The Jonesboro Animal Control has temporarily suspended surrender and adoption programs due to an outbreak of tracheal bronchitis at the shelter. Known as “kennel cough”, this form of bronchitis is spread airborne and can be spread when animals cough or sneeze. Animal Control Supervisor Sgt. Larry Rogers says the outbreak can spread rapidly from one animal to another when they are in confined spaces. Kennel cough can run its course, but if new dogs are brought in, the disease may persist. The Jonesboro Animal Control says it will lift the suspension when the disease is no longer a problem. The Animal Control will continue its other operations, including responding to a wide range of animal control complaints and issues.
Johnathan Reaves is the News Director for KASU Public Radio. As part of an Air Force Family, he moved to Arkansas from Minot, North Dakota in 1986. He was first bitten by the radio bug after he graduated from Gosnell High School in 1992. While working on his undergraduate degree, he worked at KOSE, a small 1,000 watt AM commercial station in Osceola, Arkansas. Upon graduation from Arkansas State University in 1996 with a degree in Radio-Television Broadcast News, he decided that he wanted to stay in radio news. He moved to Stuttgart, Arkansas and worked for East Arkansas Broadcasters as news director and was there for 16 years.