Bond set in Wednesday shooting

By Ray King A $25,000 bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff man who allegedly fired a shot through his door in the early morning hours Wednesday, seriously injuring a woman. Jefferson County Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause... Read More.
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County sets July 1 hearing on P3 proposal

A July 1 date has been set for a public hearing dealing with a public-private partnership between Jefferson County and an Arkansas based corporation to develop a new county health department, coroner’s office and a veterans’ service office. The hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m.... Read More.

UAMS named center of excellence for obstetric anesthesia

LITTLE ROCK — The Division of Obstetric Anesthesia in the College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated a Center of Excellence by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP). This prestigious status is... Read More.
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Mayor named to law enforcement task force

Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington was one of several Arkansans’ named to a new Law Enforcement Task Force by Governor Asa Hutchinson Tuesday. Other members of the task force are chair Fred Weatherspoon- deputy director of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, Jami Cook- Secretary... Read More.
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Medical examiner says death Friday was suicide

The State Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that a man who was found dead in a vehicle on Friday died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to a news release Tuesday, the case of Corey Walker, 44, was initially investigated as a... Read More.

Two killed in separate accidents

Two Southeast Arkansas residents were killed in separate traffic accidents Monday. The victims were identified as Anthony Bishop Heard, 59, of Sheridan and Perry Lee Reed, 65, of Monticello. According to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police, Heard was northbound on State Highway 35 in... Read More.
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COVID-19 cases top 8,600 statewide

By Ray King A total of 226 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Arkansas in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s total to 8,651, Governor Asa Hutchinson said Friday. In his daily COVID-19 briefing, the Governor said there are now 137 people who have... Read More.