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Jonesboro

American  
[johnz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈdʒoʊnz bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Arkansas.

  2. a town in NE Tennessee: oldest town in Tennessee.


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The Jonesboro Police Department, in the state of Arkansas, shared the moment captured on traffic camera footage, thanking Hellenthal for his actions.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

How small was her hometown of Jonesboro in those days?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

And so central Louisiana boomed with new ICE facilities: in Jonesboro, in Monroe, in Ferriday, in Basile, and in Winnfield.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2025

Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan of the New York Institute of Technology campus in Jonesboro, Ark., told Salon last month that testing is still mostly voluntary.

From Salon ● May 22, 2024

Old South River on' the Jonesboro road is jest full of swampy land and on a rainy drizzly night Jack O'lanterns will lead you.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

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