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Morris gets 35 years in Urban Renewal case

Thursday, May 16 by Ray King

Update May 16, 2024 Thursday Judge Robert Edwards of Searcy sentenced Morris to 35 years in prison and fined $330,000 plus must pay restitution in amount of $667,000. Edwards handed down a sentence much harsher than the jury recommended. Jury advised to make each of... Read More.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets grant to continue to study food allergies

Thursday, May 16 by Rick Walker

For the next seven years, researchers at Arkansas Children's Hospital will continue to host therapeutic trials and study food allergies thanks to new money allocated by the NIH. The $2.3 million allocated will be for studying allegies of tree nuts, milk, eggs, peanuts, wheat... Read More.

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Time is running out for those in Pine Bluff looking for funds for emergency repairs

Thursday, May 16 by Rick Walker

Residents in Pine Bluff have until Tuesday to get money for emergency repairs through the Economic and Community Development Department of Pine Bluff. This program aims to provide emergency repair services to low-income homeowners who own and occupy properties as their primary residence and can... Read More.

Simmon’s First Foundation teams up with AGFC

Thursday, May 16 by Rick Walker

The Simmons First Foundation has joined with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation to sponsor a new initiative to make the outdoors more accessible to all Arkansans. They donated a check to the AGFF for more than $60,000 to... Read More.

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Preakness favorite is scratched from Saturday’s race

Thursday, May 16 by Rick Walker

The last time Muth and Mystik Dan met on the track, Muth had the upper hand, winning in the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn. After Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, a rematch was set up. That will not happen. Muth, the betting... Read More.

WHSD Superintendent Gary Williams discusses graduation and rainy weather contingency plans

Thursday, May 16 by Alex Bivens

White Hall School District Superintendent Gary Williams was a guest on the Oldies 1013 Morning Show and was asked when the 2024 graduation ceremony will take place. Williams went on to say there will be 219 graduates and between them they have received $1.9 million... Read More.

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Sheridan softball coach talks about tonight’s title game

Thursday, May 16 by Rick Walker

Before his team boarded the bus to head to Conway for the State Championship game tonight, Sheridan coach Scott Hoffman talked to Rick Walker on Sunrise Deltaplex. The Lady Jackets will take on Beebe at 7 at UCA. Rick asked Coach Hoffman if the... Read More.

Arkansas Governor’s Declaration of Pine Bluff as “Capital for a Day” Brings Spotlight to New Grant, Additional Land-Grant Funding

Thursday, May 16 by Alex Bivens

On Wednesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders celebrated with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) leadership additional funding the university will receive for the Department of Nursing and the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS). Through the Arkansas Linking Industry to Grow... Read More.

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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders discusses what she is doing to help Pine Bluff

Wednesday, May 15 by Alex Bivens

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders spent much of the day Wednesday in Pine Bluff, a place where she spent several years growing up and was asked what she could do from the governors standpoint to help this town which has fallen on hard times?

U of A Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek discusses why the One Razorback Road Show was put together

Wednesday, May 15 by Alex Bivens

University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek was a part of the One Razorback Road Show that made a stop in Pine Bluff Wednesday and talked about why a tour like this was put together. Oldies 1013 Morning Show host Greg Horne told Yurachek that... Read More.

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Mayor Washington talks about Razorbacks and Governor Sanders being in Pine Bluff

Wednesday, May 15 by Alex Bivens

Between a visit by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the One Razorback Road Show, Pine Bluff was the place to be Wednesday. The Governor proclaimed Pine Bluff the state capital for a day, and Razorback fans got to visit with the school athletic director... Read More.

Walmart announces layoffs at campus offices

Wednesday, May 15 by Ray King

Bentonville, Ark. (AP) — Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices. It also said it will require most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its primary offices in Bentonville, Arkansas;... Read More.

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