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East End voters approve increase for fire department

Thursday, December 8 by Ray King

Voters in the East End community have approved a tax increase that will be used to increase funding fo the volunteer fire department. A similar tax increase four months ago was turned down. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, Chief Darrell Feagan said his department faced... Read More.

Incentive agreement for Ready One Industries extended

Thursday, December 8 by Ray King

An incentive agreement between the Economic Development Corp. of Jefferson County and Ready One Industries, Inc., has been extended. In 2020 Ready One Industries received $486,000 from the Economic Development Corp., to offset some of the costs of their new manufacturing project located at the... Read More.

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Western Foods meets requirements for loan forgiveness

Thursday, December 8 by Ray King

The Economic Development Corp. of Jefferson County announced Thursday that Western Foods has satisfied the terms of their agreement and the loan they received in 2017 has been forgiven. Nancy McNew, vice-president of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County told Deltaplex News that the... Read More.

Office of Computer Science Announces New Initiative for Middle School Students & Teachers

Thursday, December 8 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Office of Computer Science is pleased to announce a new program, “Read, Code, Create” for middle school students and teachers across the state. This program was developed collaboratively with CSforAR, R.I.S.E. Arkansas, AR STEM, and G.U.I.D.E for... Read More.

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Sheridan man sentenced to federal prison on child porn allegation

Thursday, December 8 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE – A Sheridan, Arkansas man was sentenced Wednesday to 96 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Distribution of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. According... Read More.

Cleveland County School District to utilize AMI days due to flu outbreak

Wednesday, December 7 by Staff

The Cleveland County School District will utilize AMI days for school assignments on Thursday, December 8 and Friday December 9 due to a flu outbreak according to a letter from Superintendent Craig Dupuy. The letter states that over the past few days the district has... Read More.

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McGehee School band director and wife killed in Tuesday accident

Wednesday, December 7 by Staff

According to a letter issued by the McGehee School District, McGehee band director Thomas Trigg and his wife, Janet, were killed in an automobile accident Tuesday morning. The letter released by the McGehee School District says: Dear McGehee School District, It is with broken Owl hearts... Read More.

Jefferson Regional Executives, Marketing Department take home AHA awards

Wednesday, December 7 by Staff

Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff was recently recognized with multiple awards at the 2022 meeting of the Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA). Jefferson Regional President & CEO Brian Thomas received the Alan A. Weintraub Memorial Award, the AHA’s highest award bestowed on an individual. Senior Vice... Read More.

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Cain Nattin wins runoff for Sheridan Mayor

Tuesday, December 6 by Staff

Cain Nattin has won the runoff for Mayor of Sheridan after defeating Justin Wise with 61.01% of the vote. Nattin won by the count of 532 to 340. 28.36% of registered voters in the City of Sheridan showed up to polls to cast their votes... Read More.

Jefferson County Quorum Court to vote on $35M budget for 2023

Tuesday, December 6 by Staff

By Ray King When the Jefferson County Quorum Court meets Monday at 5:30 p.m., they will be asked to approve a just over $35-million total budget for 2023. That budget includes $10.841 million for County General and another $24.163 million in miscellaneous funds, including $5.279 million... Read More.

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Two killed, one hurt in Chicot County accident

Tuesday, December 6 by Ray King

A Dermott couple was killed and a Hamburg man injured in a two-vehicle accident in Southeast Arkansas Tuesday morning. According to s preliminary report, Thomas Trigg, 70, was southbound on Arkansas 165 when the 2020 Cadillac he was driving crossed the center line and into... Read More.

Regional Chamber of Commerce to host Lunch and Learn event; Several events in 2023

Tuesday, December 6 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for a full slate of events in 2023. Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Tuesday, Jennifer Kline talked about what’s ahead next year. Kline said the annual Business Expo is May 4, the Taste of... Read More.

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