Bradley County accident leaves 2 dead, 2 injured

Two people were killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle accident in Bradley County Saturday afternoon.According to a preliminary report, a1982 Toyota driven by 60-year-old Jeffery Pinson of Longview was westbound on  Arkansas Highway 8 when the vehicle veered left of center and...
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Judges call for end to County budget stalemate

Pine Bluff, AR- The Judges of the Eleventh West Judicial Circuit have issued a joint letter to the Jefferson County Quorum Court and County Judge Gerald Robinson, highlighting the severe impact of the ongoing budget impasse on the county's judicial system and community. While remaining...

Quorum Court sets Wednesday meeting to try and pass budget

A special meeting of the Jefferson County Quorum Court has been called for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in an effort to pass a 2025 budget.An email from County Judge Gerald Robinson announced the special meeting and also included a copy of Robinson’s proposed $34.5 million...
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Deadline for 1890 National Scholars program is March 1

Pine Bluff, AR — The application deadline for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program is March 1, Dr. Obadiah Njue, interim dean for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences, said. The program awards...

Woods issues statement after proposed budget vetoed

     Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. Issues Statement on Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson's Vetoed Budget and Retaliatory ActionsJefferson County, Arkansas - January 14, 2024 -- It is with grave disappointment and concern that I address the actions taken by Jefferson County...
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Grant County Quorum Court redistributes money from American Rescue Plan

An emergency meeting of the Grant County Quorum Court on Dec. 30 modified money the county received from the American Rescue Plan Act.According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the following redistributions were made:Treasurer’s Office, $8,680; Courthouse Operations, $93,354.98; County Museum, $49,859.13; County General Fund,...

Cleveland County buys new equipment for road department

Cleveland County has bought new equipment for its road department, according to the Cleveland County Herald.At its recent meeting, County Judge Jimmy Cummins told the Quorum Court the county had purchased a 2021Mack Dump Truck for $48,000 from Dumas Motors and a cross belly...
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Police arrest suspect in 2023 murder

A 20-year-old Pine Bluff man is in police custody after he was identified as a suspect in a 2023 shooting incident that left one person dead.Dillen Christian Finch was booked into the adult detention center early Thursday morning on charges of capital murder and...

Supreme Court Chief Justice feuding with other justices

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court’s top officials.Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday voided an order five members of...
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