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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday — Don’t Forget to Test Your Smoke Alarm

Friday, October 31 by Lori Basiewicz

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in... Read More.

ArchWell Health Fall Festival

Tuesday, October 28 by Lori Basiewicz

ArchWell Health, 2801 S. Olive St., will present a fall festival from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 30. People are urged to join the agency and other vendors for people 60 and older to discover local resources available as well as visit with other residents. Refreshments will... Read More.

Unleash Your Potential at the PRO-DAY Fall Showcase in Pine Bluff

Wednesday, October 9 by Luke Matheson

The PRO-DAY Fall Showcase is scheduled to take place at Historic Taylor Field in Pine Bluff, AR, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. This event is open to high school students from the classes of 2025 to 2028. College coaches will be present, providing an excellent opportunity... Read More.

Letter to the editor – Irene Holcomb

Friday, June 28 by Greg

Deltaplex News Ray King Dear Editor: As an octogenarian and a positive communitarian, I take great pride in writing this letter to the Editor. Paraphrasing a former school superintendent in the Pine Bluff School District, Dr. Frank Anthony, “I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly... Read More.

Letter to the Editor from Joe Dempsey

Thursday, November 9 by Greg

Truth and consequences The 5/8¢ tax opposition continues to bang its drums about procedures and people. While these rantings make for juicy headlines and soap-opera-reading stories spiced with misguiding quotes bandied about as the truth, they are not the issues on the ballot for the... Read More.

Jefferson County Health Department hold flu clinic through the month of October

Thursday, October 5 by Alex Bivens

In an effort to reduce the number of cases of flu this year, the Jefferson County Health Department will be administering flu shots through the month of October and has planned a mass effort Friday. Lakesha Webb-Collins with the Arkansas Department of Health explained the... Read More.

PB Advertising and Promotion Committee Tables Agenda Items Due to Number of Commissioners Present, Discuss Items of Concern

Friday, September 29 by Staff

On Thursday, the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Committee met to discuss A&P Financial Report and Proposed 2024 Budget. Due to a failure to meet the quorum for a vote, the committee however plans to hold a special called meeting to discuss the following... Read More.

The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, PBSD Hosts Nonviolence Youth Summit

Friday, September 29 by Staff

On Thursday, the stands of the Pine Bluff High gymnasium filled as the Nonviolence Youth Summit began. From beginning to end, the students were engaged during the event. Special featured guest Romeo Miller made his appearance as the crowd roared in excitement. Various giveaways... Read More.

Pine Bluff School District has regained control of the board

Friday, September 15 by Alex Bivens

The State Board of Education voted Friday afternoon to return the Pine Bluff School District to local control. The board made their decision at a meeting at the Pine Bluff Convention Center which followed presentations by interim board president Dr. Cedric Rice, Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree... Read More.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office – Dispelling False Threats of Gang Activity

Wednesday, September 13 by Alex Bivens

Jefferson County, Arkansas - September 12, 2023 - We, at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our community members. Recently, there have been alarming messages circulating on social media and text messages, suggesting the presence of... Read More.

PBSD Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree urges supporters of the millage to get out and vote

Monday, August 7 by Alex Bivens

Ahead of the Tuesday vote to increase the millage for the Pine Bluff School District to pay for a new high school, School District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree appeared on the Oldies 1013 morning show Monday top urge supporters of the millage to get out... Read More.

Josephy McCorvy, director of the Convention Center, explained the variety of groups that will come once the hotel opens

Friday, August 4 by Alex Bivens

When the Marriott Hotel opens adjacent to the Pine Bluff Convention Center, it is expected to draw a number of groups and organizations back to Pine Bluff. Those groups and organizations held meetings at the convention center for years but relocated when the adjacent... Read More.

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