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UAPB Pre-Med Major Completes Internship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Monday, September 10 by Greg

Antonia Bannister, a senior biology pre-medicine major at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), recently completed a summer internship program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio. Known as S.E.A.R.C.H (Summer Education and Research in Clinical Healthcare Internship), the program was founded by... Read More.

Pine Bluff Native Killed In OKC

Monday, September 10 by Greg

A Pine Bluff man has died from injuries he sustained in a early September shooting and crash in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Police Department says that Stanley Lovett, 26, has died at a metro hospital. Just after 9:10 p.m. Sept. 5, officers responded to a... Read More.

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El Dorado Shootout Starts on September 14th

Monday, September 10 by Greg

EL DORADO, AR – As the top 25 players on the Symetra Tour travel to El Dorado, the world of golf will have its eye on South Arkansas this month. The Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout presented by PepsiCo will most definitely be one... Read More.

Pine Bluff Police, Fire Department and Election Commission Building Damaged by Flooding

Monday, September 10 by Greg

The headquarters for the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services, the Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD) and Jefferson County Election Commission building experienced damage after flash flooding occurred early Saturday evening. Remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon sent several feet of water rushing throughout Pine... Read More.

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CBS Executive Kurt Davis to Speak at UAPB September 11

Friday, September 7 by Greg

Kurt Davis, Executive Vice President of Affiliate Relations for CBS News, will visit the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) on Tuesday, September 11. The free, public event will be held at 1:00 p.m. in Cross-Phipps auditorium of Caldwell Hall. Davis is the speaker... Read More.

Pine Bluff Teacher to Appear on Wheel of Fortune

Friday, September 7 by Greg

Jodi McNulty of Pine Bluff will be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune on Thursday, September 13. She will appear on the show which begins at 6:30pm on KATV Channel 7, according to a news release from the show. "Jodi is a middle school math teacher... Read More.

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Jefferson County Woman Arrested for Arson After Being Accused of Setting Boyfriend’s House on Fire

Friday, September 7 by Greg

A Jefferson County woman facing arson charges after setting a house on fire. Rebecca Noble, 26, faces 1 count of arson after the September 3, 2018 fire at a Jefferson County residence, located within the 3800 block of Lowman Road. The flames spread rapidly along the... Read More.

28 Arkansas high school football players suspended after in-game brawl; sheriff says 2 fans arrested

Thursday, September 6 by Greg

The Arkansas Activities Association upheld the ejection of 28 players Wednesday after a fight during a high school football game last week, a spokesman for the agency said. As punishment, 11 athletes from Drew Central High School and 17 from Hampton High School must sit... Read More.

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Listen For Football Picks and Win $20 DQ Gift Card

Thursday, September 6 by Greg

Join us Friday morning at 8:30 on Oldies 101.3, The Voice of the Delta, for our weekly college football picks. Clint Jackson, Mike Horne, LaRon Marbley, Jawon Bradley and next weeks Razorback Hall of Honor inductee Greg Horne prognosticate on this weeks games! Go... Read More.

Thornton to Host Annual Fall Festival and Hot Lips BBQ Cookoff

Thursday, September 6 by Greg

The City of Thornton and Thornton Step-by-Step, Inc. will sponsor the second Fall Festival and first Hot Lips BBQ Cookoff on Saturday, September 15th. Everyone is invited to attend this event, which begins at 10 a.m. Attendance is free, but people must bring their own... Read More.

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Evelyn Horton Forced to Step Down

Thursday, September 6 by Greg

Evelyn Horton, the director of the Pine Bluff Quality of Life Division, resigned from the position last week, according to Mayor Shirley Washington. Washington said that Horton, who had been at that job for around a year, was given the option to resign instead of... Read More.

UAPB Names Melvin Hines As New Athletic Director

Wednesday, September 5 by Greg

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff presented Melvin Hines as the new Golden Lion Director of Athletics. Hines, a former wide receiver at Auburn University, started as a graduate assistant in 1997 at the University of Louisville where he earned a Master of... Read More.

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