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State Rep. Vivian Flowers Hosts Panel Discussion Focused on Southeast Arkansas

State Rep. Vivian Flowers, now in her fifth term in the Arkansas House of Representatives, hosted a town hall meeting Thursday night at Pine Bluff High School to listen and learn.Attorney Furonda Brasfield, National Urban League, Arkansas executive director Scott Hamilton, Bessie Lancelin, director ...
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Jefferson County Quorum Court Fails To Pass Prodedural Ordinance

The Jefferson County Quorum Court remains at a legislative standstill. After a contentious hour of gavel banging by County Judge Gerald Robinson and justices of the peace trying to explain their sides to each other and Robinson, the Quorum Court again ...
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Jefferson County Quorum Court Committee Votes for Judge’s Procedure Rules

The Jefferson County Quorum Court met in a chaotic ten minutes Tuesday night for one sole reason – to decide what procedure rules to choose for the quorum court to vote on.County Judge Gerald Robinson left soon after Human Resources Committee meeting began.Since the ...
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Pine Bluff School District Votes for a Special August Millage Election

In a special called meeting Wednesday night the Pine Bluff School Board voted unanimously to hold a special election on August 8 to ask voters for a mileage increase to build a new high school.The board ...
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Cleveland County School District Hires Two New Coaches

The Cleveland County School District board voted to hire two new coaches Monday night.Chad Cope is returning to his alma mater to coach baseball. Cope played baseball for the Rison Wildcats during high school and was on the school's 1995 championship football team. He ...
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Star Trek’s George Takei Journeys to McGehee for Museum’s Anniversary

George Takei signed autograph after autograph Thursday in McGehee.Some were Star Trek fans who loved Takei as Mr. Sulu. Others, however, see Takei as a peer who experienced a common past with them or their parents and grandparents. That past is the history they ...
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Kristen Clarke, DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Civil Right, Visits Pine Bluff

Kristen Clarke, assistant Attorney General for Civil Right at the U.S. Department of Justice, visited Pine Bluff Tuesday for a roundtable meeting to discuss and hear about racial issues in south Arkansas.Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington hosted the event at downtown’s Art Space. Washington ...
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Pine Bluff School District Gets New Buses, High School Design Sneak Peak

The Pine Bluff School District board approved the purchase of 10 new buses Monday night.Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree said at the school board meeting the district received $1.5 million in federal “covid money” to purchase the buses.Five of the buses will be bought before the ...
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Pine Bluff Zebra Courtney Crutchfield Commits to the Razorbacks

Pine Bluff High School Zebras wide receiver Courtney Crutchfield made a commitment Friday to play football at the University of Arkansas.Crutchfield, a junior, has been on the Razorbacks' radar since his sophomore year. Crutchfield made his announcement on social media while attending Charlie Collins' ...
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Cleveland County Superintendent Craig Dupuy discusses new athletic director, LEARNS Act

The Cleveland County School Board hired an athletic director in a newly created position Monday night at its regular school board meeting.But he’s a familiar face.Davy King will shift from Rison High School principal to athletic director. LeTitia Walker will become the new high school ...
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Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree’s Positive Vision for Pine Bluff Students

Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree spent this week visiting three local schools discussing the district’s future with stakeholders – parents, educators and even students.On Tuesday, Barbaree met with the Pine Bluff High School PTO. She appeared Wednesday at Robert F. Morehead Middle School. She wrapped ...
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Pine Bluff fire officials discuss the need for 3/8 cent sales tax

The Pine Bluff Public Safety Committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss a 3/8 cent sales tax to financially support the city’s fire and police departments.Both departments need new equipment, enhanced training and an adopted salary schedule. Based on sales tax receipts from 2022, a ...