Health & Education

Paragould is home to Arkansas State University Paragould

Arkansas State University Paragould

Arkansas State University Paragould is an instructional site of the Arkansas State University System's flagship Jonesboro campus. The campus is located in Paragould, Arkansas.- The Campus :...

, Arkansas Northeastern College, Black River Technical College

Black River Technical College

Black River Technical College is a public community college serving northeast Arkansas, located in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is named for the Black River which runs through the city....

, and Crowley's Ridge College

Crowley's Ridge College

Crowley’s Ridge College is located in Paragould, Arkansas, in the United States. The college is a private, four year, coeducational Christian liberal arts college, providing studies appropriate for Bachelor and Associate Degrees. While the College is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, students...

. Paragould has two public school districts, the Greene County Technical School District and the Paragould School District

Paragould School District

Paragould School District is a public school district located in Paragould, Arkansas. The district includes numerous campuses, including the Paragould Secondary Complex , the Oak Grove Heights campus , Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Baldwin...

, as well as Crowley's Ridge Academy and St. Mary's Catholic School private school systems.

Arkansas Methodist Medical Center is Paragould's only hospital. The 127-bed acute-care hospital's campus includes a professional office building with community wellness center and a building with campus offices for Arkansas Northeastern College's nursing programs.

Notable residents

• Two Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
  
   players were born in Paragould: Marlin Stuart
  Marlin Stuart
  Marlin Henry Stuart was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was born in Paragould, Arkansas....
  
   (1918) and Weldon Bowlin
  Weldon Bowlin
  Lois Weldon Bowlin was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1959, and acquired by the Kansas City Athletics in August 1961...
  
   (1940).
• Famed bank robber and Kansas City Massacre
  Kansas City Massacre
  The Kansas City massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the Union Station railroad depot in Kansas City, Missouri, on the morning of June 17, 1933. It occurred as part of the attempt by a gang led by Vernon Miller to free Frank "Jelly" Nash,...
  
   figure Frank "Jelly" Nash lived in Paragould and is entombed in Linwood Cemetery.
• Paragould's Capitol Theatre (now known as the Collins Theatre) hosted the 1941 world premiere of The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Bette Davis
  Bette Davis
  Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional...
  
   and Paragould's own Bill Justice, known as Richard Travis in Hollywood. Travis came back to Paragould for the premiere at the Capitol where he had been employed when he lived there as well as serving as the editor of the theater's coming-attractions magazine.
• Home of legislative veteran and current Arkansas Association of Public Universities Executive Director Tim Wooldridge http://www.arkapu.org.
• Home of long time Arkansas State Treasurer
  Arkansas State Treasurer
  The Arkansas State Treasurer acts as the head banker for the State of Arkansas, handling deposits, withdrawals, redemptions of state warrants, and investments of state funds. The position was created in 1819 when Arkansas became a territory...
  
   Jimmie Lou Fisher
  Jimmie Lou Fisher
  Jimmie Lou Fisher , grew up in Paragould, Arkansas. She attended school at Delaplaine School in Delaplaine, Arkansas. She, at a very early age, became interested in politics, and aspired to be successful...
  
  . Fisher was the 2002 Democratic Nominee for Arkansas Governor.
• Singer and folk/country song writer, Iris DeMent
  Iris DeMent
  Iris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres country and folk music.-Early life:...
  
   was born and lived her first 3 years in Paragould. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,422303,00.html
• B-Movie actress, 50's glamour girl and famed trick-shot golfer Jeanne Carmen
  Jeanne Carmen
  Jeanne Carmen was an American model, pin-up girl, trick-shot golfer, and B movie actress.-Early life and career:...
  
  was born in Paragould.

External links

• Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Main Street Paragould
• Loose Caboose Festival
• Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: Paragould (Greene County)