Grants and loans made for water and wastewater projects

More than $140-million  was awarded; last week to six water and wastewater projects, according to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper. The awards came from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission. Included was a $2.38 million loan from the Clean Water Revolving Fund to relocate the... Read More.
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Dumas couple killed in Tuesday crash

A Dumas couple were killed in a three-vehicle accident on U.S. 65 south in Jefferson County Tuesday morning. According to a preliminary report, Clarence Wells, 81, was northbound driving a 2015 Dodge Ram when the vehicle was hit head-on by a 1999 Peterbilt tractor-trailer that... Read More.
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Three dead in fire at North Little Rock

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say three people have died after a fire early Tuesday at a North Little Rock apartment complex. The fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. at an apartment near Shorter College, authorities said. North Little Rock Fire Department... Read More.

Alabama downs Arkansas 49-26

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26 on Saturday. Young left... Read More.
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Arkansas State beats Louisiana Monroe

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Johnnie Lang ran for one touchdown, caught a pass for a score and returned a kickoff 98 yards for a third as Arkansas State rolled to a 45-28 win over UL Monroe in a Sun Belt contest Saturday night. Arkansas State... Read More.

Southern rolls over UAPB

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Besean McCray three four touchdown passes and Southern used a five-touchdown second quarter to rout Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59-3 on Saturday. Southern (2-2, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) used McCray’s 4-yard scoring toss to freshman Kendric Rhymes to grab a 7-3 lead... Read More.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man charged with fatally shooting a man visiting a patient at a Little Rock-area hospital pleaded not guilty Thursday to capital murder and aggravated assault. A judge set bond at $500,000 for Raymond Lovett, 24, during a brief video... Read More.
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Grant writer helps GFPB funding

Go Forward Pine Bluff (GFPB) has secured more than $11 million in public and private awards since it was established in 2017. $4.5 million of that funding was secured by GFPB Grant Writer Tiffany Copeland. Copeland was hired in June 2018 and is paid with... Read More.