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Furloughs, shared work save County $868K

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By Ray King A combination of furloughs and shared work programs generated just over $868,000 in savings from the 2020 Jefferson County budget. Earlier this year, County Judge Gerald Robinson called for the programs due to fears of lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19... Read More.

Bond set in reported burglary and assault

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By Ray King A $50,000 bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff man who allegedly broke into a house on Sulphur Springs Road Saturday and assaulted an elderly female. The suspect, Nathan Woodruff, 18, also kicked a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Sergeant who was trying to... Read More.
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Governor to end daily COVID-19 briefings

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By Ray King Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that his daily COVID-19 updates, which have been going on since early March will be halted after Friday. Hutchinson said he will switch to a weekly or an “as needed” format for the updates, which he described as... Read More.

Murder suspect appears in court

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By Ray King An investigation into the shooting death of a Pine Bluff man on Sept. 3 has resulted in the arrest of a teenager accused of the crime. Vernon Lee Mccraney III, 18, is accused in the death of Horace Harrington, 69, whose body was... Read More.
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Police say Labor Day weekend relatively quiet

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By Ray King Pine Bluff Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant said Wednesday that the city had a “relatively quiet” Labor Day weekend. During a meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee that was conducted remotely, Sergeant said a saturation campaign Saturday and Sunday was scaled back... Read More.

Quorum Committees OK money for sheriff’s office

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By Ray King Appropriation ordinances totaling more than $368,000 for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were approved by two committees of the Jefferson County Quorum Court during a meeting held remotely Tuesday. The first of those, for $191,600 will come from the Public Safety Sales Tax... Read More.
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COVID-19 cases drop below 300

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By Ray King Since Arkansas recorded more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 last Friday, the number has dropped for four straight days, according to Governor Asa Hutchinson. At his daily COVID-19 briefing Tuesday, the Governor said there were 294 new cases reported, bringing the state’s... Read More.

Murder suspect to be held without bond

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By Ray King A suspect in the shooting death of Kavon Mitchell outside a house in the Dollarway area Thursday will be held without bond pending the filing of formal charges. On Tuesday, Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney ruled that prosecutors have probable cause to... Read More.
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NAACP, GFPB to release school consolidation report

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The Pine Bluff branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Go Forward Pine Bluff (GFPB) released a joint press release on Friday announcing plans to inform the community of the results from the consolidation study. In February of 2020,... Read More.

Three homicides reported Thursday in Pine Bluff

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By Ray King A mid-afternoon homicide that resulted in the death of a 69-year-old man was only the beginning Thursday as Pine Bluff Police responded to two more incidents which claimed the lives of at least two more people. The first homicide was reported at 3101... Read More.
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McGehee council discusses water quality, dumping

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The McGehee City Council at their recent meeting heard concerns about water quality and the need for legal dumping areas. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, McGehee Water Department Supervisor Ronnie Blackmon told the council that there had been a problem with one of the... Read More.
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