Jefferson County Quorum Court approves 2021 budget

By Ray King With no dissent, the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Monday approved a just over $30 million budget for 2021. That budget includes $9.14 million in County General, which funds most of the county’s business, and another $20,928 million in miscellaneous funds, including $5.28... Read More.
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UAPB MBB to face North Texas

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff men's basketball team will return to action in a Tuesday night game at the University of North Texas. The UAPB Sports Network radio broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. on 99.3 FM The Beat, online at Read More.

Three local businesses fail ABC COVID checks last week

Several Pine Bluff area businesses have been checked last week by the Arkansas’ Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) to make sure COVID guidelines are being followed. There were three business that failed inspections, while several others passed their inspections. Please note the locations that failed inspection... Read More.
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White Hall PD warns of cell phone scams and spoofing

A White Hall resident received a call on their cell phone from one of their contacts, a family member. The caller said that the family member had been kidnapped and the caller was going to kill the family member if a ransom was not paid via... Read More.
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UAPB suffers 67-56 loss at Tulane

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff men's basketball team suffered a tough 67-56 loss at Tulane Saturday afternoon at Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. Senior guard Nicholas Jones led the Golden Lions scoring a season-high of 15 points on... Read More.

Butch Jones named Arkansas State head football coach

Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir announced Saturday that Butch Jones has been named the Red Wolves’ 31st all-time head football coach.  Jones not only brings 11 years of head-coaching experience at the NCAA FBS level with him to Jonesboro after previous... Read More.
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Pedestrian killed in Friday evening accident

The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of investigating a fatality accident that left one dead. Officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of West 6thAvenue in reference to a pedestrian accident around 5:30 p.m.  Once officers were on scene, they found... Read More.
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