At 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 23rd, Town of Jonesboro Mayor J. “Spike” Harris announced that the Water Boil Advisory for the customers of the Jonesboro Water System has now been lifted. 

“I am pleased to announce that the Boil Advisory has now been lifted and that the water is safe for consumption once again,” said Harris in his Facebook post. “I would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding.” 

Harris also congratulated the Town of Jonesboro Public Works and Water Department for the tremendous work they have done over the past couple of weeks.

“We owe our Public Works department a debt of gratitude,” said Harris. “This was the third major breach we have had in our water mains over the last two weeks but thanks to their expertise we were hardly ever without water.”

Harris also gave appreciation to the residents of Jonesboro.

“I know these past couple of weeks has been hard on everyone and I appreciate the patience and understanding that has been exhibited,” said Harris. “Rest assured that the day will come in the not to far distant future when we won’t have to deal with water pipes that date back to the 1950’s and our water transmission system will be up to date.”