Panel votes in support of closing Pine Bluff charter school

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas panel overseeing charter schools has recommended the closure of a publicly funded charter school in Pine Bluff amid concerns over the school’s finances and academic performance. The state’s Charter Authorizing Panel voted in support Wednesday of closing Southeast... Read More.
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SEARK launches new website, enhancing visitor experience

According to a news release, Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK) is happy to announce the launch of its fully redesigned website . When setting the fiscal year 2020 budget, a website redesign was a top priority for SEARK in order to best serve its constituents. “Our... Read More.
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Caroline a Chambers, 45, White Hall

Booking #: 122376 Age: 45 Gender: Female Race: African American Address: White Hall, AR Booking Date: 12-17-2019 - 8:39 pm Charges: Filing false report with law enforcement agency-FILING FALSE REPORT OF CRIMINAL WRONG DOING

Maurice Williams, 52, Springdale, Ar

Booking #: 174693 Age: 52 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Springdale, AR Booking Date: 12-17-2019 - 4:04 pm Charges: Battery in the 1st Degree-PURPOSE OF CAUSING INJURY, CAUSES INJURY WITH A FIREARM  
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Martell Donaldson, 24, Pine Bluff

Booking #: 119103 Age: 24 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 12-17-2019 - 3:59 pm Charges: ALIAS-Residential burglary - commercial-BURGLARY / RESIDENTIAL Domestic Battering III  

Robert Lee Mckenzie, 23, White Hall

Booking #: 108496 Age: 23 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: White Hall, AR Booking Date: 12-17-2019 - 1:51 pm Charges: Possession of controlled substances
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Arkansas State Trooper arrested following resignation

Mark Holland, 54, of Heber Springs, a nineteen year veteran Arkansas State Trooper, resigned today.  He had been assigned to the Highway Patrol Division, Troop B, headquartered at Newport.  Colonel Bill Bryant, Director of the Arkansas State Police, has accepted the resignation. Immediately after submitting... Read More.

University of Arkansas tightens mumps vaccine requirements

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Faculty and staff members will be subject to vaccination requirements after a mumps outbreak at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, the state health department said Monday. The Arkansas Department of Health said 35 mumps cases linked to the campus have... Read More.
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New Jersey man sentenced to prison for Arkansas corruption

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a New Jersey political consultant to prison for taking money from a Arkansas health care provider to pay for illegal lobbying. U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sentenced Donald “D.A.”... Read More.

As difficult harvest closes, economists look on bright side

From soybeans to rice, corn to peanuts, 2019 has been a challenging year for many, if not most, Arkansas growers, experts say. Continuous intermittent rains postponed winter fieldwork or outright made it impossible. Widespread delayed planting gave way to temperamental weather patterns throughout the growing... Read More.