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Pine Bluff woman wanted for hindering apprehension of a murder suspect

Thursday, March 16 by Staff

The Pine Bluff Police Department Detective office is asking for assistance locating Margaret D. Lowe. She is 33-years-old and is about 5' 4" tall and weighs around 180 lbs. Lowe is wanted for Hindering Apprehension and Prosecution of a murder suspect. Anyone with information on the location... Read More.

Multiple agencies arrest suspect wanted by Pine Bluff PD and JCSO following high-speed chase

Thursday, March 16 by Staff

Jefferson County, Arkansas - March 16, 2023 - On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Investigators from Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Tri-County Drug Task Force (TCDTF), and Group Violence Intervention (GVI) attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a vehicle being operated by Dedric Broyles, 44... Read More.

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Boozman addresses several national issues that affect Arkansas

Thursday, March 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) recently spoke with the press concerning a number of national issues with significance to all four corners of Arkansas. Senator Boozman addressed a range of topics from negotiations in Congress over the next five-year farm bill to the ongoing shortage... Read More.

Watley explains origins of GFPB

Thursday, March 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

With an election planned in May on extending the go Forward sales tax for another seven years, as well as adding a tax devoted strictly to public safety, Go Forward Pine Bluff CEO Ryan Watley was a guest on the Oldies 1013 morning show... Read More.

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Pine Bluff receives grant for lead pipe replacement project

Thursday, March 16 by Ray King

The City of Pine Bluff is one of four cities across the nation who have received a grant for proposed lead service line replacement projects. According to a release from the Mayor’s Office, the Healthy Babies Bright Futures Bright Cities program awarded a total of... Read More.

bill on trans use of bathrooms sent to Governor

Thursday, March 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Transgender people at Arkansas public schools would not be able to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday. The bill approved by the majority-Republican House applies to... Read More.

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UAMS teams up with Jefferson Regional, Rural Health Partnership on training program

Thursday, March 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received grants totaling more than $1 million from the United States Department of Agriculture and AT&T that will widen the scope of existing digital health programs, including field trips for Delta-area students,... Read More.

Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie to host swap meet

Wednesday, March 15 by Deseray Mckinzy

This Saturday, the Museum Of The Arkansas Grand Prairie in Stuttgart is hosting a swap meet. Those looking to sell hunting, fishing, and trapping equipment can set up between 9 and noon for free. William Hafner from Arkansas Game and Fish joined Rick Walker... Read More.

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UMAS, well fed team up on food prescription program

Wednesday, March 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The nonprofit Well Fed and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena are partnering to combat nutritional insecurity through a food prescription program and research study called Good Food Rx. The initiative, which serves patients... Read More.

Fort Smith picked for air force training mission

Wednesday, March 15 by Ray King

WASHINGTON— Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Congressman Steve Womack applauded the U.S. Air Force’s selection of Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the home of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mission that will bring F-35 fighter planes and a... Read More.

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JP Harden discusses Quorum Court altercation

Wednesday, March 15 by Deseray Mckinzy

During Monday’s meeting of the Jefferson County Quorum Court, Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson asked a sheriff’s deputy to remove Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr., after several attempts to get Franklin to stop talking so the meeting could continue. The deputy refused and... Read More.

Monument to the unborn approved by legislature

Wednesday, March 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monument marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before Roe v. Wade was struck down would be built near the state Capitol under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday. The majority-Republican House approved by... Read More.

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