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Arkansas State Police investigating inmate death at Cummins Unit

Tuesday, September 21 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the fatal prison assault of a convicted murderer who died last week. The state Division of Correction said Jerry Richard died at a Little Rock hospital on Friday, two days after the assault at the Cummins Unit.... Read More.

Jory Worthen pleads guilty to two counts of First Degree Murder

Tuesday, September 21 by Staff

CAMDEN, Arkansas (AP) — Jory Worthen has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the June 2019 killing of his then-girlfriend Alyssa Cannon and her four-year-old son Brayden in Camden. Cannon had an active restraining order against Worthen at the time of her... Read More.

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PB City Council requires owners of vacant buildings to register or face fines

Monday, September 20 by Greg

By Ray King The Pine Bluff City Council on Monday approved legislation requiring owners of vacant buildings to register them with the city or face fines. The vote on the ordinance was 8-0 as Council Member Steven Mays, who has been ill and out for several... Read More.

Sheridan School Board takes no action on mask mandates in Monday meeting

Monday, September 20 by Staff

With a large decrease in quarantine and positive COVID-19 numbers in recent weeks the Sheridan School Board declined to vote on a mask mandate in a special called meeting on Monday night. Due to the lack of a vote the district will maintain the current... Read More.

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Quorum Court approves 15 ordinances and extended support to those impacted by Covid-19

Monday, September 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Jefferson County Quorum Court met at the Jefferson County Courthouse on Monday, September 20th for their monthly meeting and also held a special meeting at 5:15 pm that led to the regular meeting time of 5:30. During the special meeting, the funding for a... Read More.

Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley seeks re-election

Monday, September 20 by Lori Basiewicz

Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley has announced he will be a candidate for reelection in the 2022 Democratic primary. Kelley was elected the first time in 2008 and took office in 2009. He has served six terms as coroner and before being elected, was a... Read More.

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Garner encourages crowd at Sheridan to speak against mask mandate

Monday, September 20 by Ray King

State Senator Trent Garner, who sponsored legislation banning mask mandates in the state told a crowd in Sheridan Sunday that wearing a mask is a personal choice and not one that should be legislated by a governing body. Garner, a Republican from El Dorado, was... Read More.

Two men arrested in Pine Bluff for reported burglary

Monday, September 20 by Lori Basiewicz

By Ray King A reported burglary in progress Saturday afternoon resulted in the arrest of two men found inside a convenience store. Aubrey Smith, 42, and Keandre Moore, 27, were taken into custody after police were sent to the Fast Mart on Cherry Street at about... Read More.

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Bond set for former deputy in fatal shooting

Monday, September 20 by Ray King

LONOKE, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a white teenager whose death has drawn the attention of civil rights activists was released Monday on $15,000 bond. Michael Davis, a former sergeant with the Lonoke County sheriff’s office,... Read More.

2 killed in Ashley County accident

Monday, September 20 by Ray King

Two Southeast Arkansas residents were killed Friday in a two-vehicle accident in Ashley County. Drackus Charleston, 29, of Hamburg and Sharrie Williams, 31, of Crossett died when a 2010 Toyota driven by Williams that was westbound on Highway 8 crossed the center line into the... Read More.

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AT&T outage shuts down 911 service in Jefferson County

Sunday, September 19 by Staff

UPDATE: AT&T has stated a fiber was cut somewhere between Pine Bluff and Little Rock, and repairs have been made. Service should be restored to all users at this time. ORIGINAL STORY: AT&T has a major outage ongoing in the Jefferson County area, and the outage has... Read More.

Deltaplex area High School Football scores – September 17 2021

Friday, September 17 by Staff

Here is a look at the Deltaplex area High School Football scores for Friday, September 17, 2021. CLASS 6A Little Rock Parkview 47, Pine Bluff 0 Sheridan 42, Jacksonville 7 CLASS 5A White Hall 42, Drew Central 0 Camden Fairview 60, Watson Chapel 24 CLASS 4A Monticello 26, Fordyce 7 Star City 55,... Read More.

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