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Supreme Court rejects appeal in murder case
By Ray King A member of the Cherokee Nation who pleaded guilty to capital murder to avoid the death penalty in 2005 has failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was arrested and searched illegally, that his guilty plea was not knowingly entered, ...
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Sheriff addresses jail operations
By Ray King As cases of COVID-19 decrease around the state, things are beginning to open up and that includes the number of prisoners that are being held at the adult detention center. For most of the past year, the ...
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State reaches 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Thursday marked 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots administered in the state so far, though the governor acknowledged more needs to be done to increase demand. Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on hand as health officials ...
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The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP to host first annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics
The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP to host first annual Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics 
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The 2021 Pine Bluff High School Annual Art Exhibition
 
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Roger Totten named SWAC Golf Coach of the year
By Deseray McKinzy Through the restraints on the pandemic, the Athletic Department at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has continued to excel with several programs finishing outstanding seasons. This week, Roger Totten was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Golf Coach of the year and ...
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State’s COVID cases show increase
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than a month and two more deaths from the illness caused by the virus. The Department of Health said the state’s virus cases rose by 352 to ...
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Monticello School Board approves raises for teachers
The Monticello School Board has approved pay raises for its teachers. According to the Advance-Monticellonian newspaper, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed what is now Act 679 into law which allowed the district to skip the 2021-2022 salary schedule. That law was an effort to provide ...
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UAPB Interim Athletic Director addressed championship game location
By Deseray McKinzy The Interim Athletic Director of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Chris Robinson addressed the decision about the relocation of the 2021 Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship game that's set for May 1st between UAPB and Alabama A&M that initially is ...
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$50,000 cash-bond set for teen accused of shooting two people
By Ray King A $50,000 cash-only bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff teenager accused of shooting two people Tuesday. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Deavion Sykes, ...
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Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship To Be Played In Jackson, Miss.
Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship To Be Played In Jackson, Miss. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced that the upcoming 2021 Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship presented ...
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Sheriff reacts to Chauvin conviction
By Ray King Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., who has followed the case of former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd since the incident started last May.
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