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19 Year Old Anna Marie Veazey Killed in Single Vehicle Accident

Friday, December 21 by Greg

SINGLE VEHICLE FATALITY ACCIDENT ON HARDIN REED ROAD Last night, December 20th at 11:55 p.m. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a single vehicle accident with injury involving at least one occupant along Hardin Reed Road. EASI Ambulance Service and Hardin Volunteer Fire... Read More.

Pine Bluff Police to Host First Annual Toy Drive on December 22

Friday, December 21 by Greg

The Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD) will be hosting a Toy Drive on Saturday, December 22, 2018 from 10:00am until 3:00pm. This event is for children throughout the community who are less fortunate than others, according to a PBPD post on Facebook. The following is... Read More.

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Watley with City and GFPB Unveil Downtown Master Plan and Vision

Friday, December 21 by Greg

Pine Bluff officials aim to reinvigorate the city's downtown through a plan they'll implement over 14 to 21 years. Go Forward Pine Bluff, a nonprofit that is working to improve the area, has partnered with the city to execute the strategy. It will center on... Read More.

Owah Will Have Power To Fire PBSD Employees

Thursday, December 20 by Greg

Board of Education Approves to Waive Teacher Fair Dismissal Law in PBSD By an 8 to 1 vote, the State Board of Education today waived the Teacher Fair Dismissal Law in the Pine Bluff School District. This gives recently appointed Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Owoh the power... Read More.

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Raven’s Nest Food Pantry to Open Saturday

Thursday, December 20 by Greg

Raven's Nest Food Pantry will open its pantry on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Located at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 2507 Hill Street in Pine Bluff, the pantry will be open from 8:00 to 9:30am or until all the food has been given away. Food will be... Read More.

State Panel Says Pine Bluff’s Lighthouse School Should Close

Thursday, December 20 by Greg

The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel agreed Tuesday to deny renewing a state charter for the Pine Bluff Lighthouse Academy next year. The panel voted 3-2, saying that the school has low achievement levels. The state board will have the final vote in January. Lighthouse, which... Read More.

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2018 Simmons Bank/Deltaplex Radio Football Dream Team

Wednesday, December 19 by Greg

The Simmons Bank/Deltaplex Radio 2018 Football Dream Team Simmons Bank and Deltaplex News are pleased to announce the first annual Simmons Bank-Deltaplex Radio Football Dream Team members. “Sports enrich our community by developing qualities like teamwork, sportsmanship and pursuit of excellence,” said Daniel Robinson, Simmons Bank... Read More.

Curated Women Artists’ Registry Seeks Applications

Wednesday, December 19 by Greg

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women (ACNMWA) in the Arts is taking applications for its curated online registry of Arkansas women artists. The deadline to apply is Monday, December 31, 2018. Female artists who are native Arkansans, residents of Arkansas at the time... Read More.

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Daryll Broady Appears in Court; Tells Prosecutor and Judge He Was Also Shot

Wednesday, December 19 by Greg

Daryll Broady made his first appearance in court this morning after being arrested on Monday evening in connection with the shooting death of Brandon "Brandy" Crutchfield. The incident, which occurred in the 2600 block of Olive Street, is Pine Bluff's 19th homicide of the... Read More.

White Hall PD Makes Arrest in Dollar General Store Robbery; Suspect Appears in Court

Tuesday, December 18 by Greg

WHITE HALL, Ark. -- Tuesday, December 18, 2018 / Updated Wednesday, December 19, 2018 On Monday morning, December 17, 2018, White Hall had its first armed robbery of the year. On Tuesday, Lt. Mickey Buffkin of the White Hall Police Department announced the arrest of Sammie... Read More.

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Blue & You Foundation Presents Grant to UAPB

Tuesday, December 18 by Greg

On Monday, the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas presented a check in the amount of $109,630 to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to fund an enhanced nursing clinical lab and the placement of automated external defibrillators throughout campus, according... Read More.

Arrest Made in Connection to Monday Evening Shooting of Brandy Crutchfield

Tuesday, December 18 by Greg

Daryll Broady has been booked into Jefferson County Detention Center and has only been charged with POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSONS at this time. The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that left one dead and another... Read More.

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