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Judges call for end to County budget stalemate

Friday, January 17 by Ray King

Pine Bluff, AR- The Judges of the Eleventh West Judicial Circuit have issued a joint letter to the Jefferson County Quorum Court and County Judge Gerald Robinson, highlighting the severe impact of the ongoing budget impasse on the county's judicial system and community. While remaining... Read More.

Quorum Court sets Wednesday meeting to try and pass budget

Tuesday, January 14 by Ray King

A special meeting of the Jefferson County Quorum Court has been called for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in an effort to pass a 2025 budget. An email from County Judge Gerald Robinson announced the special meeting and also included a copy of Robinson’s proposed $34.5 million... Read More.

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Deadline for 1890 National Scholars program is March 1

Tuesday, January 14 by Ray King

Pine Bluff, AR — The application deadline for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program is March 1, Dr. Obadiah Njue, interim dean for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences, said. The program awards... Read More.

Woods issues statement after proposed budget vetoed

Tuesday, January 14 by Ray King

Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. Issues Statement on Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson's Vetoed Budget and Retaliatory Actions Jefferson County, Arkansas - January 14, 2024 -- It is with grave disappointment and concern that I address the actions taken by Jefferson County Judge Gerald... Read More.

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Grant County Quorum Court redistributes money from American Rescue Plan

Monday, January 13 by Ray King

An emergency meeting of the Grant County Quorum Court on Dec. 30 modified money the county received from the American Rescue Plan Act. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the following redistributions were made: Treasurer’s Office, $8,680; Courthouse Operations, $93,354.98; County Museum, $49,859.13; County General Fund,... Read More.

Cleveland County buys new equipment for road department

Monday, January 13 by Ray King

Cleveland County has bought new equipment for its road department, according to the Cleveland County Herald. At its recent meeting, County Judge Jimmy Cummins told the Quorum Court the county had purchased a 2021Mack Dump Truck for $48,000 from Dumas Motors and a cross belly... Read More.

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Police arrest suspect in 2023 murder

Thursday, January 9 by Ray King

A 20-year-old Pine Bluff man is in police custody after he was identified as a suspect in a 2023 shooting incident that left one person dead. Dillen Christian Finch was booked into the adult detention center early Thursday morning on charges of capital murder and... Read More.

Supreme Court Chief Justice feuding with other justices

Thursday, January 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court’s top officials. Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday voided an order five members of... Read More.

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Reported crime in Pine Bluff down and homicides show near 43 percent drop compared to 2023

Wednesday, January 8 by Ray King

By Ray King Reported crime in Pine Bluff in 2024 was 9-percent lower than the 2023 figure, and murders were down almost 43 percent. According to department figures, there were 3,378 total crimes last year or 335 fewer than the 3,713 reported in 2023. In Chief Denise... Read More.

Judge rules in favor of Gerald Robinson in case against Quorum Court

Monday, January 6 by Ray King

By Ray King A lawsuit filed by Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson against members of the Quorum Court went strongly in Robinson’s favor, based on an opinion by Special Judge William Randall Wright Monday afternoon. Wright was appointed to hear the case after all the judges... Read More.

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Lakeshore Recycling calls for Franklin lawsuit to be dismissed

Friday, January 3 by Ray King

By Ray King Lakeshore Recycling Services (LRS), the company Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson has hired to collect garbage in the county has asked a circuit judge to dismiss it from a lawsuit filed by former Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr. On Dec. 17,... Read More.

Cleveland County Telephone gets grant for broadband and fiber-optic service

Thursday, January 2 by Ray King

Cleveland County Telephone has received $35 million in grants and loans to bring fiber optic and broadband service to the county. According to the Cleveland County Herald, the county has the highest number of unserved/underserved locations in Southeast Arkansas. The money is coming from the USDA’s... Read More.

Author: Ray King

Judges call for end to County budget stalemate

Quorum Court sets Wednesday meeting to try and pass budget

Deadline for 1890 National Scholars program is March 1

Woods issues statement after proposed budget vetoed

Grant County Quorum Court redistributes money from American Rescue Plan

Cleveland County buys new equipment for road department

Police arrest suspect in 2023 murder

Supreme Court Chief Justice feuding with other justices

Reported crime in Pine Bluff down and homicides show near 43 percent drop compared to 2023

Judge rules in favor of Gerald Robinson in case against Quorum Court

Lakeshore Recycling calls for Franklin lawsuit to be dismissed

Cleveland County Telephone gets grant for broadband and fiber-optic service

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