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Pia Woods with the Jefferson County 4-H was this weeks United Way guest

Thursday, December 21 by Alex Bivens

Wednesday is United Way Day on Oldies 1013 and this week, Pia Woods with Jefferson County 4-H was the guest and was asked if the programs are available for all of the Deltaplex or are they limited to just Jefferson County. Woods was also asked... Read More.

Judge threatens to dismiss lawsuit against corrections board by Attorney General

Thursday, December 21 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Tuesday threatened to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general against the Corrections Board that he would normally represent, the latest in a widening legal fight between the panel and Gov. Sarah Huckabee... Read More.

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Agricultural Business Student Graduates from UAPB Debt-free Thanks to 1890 Scholarship Program

Thursday, December 21 by Alex Bivens

Allison Jackson, a December 2023 graduate of agricultural business at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, says graduating and taking her first steps into “the real world” has been an exciting and emotional experience. She is thrilled about the future and grateful for... Read More.

JP’s show up and vote unanimously to approve tax rates for 2024

Wednesday, December 20 by Greg

By Ray King With adopting legislation setting the tax rates for 2024 coming down to the wire, the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Wednesday night approved those rates unanimously in a roll call vote. State law requires that the rates for the following year be approved... Read More.

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DEPUTIES RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE AT W.C. “DUB” BRASSELL ADULT DETENTION CENTER

Wednesday, December 20 by Greg

Update: The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is pleased to report that Deputies Emanuel Hayes, Keaira Hawkins, Mauricia Bennett, and Zekeyia Jackson who were seen at Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) for exposure to an unknown substance at the W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention Center have... Read More.

Friendship Aspire Academies Southeast Middle School gets grant for EAST start-up

Wednesday, December 20 by Ray King

Pine Bluff based Friendship Aspire Academies Southeast Middle School was one of four schools in the state to receive EAST start-up funding through a grant from the Arkansas Department of Secondary Education/Arkansas Department of Education for the 2024/2025 school year. According to a press release,... Read More.

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An Arkansas mystery may have been solved in Kentucky

Wednesday, December 20 by Rick Walker

In 1999 fisherman found a body chained and weighted down with a hydraulic jack in a Kentucky lake. Now, through the use of geneoligical DNA, that body has been identified as an Arkansas fugitive. After the body was exhumed in 2016, no ID could... Read More.

More help on your upcoming heating bills is coming

Wednesday, December 20 by Rick Walker

The LIHEAP program will once again he providing money to help those who are having trouble with heating bills. Hayley Brakebill from Central Delta Community Action Agency was a guest on Sunrise Deltaplex to talk about the upcoming application period. Rick Walker asked her... Read More.

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NewsNation host Elizabeth Vargas joins Sunrise Deltaplex

Wednesday, December 20 by Rick Walker

Former ABC and 20/20 host Elizabeth Vargas was a guest on Sunrise Deltaplex with Rick Walker. They discussed the recent Republican Debate she co-hosted and what 2024 looks like. Rick asked her if she thinks the ratings for NewsNation have gone up because of... Read More.

Nearly 42-year prison sentence for Berryville man on child porn and sexually abusing minors allegations

Wednesday, December 20 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE – A Berryville man was sentenced Monday to 500 months in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of Traveling with the Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Acts with two minor males and for Distributing Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge... Read More.

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Little Rock man sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison on gun related charge

Wednesday, December 20 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—On Monday, United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky sentenced Dontarious Marquette Henderson, 28, to 70 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. In addition to the prison sentence of nearly six years, Judge Rudofsky sentenced Henderson,... Read More.

Dr Jennifer Barbaree, PBSD Superintendent discusses possible school calendar changes

Wednesday, December 20 by Alex Bivens

The Pine Bluff School District is considering changing the way students go to school and switching from a traditional calendar to an early start calendar. District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree explained how an early start calendar would work when she appeared on the Oldies 1013 Morning... Read More.

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