Many Arkansas National Guard soldiers and airmen miss vaccination deadline
Many Arkansas National Guard soldiers and airmen have missed the deadline to get vaccinated.
Deltaplex News' Rick Walker breaks down the numbers.
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Swimming deaths increase in Arkansas following pandemic
Swimming deaths began to increase in the Natural State as the pandemic began to wind down and more people began to head for water.
Rick Walker has this story.
$15,000 bond set for man accused of stealing construction equipment
By Ray King
A $15,000 bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man accused of stealing construction equipment from a work site Friday.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Paul Jackson, 55, with theft... Read More.
$5,000 set for man accused of endangering the welfare of a minor after child struck by vehicle
By Ray King
A Pine Bluff man was arrested Monday after police investigated a reported hit and run accident involving a child Sunday night.
Eddie Jackson, 45, was taken into custody after police were told Jackson had been watching the child at an apartment on West... Read More.
Four UAPB Alumnae Recently Complete Law School – Adding to the Growing Number of Women-in-law
When you think about the law profession driving equality, do you consider who is behind the wheel? Do you consider where the profession is going? Since four UAPB graduates entered college in the mid-2010s, those drivers have increasingly become women. Seeing the results of... Read More.
High Schoolers Build Fun Memories, Invaluable Experience During UAPB AgDiscovery Program
Nineteen high school students from 10 states spent two weeks on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) campus as part of the AgDiscovery summer enrichment residential career exploration program. Dr. Christopher C. Mathis Jr., program director, said participants gained a firsthand look... Read More.
UAM Announces Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List for Spring 2022 Semester
The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 259 students to the Dean’s List and 188 students to the Chancellor’s List for the spring 2022 semester, according to Keith Chambliss, UAM’s registrar.
Selection to the Dean’s List requires a student to earn a grade-point average of... Read More.
5-year-old injured in overnight Hit & Run accident
On July 3, 2022, at about 2:20 AM, Pine Bluff Officers were dispatched to the area of 15th and Hazel in reference to a child being hit by a vehicle.
The officers located a 5-year-old male child lying in the roadway on Hazel between 15th... Read More.
Deltaplex area Fourth of July celebration locations
Monday is the Fourth of July, and there are several celebrations taking place in Deltaplex area cities. Those locations are shared below:
PINE BLUFF FIREWORKS
The Pine Bluff Festival Association and the Pine Bluff Parks and Recreation Department have once again teamed up to host the... Read More.
Council member Joni Alexander talks recent armed robbery at her home
Pine Bluff City Council member Joni Alexander was robbed at gunpoint a week ago and on Friday, talked about the incident on the Oldies 1013 morning show.
She said everything bad that has happened to her has happened when she was at home and was... Read More.
White Hall Youth Football and Cheer to hold registration in July
White Hall is gearing up for another football season and registration is coming up for Youth football and cheer. Wayne Blankenship joined Rick Walker on Sunrise Deltaplex with the details.
Three teams will be formed. One for Kindergarten through 2nd grade, a second for 3rd... Read More.
Central Moloney President talks partnership with WCSD after superintendent resignation
The firing of Watson Chapel School District Superintendent Andrew Curry after a nearly two-hour executive session by the Watson Chapel School Board Thursday has residents scratching their heads and searching for answers.
One of those is Chris Hart, the President, and CEO of Central Moloney... Read More.
