bond was set Wednesday for a Jonesboro man accused of ra**ng a teenager.
12/18/2025
A man was being held Wednesday in the Greene County jail after his arrest on suspicion of kicking a young child in the chest, according to Paragould police.
PARAGOULD — A man was being held Wednesday in the Greene County jail after his arrest on suspicion of kicking a young child in the chest, according to Paragould police.
12/18/2025
The Little Dribblers of Jonesboro’s Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School perform during Tuesday night’s high school basketball doubleheader at Don Riggs Hurricane Gym.
12/18/2025
A Greene County woman on Monday pleaded guilty to a child endangerment charge after she left her three kids at home to go to a nightclub, according to court records.
PARAGOULD — A Greene County woman on Monday pleaded guilty to a child endangerment charge after she left her three kids at home to go to a nightclub, according to
12/17/2025
Arkansas State begins a new phase of the season tonight as the Red Wolves continue their five-game home stand in women’s basketball.
JONESBORO — Arkansas State begins a new phase of the season tonight as the Red Wolves continue their five-game home stand in women’s basketball.
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The Jonesboro Sun is Northeast Arkansas' regional newspaper serving over 80,000 readers. The Sun is owned by Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky.
The Jonesboro Sun has a history that dates back more than a century.
The paper was owned by the Troutt family for almost 100 years and by a subsidiary of The Paxton Media Group since Oct. 1, 2000.
W.O. Troutt left his home near Paducah, Ky., in 1884 and a few weeks later wound up on a farm north of Jonesboro. He later moved to Brinkley and joined a vaudeville troupe, learning to take photographs while working as a stagehand. He ended up in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and made his living taking photographs of Indian families.
In 1899, he purchased a weekly newspaper in Spiro, Indian Territory, with the savings from his photography business and a mule that his father-in-law gave him. He later learned that the Craighead County Weekly Sun in Jonesboro was for sale and acquired the newspaper in 1901.
In 1903 Troutt decided to convert the weekly to a six-day daily publication and changed the name to the Jonesboro Evening Sun. A Sunday edition was added in 1968, and the name was changed to The Jonesboro Sun. The Sun dropped the afternoon editions and began publishing each morning in 1982.
W.O. Troutt died in 1948, but the family tradition was carried on by his two sons, grandson and great-grandsons until the decision was made to sell the newspaper to The Paxton Media Group, headquartered in Paducah.
