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Pine Bluff Police Department searching for robbery suspects

Thursday, December 23 by Staff

On December 15 around 6:45 p.m. the men in the attached photos entered the dollar General Store at 901 S Blake and proceeded to use the Blue tote to conceal items. The man in the black coat tried to take the tote out of the... Read More.

Pine Bluff man arrested following Sunday murder near Bayou Bartholomew

Wednesday, December 22 by Staff

By Ray King A 19-year-old Pine Bluff man arrested Monday night will be held without bond at the adult detention center while prosecutors prepare capital murder charges against him. At a court hearing Wednesday morning, Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth ruled probable cause exists to... Read More.

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Medicaid overhaul approved by feds

Wednesday, December 22 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that the federal government has approved the state’s proposal to overhaul its Medicaid expansion. “This will allow 300,000 low-income Arkansans to continue to receive health care under our qualified insurance plans that have been... Read More.

PB Police Ask For Help Locating Person Wanted For Shooting

Wednesday, December 22 by Greg

The Pine Bluff Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a woman who is wanted for a shooting that occurred on 12/15/2021 in the Dollarway area of Pine Bluff. Deanna Marie Lever is 33-years-old about 5’-2” in height and weighs about... Read More.

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Prosecutor: Pine Bluff Police Officer justified in Sahara Temple shooting

Tuesday, December 21 by Staff

By: Luke Matheson A Pine Bluff Police Officer has been cleared of any wrong doing after an investigation by the Arkansas State Police in a shooting that happened on UAPB Homecoming weekend at the Sahara Shrine Temple on October 16, 2021. Deltaplex News has obtained a... Read More.

Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. discusses Sunday homicide near Bayou Bartholomew

Tuesday, December 21 by Staff

By Ray King Jefferson County Sheriff’s investigators are still pursuing leads in the Sunday shooting death of Laquavis Thomas, 20, whose body was found on Wilbur West Road near Bayou Bartholomew at 5:53 p.m. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene. The body has been sent... Read More.

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$15,000 bond set for man accused of firing shots into a house

Tuesday, December 21 by Staff

By Ray King A $15,000 bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man who allegedly fired shots into a house. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Christopher Seuell, 45, with terroristic act. Reading from a... Read More.

Council member Ivan Whitfield calls for investigation into Parks and Recreation budget

Tuesday, December 21 by Staff

By Ray King Pine Bluff City Council member Ivan Whitfield has called for an investigation into the budget of the Parks and Recreation Department after airing a number of complaints during a special called meeting of the Public Works Committee which he chairs. Following the regular... Read More.

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Council approves update to small business partnership with UAPB

Tuesday, December 21 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King In 2009, the Pine Bluff City Council adopted a resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between the city and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Economic Research and Development Center to promote small business development. On Monday night, the council voted to... Read More.

UAPB Students Win Research Competition Awards at Conference

Tuesday, December 21 by Deseray Mckinzy

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced that four students recently won awards for research presentations at the 79th Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. The virtual student research competition was hosted by the Tuskegee University Chapter of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor... Read More.

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Pine Bluff City Council approves purchase of 20 surveillance cameras for Police Department

Monday, December 20 by Staff

By Ray King In their final meeting of the year, the Pine Bluff City Council on Monday voted to suspend the rules, read three times, then adopt an ordinance allowing the Police Department to buy additional surveillance cameras without the need to take competitive bids. The... Read More.

Go Forward Pine Bluff CEO Ryan Watley discusses next week’s King Cotton Holiday Classic

Monday, December 20 by Staff

The King Cotton Holiday Classic basketball tournament will tip off on Monday, December 27 after being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers are looking forward to welcoming some of the top talent from across the state and country both to... Read More.

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