Allison Munn, Region 8 News

Allison Munn

Region 8 News

Jonesboro, AR, United States

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Past articles by Allison:

Top-scoring medical marijuana cultivation facilities announced

In Region 8, there’s a possibility for two medical marijuana cultivation facilities to be located in Jackson County. → Read More

Five Rivers Medical Center deemed a "Stroke Ready Hospital"

Five Rivers, which is located in Pocahontas, is one of 11 Stroke Ready Hospitals across the state of Arkansas according to the Department of Health. → Read More

Harrisburg schools discuss bettering communication, training in

A Region 8 school district is reexamining their active shooter training and procedures following Wednesday's deadly shooting in Florida. → Read More

Jonesboro landlord hopes city will invest in surveillance system

Crooks aren't always caught red-handed. Oftentimes, police rely on witness statements, tips, and leads to bring a criminal to justice. But sometimes there's an even better witness to a crime: a sec... → Read More

Police: convicted child rapist faces new rape charge

A convicted child rapist faces a new charge after a 9-year-old girl told authorities the man raped her when she was 6 or 7 years old. Karess D. Jones, 41, of Lexa, AR, was arrested Feb. 12, 2018, o... → Read More

New pizza place to open soon in Pocahontas

Pocahontas Mayor Kary Story told Region 8 News that Domino's Pizza is slated to open soon in the Randolph County town. → Read More

New shopping center to be built on Red Wolf Boulevard

One of the few remaining residential properties on Red Wolf Boulevard is slated to be torn down and a shopping center built in its place. → Read More

Jonesboro church hosts first-ever Night to Shine event

Now, roughly 550 churches worldwide celebrate A Night to Shine. In Jonesboro Friday, Fellowship Baptist Church hosted their first-ever event. → Read More

Chicken Salad Chick looks to open restaurant in Jonesboro

A popular southern restaurant centered around all things chicken salad might soon be coming to Jonesboro. Tuesday, the Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider a site plan appr... → Read More

Jonesboro Unlimited: city adds 1,200+ jobs in 2017

On Thursday, Jonesboro Unlimited announced the addition of more than 1,200 new full-time jobs in 2017. Those jobs came from five target industries Jonesboro Unlimited identified through their campa... → Read More

City, AGFC hold groundbreaking for shooting sports complex

The city of Jonesboro held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning for the town's new Shooting Sports Complex. The complex will be built on 200 acres off Moore Road and will include several dif... → Read More

Man arrested on dozens of charges related to car break-ins

A Jonesboro man is behind bars on a half-million dollar bond after police identified him as the suspect in a series of car break-ins dating back to November 2017. → Read More

Police: Copper thieves target town's former fire department, wat

The Cherry Valley Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the person behind multiple copper thefts in town. → Read More

Walnut Ridge residents to vote on sales tax measures in March

Two sales tax issues will be on the ballot in March in Walnut Ridge. At a city council meeting Monday night, aldermen approved two measures. → Read More

Pocahontas shooting suspect waives jury trial, pleads guilty to

A Pocahontas man, accused of shooting and killing another man in 2016, waived his right to a jury trial Tuesday and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. → Read More

Inmate accused of throwing cup of urine at detention officer

An inmate awaiting transfer to the Arkansas Department of Correction now faces another charge after he allegedly tried to throw a cup of “HIV piss” on a detention officer. → Read More

JPD: theft suspect admits to committing 6 car break-ins

Security footage from a home in the 5000-block of Rockport Drive helped land a breaking and entering suspect behind bars on multiple charges. → Read More

City purchases land for shooting complex

The city purchased more than 200 acres of land off of Moore Road for the facility. Communications Director Bill Campbell said the city purchased the land for $1.276 million. → Read More

ARDOT: majority of those surveyed not satisfied with AR highways

Most who took the survey also said they'd support a new highway program to generate additional revenue. → Read More

Officers raising money for fellow officer hurt on the job

It's been nearly six months since a Jonesboro Police Department officer suffered a "widow maker" heart attack while on the job. The officer survived the ordeal but when workers compensation denied ... → Read More