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Saracen Casino Resort subcontractors test positive for COVID-19

Thursday, May 7 by Greg

Several employees of subcontractors on the Saracen Casino Resort have tested positive for COVID-19 according to the Arkansas Times. Those workers have been in isolation according to the article.When asked if there were more than 10 workers, Quapaw Tribal Chairman John Berrey told the... Read More.

White Hall school district plans graduation ceremony for 2020 seniors

Thursday, May 7 by Ray King

By Ray KingThe White Hall School District is planning a graduation ceremony to honor its seniors, according to Superintendent Doug Dorris.Dorris said the State Education Department has said previously that schools were barred from conducting any ceremonies until July and the district is making... Read More.

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Screening clinic for COVID-19 set at Dumas

Thursday, May 7 by Ray King

A free drive-thru screening clinic for COVID-19 will be conducted May 12 at the Dumas Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. according to the McGehee Dermott Times-News.The clinic will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Services (UAMS), the City... Read More.

UAMS approved for use of plasma as experimental treatment for COVID-19

Thursday, May 7 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of convalescent plasma in Arkansas as an experimental treatment for COVID-19 with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the expanded access treatment program sponsor.With the authorization, UAMS Medical Center... Read More.

Dates set for independent candidates to file petitions

Thursday, May 7 by Ray King

Jefferson County Clerk Shawndra Taggart has announced the filing period for independent candidates for city and school board elections in November.Municipal candidates filing with petitions may begin circulating petitions May 7, 2020.Cities of the 1st class require 30 signatures.Cities of the 2nd class and... Read More.

Pine Bluff woman arrested in connection with Monday homicide

Wednesday, May 6 by Greg

According to a Pine Bluff Police Department press release 39-year-old Leashebia Davis, of Pine Bluff, has been booked into the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center on a charge of First Degree Murder in the May 4 death of 38-year-old Elvis Kendal.Kendal was found shot... Read More.

Police issue more than 100 curfew violation citations

Wednesday, May 6 by Ray King

By Ray KingPine Bluff Police have written over 100 citations for curfew violations since Sunday, according to Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant.He said that people driving home from work or the store won’t get stopped but if people are hanging out on parking lots or... Read More.

Hutchinson: Arkansas to double COVID-19 testing by month’s end

Wednesday, May 6 by Greg

Governor Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that Arkansas now has 3,568 positive COVID-19 cases, with 20 of those additional cases coming from the Forrest City Federal Correctional Institute. Additionally, the state now has 85 total deaths, an increase of two from yesterday. One of those... Read More.

UAPB ranked 33rd best HBCU in America

Wednesday, May 6 by Greg

CollegeCensus.com has ranked the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as the 33rd best HBCU in the country out of 50 colleges in the ranking.The website says that their ranking has a “broader purpose than finding the HBCUs most praised by published rankings and... Read More.

Arkansas universities plan for classes on campus in the fall

Wednesday, May 6 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Officials at universities in Arkansas have announced plans to reopen campuses in the fall for in-class instruction after schools were closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. University of Arkansas System trustees approved a resolution Monday directing officials... Read More.

Armechi Dontae Morgan 48, Pine Bluff

Wednesday, May 6 by Greg

Armechi Dontae Morgan 48, of Pine Bluff passed away April 26, 2020. He was born February 9, 1972 to the late Rev. Earl Morgan and Rosetta Word Morgan.Survivors include his daughter; Trinity Jordan of Little Rock, Arkansas. His siblings; Anthony Kentle, Cartilyou Morgan, Makeiko... Read More.

UAMS Radiation Oncologist awarded $1.86 million grant for cancer research

Wednesday, May 6 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — A five-year grant of more than $1.86 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will fund research aimed at reducing long-term neurological damage caused by a common cancer treatment regimen.Fen Xia, M.D.,... Read More.

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