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Pine Bluff inmate dies after being treated for coronavirus-related symptoms.

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

An Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate from Pine Bluff passed away Wednesday after being treated for coronavirus-related symptoms. The inmate passed away at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock according to a press release. The release noted that the inmate was in his mid-80’s, however, the... Read More.

Joe Fox elected president of National Association of State Foresters

Thursday, September 24 by Staff

Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox was elected president of the National Association of State Foresters at the association’s annual meeting this week. Fox directs the Forestry Division of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. He joined the Division in May of 2012.... Read More.

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Preseason SEC Football Media Poll, All-SEC Team Announced

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (September 23, 2020)----Alabama has been predicted to win the 2020 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC football. Alabama received 77 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on December 19 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, while Georgia and LSU... Read More.

A-State Postpones Home Football Game Versus Tulsa

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

The Arkansas State Athletics Department announced Wednesday that it has postponed its Sept. 26 home football game against Tulsa due to being unable to assemble a two-deep depth chart at one position group that would allow the game to be played safely. Arkansas State and... Read More.

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Arkansas asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over virus mandates

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas attorney general’s office has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit a group of Republican legislators filed challenging the state’s coronavirus restrictions, saying the mandates are valid under a 1973 law on disasters. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office... Read More.

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they’re rejected due to signature issues. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas argues in the... Read More.

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Pine Bluff Educational Endowment, Inc. Makes Presentation to Simmons First Foundation

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

On behalf of its Board of Directors, Mac Bellingrath, President, Pine Bluff Educational Endowment, Inc. (PBEE), presented a $500,000 grant to Simmons First Foundation on September 23, 2020, to benefit senior high school students in Jefferson County. The Generator, an innovation hub, and an initiative... Read More.

USDA Grant to Fund Division of Agriculture Research on COVID-19 Control in Food-Service Establishments

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas food scientist Kristen Gibson is leading a multi-institutional research effort to ensure that dine-in restaurant customers will not be exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a... Read More.

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UAM students learn value of internships with Fish and Wildlife Service

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

The summer of 2020 was pivotal for University of Arkansas-Monticello wildlife majors Dylan Rice and Clayton Whitaker. Both students completed summer internships for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While many people in Southeast Arkansas faced layoffs or unemployment due to COVID-19, the two UAM students... Read More.

JCSO searching for missing juvenile from Redfield

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is searching for 17-year-old Stephen Kohl Bayird who was last seen on Kady Road in Redfield on Thursday, September 10th. If you have information about the whereabouts of Stephen Kohl Bayird, please immediately notify Investigator Sandy Harper at 870-510-0502 or... Read More.

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Council member Ivan Whitfield discusses prospects of a race track in Jefferson County

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

By: Ray King Pine Bluff City Council member Ivan Whitfield has been a proponent of establishing a race track, either inside the city limits or outside it if necessary, and in 2019, when he was chairman of the Traffic and Aviation Committee of the council,... Read More.

PBPD searching for Capital Murder suspect connected to September 3 homicides

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

The Pine Bluff Police Department Detective Division is asking for the public’s help in locating Mr. Bryant Smith. Mr. Smith is wanted for Capital Murder in reference to two homicides that occurred on September 3, 2020 at #25 Needles and 1704 South Elm Street, where... Read More.

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