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Reported cases of COVID-19 decline compared to Wednesday
By Ray King Reported cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas on Thursday deceased by nearly 200 when compared to Wednesday, according to State Health Officer Dr. Jose Romero. Romero filled in for Governor Asa Hutchinson at the daily press briefing on the pandemic and said there were ...
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Arkansas woman pleads guilty to killing former lawmaker
POCAHONTAS, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a former state lawmaker who was found dead from multiple stab wounds outside her home last year. Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and abuse of ...
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Pinckard-Dover is First Female to Graduate UAMS Neurosurgery Residency
By: Amy Widner It doesn’t take long for many young girls to be exposed to messages about what girls “can” and “cannot” do. Thankfully, Heather Pinckard-Dover never got the memo. She is the first female neurosurgeon to complete a residency at the University of Arkansas for ...
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UAMS gets grant for hands-on cancer research for medical students
LITTLE ROCK — A $780,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a hands-on summer cancer research experience for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “Partnership in Cancer Research will provide focused and innovative research experiences in laboratories, community ...
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Bond set in alleged assault and arson
By Ray King A $75,000 bond was set Thursday for a woman accused of setting a house on fire Tuesday while her mother and the mother’s husband were asleep in the house. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable ...
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Two bodies found in Pine Bluff under “very weird circumstances”.
An investigation is underway after the bodies of a male and female were found in what city officials called “very weird circumstances”. One body was found in the area of Ridgeway Road, while the second was found in the area of 73rd Street. Both were ...
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Grant County to buy solar power, city of Sheridan shut out
Grant County has been accepted for a program that will allow them to buy solar generated energy while the City of Sheridan was shut out, at least for now. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the State Public Service Commission ruled earlier this summer that ...
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All prison inmates to be tested for COVID-19
By Ray King Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he has asked the Arkansas National Guard to assist health officials in testing every prison inmate in the state for COVID-19. At his daily press briefing, Hutchinson said new Secretary of Corrections, Solomon Graves, requested the ...
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Second contested race for Pine Bluff City Council develops
By Ray King As the filing period for independent candidates drew to a close Wednesday, a second race for a seat on the Pine Bluff City Council developed. Yvonne M. Denton has filed for Ward 2, Position 1, and will face Steven Shaner in the November ...
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Arkansas Department of Health releases guidelines for school bands and choirs
The Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Governor, has sole authority over all instances of quarantine, isolation, and restrictions on commerce and travel throughout Arkansas, as necessary and appropriate to control disease in the state of Arkansas as authorized by Ark. Code Ann. §20-7-109--110. Based on ...
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Phase one of Downtown Pine Bluff Streetscape is nearing completion
By Ray King The first phase of the long-awaited Streetscape project that will change the look of downtown is nearing completion, according to Larry Matthews, the director of the city’s Economic and Community Development Department. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Wednesday, Matthews talked about ...
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Quorum Committees meet remotely for first time
By Ray King The first effort by members of the Jefferson County Quorum Court to meet remotely Tuesday night got started late but in the words of County Judge Gerald Robinson, “I think we’re doing pretty good.” The Justices of the Peace met for about 45 ...
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