Lifestyle
3 days ago
Pets of the Week Nov. 3
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.” We will feature a handful of animals each week.
4 days ago
Christmas at the Park light display returns
The drive-through and walk-through light experience that has brought joy to thousands of families — will shine bright again in 2025 through a new partnership between Ground Crew and the City of Jonesboro.
4 days ago
OPINION: Diet, Activity, Sleep, and Mental Wellness – Let’s start with diet
This is the first of a four-part series written by Dr. Shane Speights, Dean of the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.
6 days ago
City of Jonesboro provides safety tips ahead of trick-or-treating
With many kids set to trick-or-treat tonight, the City of Jonesboro provided some safety tips for both parents/guardians and children.
6 days ago
Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters
Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.
1 week ago
Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive condo and hotel project.
1 week ago
How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.
1 week ago
Daylight Saving Time to end soon
It’s almost time to fall back with Daylight Saving Time (DST) coming to an end.
1 week ago
How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll
About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
1 week ago
Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities
Pangram reports that new AI-enabled browsers, such as OpenAI's Atlas, raise concerns about academic integrity and student data privacy in universities.
1 week ago
10 hidden cities where your career could take off in 2026
HousingAnywhere reports that emerging cities like Porto, Leipzig, and Valencia are ideal for career growth, affordability, and quality of life in 2026.
1 week ago
Pets of the Week Oct. 27
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.” We will feature a handful of animals each week.
1 week ago
By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate this Halloween
Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. That should be fine with younger consumers, who have been gravitating for years toward non-chocolate candies like gummies, freeze-dried treats and other sweets that come in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors.
2 weeks ago
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles.
2 weeks ago
Lit’l Bita Christmas scheduled for second weekend in November
Get ready for some holiday shopping at the 39th annual Lit'l Bita Christmas, hosted by the Arkansas State University Red Wolves Foundation, and scheduled for the second weekend in November.
2 weeks ago
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
2 weeks ago
Pets of the Week Oct. 20
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.” We will feature a handful of animals each week.
3 weeks ago
Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits
Here's a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical benefits: stronger bones and muscles, cardiovascular fitness and stress relief, to name a few.
3 weeks ago
Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.
3 weeks ago
Pets of the Week Oct. 13
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.” We will feature a handful of animals each week.
