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$5,000 bond set for Pine Bluff man arrested for fleeing

By Ray King A high speed chase that started on the Martha Mitchell Expressway Saturday resulted in the arrest of a man who was driving the vehicle. Damichael Perry, 21, of Pine Bluff was taken into custody after he wrecked the vehicle he was driving, Deputy ...
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Council at Star City votes to relocate storm warning activation system

The City Council at Star City voted last week to relocate the activation system for the storm warning sirens from the former Lincoln County jail to the Star City Police Department. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, the system requires a designated phone number to ...
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Jefferson County Courthouse closed additional week due to COVID-19 case increase

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson has decided to keep the courthouse closed for an additional week because of an increase in the number of cases of COVID-19. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Tuesday, Robinson said this.
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UAPB Mens Hoops Shift past Bethune Cookman

PINE BLUFF, AR – Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff men's basketball team demonstrated the meaning of unity well with a victory over Bethune Cookman with a final score of 69-63 on Monday night at H.O. Clemmons ...
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Pine Bluff School District to return to in-person classes on Wednesday

The Pine Bluff School District has announced they will return to in-person classes on Wednesday. See the press release below for more information: PBSD Families and Stakeholders, School will not be in session for students on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The faculty and staff will ...
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Hamburg man killed in Saturday accident

A Hamburg man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in rural Ashley County Saturday. According to a preliminary report, James Randall Rial, 71, was westbound on U.S. Highway 82 when the 2003 Toyota he was driving crossed into the oncoming lane and ran off the ...
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$841,000 for UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources in governor’s proposed budget

During his balanced budget presentation to the state’s Joint Budget Committee on Jan. 11, Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed $841,000 funding for the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. “We have $841,000 in the budget, which is a new item, ...
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Dumas man arrested following Thursday homicide

A Desha County man is in custody after he allegedly shot two individuals following a domestic disturbance outside a Dumas residence last night [*Thursday, January 13th]. Jason Jenkins, 36, of Dumas died at a local hospital and Robert Washington, 35, of ...
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Report: 97 percent of state school districts have high COVID-19 infection rates

A report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement released this week showed that 226 school districts in the state have COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents over a 14-day period. The center said the 227 districts ...
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Sheridan School Board votes to hire Dr. Jerry Guess as Interim Superintendent

The Sheridan School Board has voted unanimously to hire Dr. Jerry Guess as Interim Superintendent. The vote came after a short meeting Thursday night at the Sheridan Middle School. Guess recently retired from the Watson Chapel School District. He also served in the Pulaski County ...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office closed Friday due to COVID-19

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has announced their offices will be closed Friday due to a COVID-19 situation. More information can be found in the press release shared below: An undisclosed number of our staff have either tested positive for COVID, have been exposed to a ...
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same ...
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