Barbara Warren discusses school plans for Dollarway and Pine Bluff

By Ray King On Thursday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson talked about the reopening of schools for in-person instruction next month. Friday, Barbara Warren, who is now the superintendent of both the Dollarway and Pine Bluff School Districts discussed the opening plans for both of those districts. Warren... Read More.

Property developer in Desha County charged by Feds

An investor in the former Delta Resort and Spa hotel in Desha County was one of three people charged in Federal Court in Louisiana with fraud allegations. Gary Gibbs and two officials of the now defunct First NBC Bank “unjustly enriched themselves by disguising the... Read More.
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Drew County woman killed in Thursday accident

A Wilmar woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Drew County Thursday. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Joye Martin, 78, was eastbound on Arkansas Highway 172 when the 2013 GMC Terrain she was driving entered the eastbound road ditch,... Read More.

COVID-19 cases top 26,000 in Arkansas

By Ray King More than 26,000 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in Arkansas, according to the daily report from Governor Asa Hutchinson. At his daily press conference, the Governor said there were 806 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, raising the cumulative... Read More.
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Amazon first fulfillment center in Arkansas to employ 1,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Tech and online retail giant Amazon will employ 1,000 individuals at the first fulfillment center in Arkansas, the company announced Tuesday. Amazon acquired 80 acres (0.32 square kilometers) of land for $3.2 million in the Port of Little Rock in... Read More.
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There are plenty of things to see in SeArk along Bayou Bartholomew

Considered the longest bayou in the world, Bayou Bartholomew begins near Pine Bluff and meanders approximately 364 miles to the Ouachita River in Sterlington, Louisiana. The bayou serves as the primary border separating the Arkansas Delta from the Arkansas Timberlands. The present bayou bed was formed by the... Read More.

Dana Littrell, 50, Pine Bluff

Booking #: 175879 Age: 50 Gender: Female Race: Caucasian Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 07-07-2020 - 10:15 pm Charges: Battery in the 2nd Degree-PURPOSE OF CAUSING INJURY, CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY
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Tony Dewayne Massie, 22, Star City

Booking #: 130182 Age: 22 Gender: Male Race: Other Address: Star City, AR Booking Date: 07-07-2020 - 9:48 pm Charges: Battery in the 2nd Degree-PURPOSE OF CAUSING INJURY, CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY Fleeing-FLEEING Speeding Drove Left of Center Resisting arrest - Refusal to submit to arrest-RESISTING ARREST / THREATENS FORCE