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Arrest Made In Chris Jones Murder Case, Derek Payne Behind Bars

On Monday, Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney ruled that prosecutors have probable cause to charge Derek Payne, 38, with capital murder and abuse of a corpse. He will be held at the adult detention center without bond. Payne was taken into custody in connection ...
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Pine Bluff Aquatic Center Grand Opening Set For Tomorrow

Aquatics Center Director T.R. Santos says that the event will include an Olympic swimmer, among other activities. The day will also host a mini-swim meet. Additionally, the center will host its first sanctioned swim meet later in the month. Santos said that the Pine ...
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McGhee City Jail Inmate Escapes

McGehee police say a 31-year-old male inmate from the McGehee City Jail escaped Wednesday afternoon around 2 p.m. Alan C. Lewis escaped while out during recreational time. He is described as 5'8" and weighing approximately 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing an orange McGehee ...
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Arkansas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Jefferson County

A Disaster Recovery Center will open Thursday June 27th in Pine Bluff. This center will offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in the counties included in the federal disaster declaration for flooding in Arkansas between May 21st and June 14th. Representatives from the State of ...
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PB Officers Involved In Shooting

On June 25th around 10:30 pm, Officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to a disturbance at 28th and Holly. There was an exchange of gunfire that involved two officers. The shooting resulted in no injuries and one juvenile was arrested. The Arkansas State ...
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River Rises Again, May Flood Certain Roads

Areas of Jefferson County along the Arkansas River are expected to go back into minor flood stage by Friday with a projected crest of 42.5 feet. This is due to recent heavy rains that fell in western Arkansas. Flood stage at Pine Bluff is ...
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Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce Welcomes The Pine Bluff Aquatic Center

The Chamber's Redcoats will be on hand for a grand-opening and ribbon-cutting celebration marking the opening of the newly constructed Pine Bluff Aquatic Center. After 50 years without a community pool, it's time to make a big ...
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Stuttgart women dies after car and train collide Saturday

Authorities in Stuttgart are investigating a deadly train and car collision. The police chief confirms one person is dead. The accident happened at the 10th Street railroad crossing. 55-year-old Joyce Yvonne Racy died on the scene as a result of the deadly train and car collision Saturday. The 67-year-old ...
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Union Pacific Train Train Accident In Jefferson County

A news release that was issued said that there were a dozen tanker cars involved, and there were no hazardous materials and nothing leaking from the train tanker cars. The cause of the derailment is unknown, and there are no reported injuries at the ...
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Restaurant Shooting Leaves Three Teens Injured

The Pine Bluff Police Department continues to investigate a shooting that took place at a Blake Street restaurant Wednesday night in which three people were injured. The shooting happened at Kibb’s Bar-B-Que around 7:35 that evening. According to the police report, the first officer arrived ...
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Arrest Made After Failed Jail Drug Smuggle

On May 28, 2019, at approximately 2:22 a.m. a black female, later identified as 33-year old Travisha Watson, was observed on the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center camera walking away from the loading dock area. Sergeant Fred Green and Investigator Joseph O’Neal of the Jefferson ...
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UPDATE: White Hall Nursing Home Sexual Assault Investigation Results In Error

The error launched an investigation by the White Hall Police Department. It also cost male employees of The Waters of White Hall Nursing and Rehab facility several days of work. A mistake by a technologist at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center created suspicion that ...
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