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A $10k bond was set for a man being charged with domestic battery

Friday, January 3 by Alex Bivens

By Ray King A $10,000 bond was set Friday for a White Hall man previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery after he was accused of punching his girlfriend Wednesday. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge... Read More.

Lakeshore Recycling calls for Franklin lawsuit to be dismissed

Friday, January 3 by Ray King

By Ray King Lakeshore Recycling Services (LRS), the company Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson has hired to collect garbage in the county has asked a circuit judge to dismiss it from a lawsuit filed by former Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr. On Dec. 17,... Read More.

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A $50k bond was set for a man accused of shooting his girlfriend

Friday, January 3 by Alex Bivens

By Ray King A $50,000 bond was set Friday for a Pine Bluff man accused of shooting his girlfriend in November. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Corvise Hall, 23, with first-degree domestic battery. Reading from... Read More.

ARDOT worker killed in hit-and-run accident

Thursday, January 2 by Luke Matheson

HUMNOKE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troop A Highway Patrol is investigating the death of an Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) worker who was killed in an accident on Thursday, January 2, 2025, around 10 a.m. Charles "Tony" Glover, 39, an ARDOT employee from Jacksonville,... Read More.

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Cleveland County Telephone gets grant for broadband and fiber-optic service

Thursday, January 2 by Ray King

Cleveland County Telephone has received $35 million in grants and loans to bring fiber optic and broadband service to the county. According to the Cleveland County Herald, the county has the highest number of unserved/underserved locations in Southeast Arkansas. The money is coming from the USDA’s... Read More.

Man killed in one-vehicle accident in Little Rock

Thursday, January 2 by Ray King

A 19-year-old Little Rock man was killed in the early morning hours Monday when the vehicle he was driving struck a utility pole. According to a preliminary report, Elmer Tec-Pop was eastbound in the 5100 block of Young Road in a 2014 Dodge when the... Read More.

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Vivian Flowers sworn in as Mayor of Pine Bluff

Wednesday, January 1 by Luke Matheson

Vivian Flowers was sworn in as Mayor of Pine Bluff Wednesday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Flowers spoke with Deltaplex News after being sworn in to share some of the first things she hopes to accomplish as Mayor. Flowers mentioned working in concert with the... Read More.

Judge Robinson vetoes 2025 Jefferson County budget

Wednesday, January 1 by Ray King

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson has vetoed a proposed 2025 budget adopted at a special meeting of the Quorum Court citing deficiencies in the procedure to adopt the budget. His veto message follows, then a message from former Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr.,... Read More.

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Former JP Franklin sues some members of Quorum Court

Wednesday, January 1 by Ray King

By Ray King Although he is no longer a member of the Jefferson County Quorum, Lloyd Franklin Jr. is still striking out at some members of the County’s legislative body. On Monday, Franklin electronically filed a lawsuit against five Justices of the Peace as well as... Read More.

Flags to fly at half-staff to honor former President Carter

Tuesday, December 31 by Ray King

In honor and tribute to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr., the United States and Arkansas flags shall be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days, beginning on the day of his death, December 29, 2024.

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Missing 15-year-old girl found safe

Tuesday, December 31 by Luke Matheson

UPDATE: UPDATE: 15-year-old Anna Nicole Morgan Navarro has been found and is safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The McGehee Police Department is searching for missing 15-year-old Anna Nicole Morgan Navarro. Navarro is 5’5”, 150 pounds with brown eyes and black hair that is short and curly. Name: Anna Nicole Morgan... Read More.

UAMS receives grant for school emergency response program

Monday, December 30 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a community-based emergency response program Little Rock schools. “We are grateful to have... Read More.

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