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White Hall police make arrest involving alleged stolen car

Friday, May 13 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King White Hall Police on Thursday recovered a car that had been reported stolen and arrested the driver who said she had been told she could keep it for 48 hours to test drive. Krista Daniels, 28, was taken into custody after White Hall... Read More.

$75,000 bond set for Pine Bluff man on alleged drug-related charges

Friday, May 13 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A $75,000 bond was set Friday for a Pine Bluff man arrested on drug-related charges. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Charles Lewis, 45, with possession of a controlled substance with purpose. Reading... Read More.

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UAM awarded $205K grant

Friday, May 13 by Deseray Mckinzy

The University of Arkansas at Monticello has been awarded a $205,415 grant by the Wingate Foundation. The multi-year grant (2022-2024) will be used to fund need-based scholarships ($100,000) nursing instructors ($50,000) and lab upgrades ($50,415). This is the second grant the Windgate Foundation has awarded to... Read More.

PBSD Staff and Stakeholders talk concerns at State Board of Education meeting

Thursday, May 12 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Arkansas State Board of Education met on Thursday, May 12 for a regular monthly meeting at the Arch Ford Education Building in Little Rock. Citizens from the Pine Bluff community joined the meeting to speak about the direction that the Pine Bluff School... Read More.

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Tavante Calhoun provides preview of Forward Fest 2022

Thursday, May 12 by Staff

After missing a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Forward Fest returns to Pine Bluff this Saturday at the Pine Bluff- Jefferson County Regional Park. On Thursday, Tavante Calhoun of Go Forward Pine Bluff was a guest on the Oldies 1013 morning show and talked... Read More.

Jefferson County adult jail sued over 2021 inmate death

Thursday, May 12 by Ray King

The mother of a man who died while in the adult detention center last year has filed a lawsuit against the jail and Jefferson County. Deborah McBride, the mother of Dezman McBride filed the suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court Tuesday and alleged grossly negligent... Read More.

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Arkansas Attorney General sues drug companies over high insulin prices

Thursday, May 12 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced a lawsuit against drug manufacturers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) for manipulating and inflating insulin and drug prices in Arkansas. In the complaint, filed in Pulaski County, Attorney General Rutledge alleges that... Read More.

$5,000 cash only bond set for Pine Bluff man accused of theft of property

Thursday, May 12 by Staff

By Ray King A Pine Bluff man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly took his mother’s vehicle without permission. Jerry Golden, 21, was taken into custody after a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy found him waking in the middle of the highway. During a court hearing Thursday, Deputy... Read More.

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$5,000 cash only bond set for Pine Bluff woman accused of pointing gun at another woman

Thursday, May 12 by Staff

By Ray King A $5,000 cash only bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff woman who allegedly pointed a gun at another woman May 1. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Tatiana Reed, 21,... Read More.

Former DEA agent sentenced to prison for accepting bribes from drug kingpin

Wednesday, May 11 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK—A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced today for accepting bribes from a drug trafficker. Nathan Koen, 45, now of Auburn, Illinois, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. Koen was charged by... Read More.

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UAPB Project Teaches Pre-K Children to Grow Healthy Vegetables

Wednesday, May 11 by Staff

Pre-K children at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) Child Development Center (CDC) recently had the opportunity to learn how to garden indoors, Dr. Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the UAPB Department of Human Sciences, said. The young children learned how to... Read More.

$50,000 cash-only bond set for man allegedly involved in domestic altercation

Wednesday, May 11 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A $50,000 cash only was set Wednesday for a Jefferson County man accused of hitting his girlfriend with a pipe and busting the windshield of her car. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to... Read More.

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