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Carlton Saffa on the Bet Saracen app amidst NBA Playoffs and Southeast Conference Baseball Tournament

Friday, May 26 by Alex Bivens

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, as is the Southeast Conference Baseball Tournament and on Friday, Carlton Saffa, market officer for Saracen Casino appeared on the Oldies 101.3 morning show and was asked about people using the Bet Saracen app. Specifically, were there... Read More.

Brian Thomas, Jefferson Regional Medical Center CEO, spoke about the fire at the new building for JRMC in White Hall

Friday, May 26 by Alex Bivens

Three days after a fire broke out at the site of the Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital being constructed at White Hall, Brian Thomas, the CEO of Jefferson Regional told Deltaplex News how the fire got started. Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show, Thomas said... Read More.

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$10,000 bond set for Hot Springs man accused of tampering with a car reported as stolen.

Friday, May 26 by Alex Bivens

By Ray King A $10,000 bond was set Friday for a Hot Springs man accused of tampering with the identification number of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge... Read More.

Black Pilots of America to host Operation Skyhook at Grider Field this weekend

Friday, May 26 by Staff

The Black Pilots of America will host Operation Skyhook at Grider Field this weekend for the 24th time in the past 26 years. The BPA did miss two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but things are back in order and set to go... Read More.

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Barbaree discusses teacher certifications

Friday, May 26 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Pine Bluff School District is making a concerted effort to improve its teaching staff by ensuring that every teacher is state certified. Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Thursday, Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree was asked about that effort, particularly since some current teachers, who... Read More.

Challenge to congressional boundaries rejected by court

Friday, May 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A three-judge panel on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map, ruling that opponents of the new congressional boundaries had not proven race motivated the Republican-led Legislature’s redistricting plan. The lawsuit tossed by the federal panel claimed... Read More.

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Court issues stay to EPA rule affecting coal fired power plants

Friday, May 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of Arkansas’ plan to comply with federal rules designed to assure that the state’s coal-fired power plants and industrial sites don’t pollute the air in other states. The... Read More.

Remains of Maranda Merrell Neal positively identified by crime lab

Thursday, May 25 by Staff

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announces a significant development in the investigation into the disappearance of Maranda Neal. On May 5, 2023, during exhaustive grid searches over hundreds of acres of woods, human remains were discovered southeast of President's Circle, in an area of... Read More.

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$150,000 bond set for Monticello man accused of driving over two people including a toddler

Thursday, May 25 by Staff

On May 23, 2023 members of the Monticello Police Department responded to a call in the area of W. Trotter St. in reference to victims being run over. Upon the arrival of officers, a suspect was quickly developed in the case and arrested. During further investigation... Read More.

Representative from Area Agency on Aging talks advocating for elderly

Thursday, May 25 by Deseray Mckinzy

Wednesday is United Way Day on Oldies 1013 and Leslie Dorn of the United Way was joined by Brenda Brown and Laurel Bland of the Area Agency on Aging who talked about their work advocating for the elderly. Brown said this about the work. Brown said... Read More.

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White supremacist sentenced to life in federal prison

Thursday, May 25 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK— Marcus Millsap, 55, of Little Rock, was sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to violate racketeering laws, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Millsap was sentenced earlier Wednesday by United States District Judge Brian S.... Read More.

GFPB announces Go-Kart Track gets go ahead

Thursday, May 25 by Deseray Mckinzy

On Tuesday, the Urban Renewal Board voted to accept a contract with Amusement Products of Chattanooga, Tenn. To design and build the go-cart track on the site of the former Admiral Benbow Inn on East Harding Avenue. According to a press release, the project was... Read More.

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