Jonesboro

Black River Technical College’s (BRTC) Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA)held its Spring 2023graduation ceremony on Thursday, Apr. 13 for the 45 officers who completed the Basic Police Training Course. The Spring 2023-Aclass finished with a100 percent pass rate. The Jonesboro Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Brett Bassham and Ty Damron, played as the LETA graduates entered the auditorium. BRTC President Marin Eggensperger said, these cadets have“ integrity, honor and a deep understanding of…

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Photo/Angelia RobertsDr. Larry Pillow, Kimberly Ashley and Andy Agar, who all lost children to opiod overdoses, spoke at an Opiod Conference last week in Jonesboro on the realities of the issue and how to cope and recognize signs. Former Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane (far right) monitored the two day conference. By: Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC Parents who have lost children by drug overdoses made up the last segment of…

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