Jonesboro officials say Party Hall 'a problem'

Owners of a business largely blamed for recent changes to the City of Jonesboro's curfew ordinance, claimed they were going to host seemingly innocuous events, such as weddings, anniversaries and reunions, when they sought their business license, according to a city official.

Jonesboro City Hall Administrative Assistant Pat Daniel, responding to a Clayton News Daily request for information about the business license for the facility, said it is called The Party Hall, and is located in a shopping center, at 242 Stockbridge Road, in Jonesboro. She also said the business' owners, Gerald and Tasallah Okona, received their license to operate the facility on Nov. 22, 2010.