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Betty Dickey hired to coordinate legislative redistricting

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas board that redraws legislative district boundaries every 10 years following the U.S. census has hired a former state chief justice to be the panel’s coordinator. The Arkansas Board of Apportionment hired Betty Dickey on Monday at a rate... Read More.

Jefferson County collections, spending up over 2020

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Through May of this year, Jefferson County had collected $10.5 million more than through May 2020 and spent just over $10 million more. According to the county’s financial report which County Treasurer Vonysha Goodwin presented during the Quorum Court meeting Monday, Jefferson County had collected... Read More.
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Teenager killed in Monday shooting

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A 14-year-old girl was found shot to death Monday night in Pine Bluff, the 9th homicide of the year and the second in two days in the same area. According to police, the girl was found inside a car between 23rd and 24th Avenue on... Read More.

police investigate Sunday homicide

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The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of a homicide investigation. According to a press release, officers were sent to 2120 S, Maple St., at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday and found a male later identified as Brandon Dement with apparent gunshot wounds... Read More.
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Discussions about the tornado warning system in Drew County that have taken place for several months with Drew County Office of Emergency Management Director Jessie Griffin writing a letter which was published in the Advance-Monticellonian newspaper. In the letter, Griffin said there are 27 warning... Read More.

Desha County man charged in Dumas murder

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A Desha County man has been charged with first-degree murder after another man was shot to death May 20. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, Roy Lee Owens Jr., 19, us accused of shooting Floyd Evans, 19, who was found in the driver’s seat of... Read More.
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District judge announces bid for supreme court

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge and former Republican lawmaker on Thursday announced he’s running for a seat on the state Supreme Court, which has been drawn the attention and spending by outside conservative groups in recent years. Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner... Read More.

Carthage man killed in traffic accident in Grant County

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A 68-year-old Carthage man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Grant County Wednesday morning. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, William Otis Linter, 68, was southbound on Arkansas Highway 35 and as he was negotiating a right turn,... Read More.
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Report: VA missed errors by pathologist

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas veterans hospital missed the errors made by a pathologist who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter while working impaired due to its poor oversight, according to an inspector general’s report released Wednesday. The report by the U.S. Department of... Read More.
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State surplus nears $1 billion

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ surplus for the fiscal year is approaching $1 billion, the state’s finance office said Wednesday, as it reported a major boost in income and sales tax collections. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available... Read More.

bond set in alleged assault with gun

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By Ray King A $50,000 bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man accused of firing shots inside his house Friday. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Roy Lee Daniels, 66, with aggravated assault... Read More.
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