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UAMS gets grant for telehealth pilot program

Friday, February 12 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center has a received a $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program in preventing, preparing for and responding to COVID-19.The Health Resources &... Read More.

Police identify homicide victim

Friday, February 12 by Ray King

Pine Bluff Police have identified the victim of the city’s first homicide of 2021 as 54-year-old Larry Williams of Pine Bluff.The body of Williams was found outside a residence in the 1200 block of West 29th Avenue Thursday after police responded to a report... Read More.

Dungee, Slocum push Razorbacks past Mississippi State

Friday, February 12 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Chelsea Dungee scored 22 points, surpassing 2,000 for her career, and her three free throws and a steal in the last 20 seconds helped No. 18-ranked Arkansas turn aside a second-half challenge from Mississippi State 86-80 on Thursday night.The Bulldogs,... Read More.

Covid cases drop as 25 new deaths reported

Friday, February 12 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — On Thursday, Arkansas reported 25 more deaths from the coronavirus as the state’s hospitalizations from the virus continued to drop.The Arkansas Department of Health said the state’s COVID-19 deaths now total 5,199, while its hospitalizations dropped by 23 to... Read More.

Jefferson County Courthouse closed Thursday

Wednesday, February 10 by Ray King

The Jefferson County Courthouse will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 11th due to inclement weather. Please check the county website (JeffersonCountyAR.gov) for weather-related updates.

Hogs snap 8 game losing streak at Kentucky

Wednesday, February 10 by Ray King

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jalen Tate scored 15 points, including two free throws with 4.3 seconds left, and Davonte Davis made a steal on the ensuing possession as Arkansas edged Kentucky 81-80 on Tuesday night, snapping an eight-game losing streak in the series.Kentucky guard... Read More.

State Senate votes to censure Flowers

Wednesday, February 10 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker was censured for calling a colleague a “dumbass” during debate Tuesday over a nonbinding resolution on history that was overwhelmingly rejected.The Senate voted to censure Democratic Sen. Stephanie Flowers over the remark made toward the end... Read More.

UAMS gets grant for DNA research

Tuesday, February 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — A four-year, $792,000 American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair mechanisms.“Understanding the molecular processes of DNA repair can help both better... Read More.

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Code Enforcement officers firing to go to full council

Tuesday, February 9 by Ray King

By Ray KingA motion to uphold the firing of a Pine Bluff Code Enforcement officer failed to win approval from the City Council’s Administration Committee Tuesday and will now go to the full council.Council member Lloyd Holcomb Jr., the chairman of the committee made... Read More.

State house rejects bid to ban teaching newspaper project on slavery

Tuesday, February 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas House panel on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have banned schools from teaching a New York Times project on slavery’s legacy, one of several attempts in Republican states to limit how race is taught.The proposal banning schools... Read More.

January county revenue shows increase over 2020

Tuesday, February 9 by Ray King

By Ray KingJefferson County ended the month of January with nearly $117,000 more in revenue than in January 2020, according to the monthly report from Treasurer Vonysha Goodwin.Specifically, the county collected $7,936,950.09 last month when all funds were combined, compared to $7,859,424.83 in January... Read More.

new cases of COVID, hospitalizations drop

Monday, February 8 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported 30 more coronavirus deaths Monday, while the state’s new cases and hospitalizations continued to drop.The Department of Health said the state’s total deaths since the pandemic began in March now total 5,106. The state’s virus cases rose... Read More.