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$50,000 bond for man accused of breaking into a local business

Friday, September 3 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A $50,000 bond was set Friday for a man accused of breaking into a business on Blake Street Sunday. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Buck Maddox, 43, with commercial burglary and... Read More.

Pine Bluff man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill child’s mother

Friday, September 3 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A Little Rock man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly pointed a gun at the mother of his child and threatened to kill her. Brian Thornton, 22, was taken into custody after police responded to a reported armed disturbance at 2806 W. 26th Ave. Reading... Read More.

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Bond set for woman charged with alleged forgery and theft of property

Friday, September 3 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King An investigation that began with a fraud report was taken by the Pine Bluff Police Telephone Reporting Unit on Aug. 23 resulted in the arrest of Shalyah Ferguson, 22, who denied any knowledge of the allegations. During a court hearing Friday, Deputy Prosecutor... Read More.

Jefferson Regional to host vaccine clinic with Drew Pearson

Friday, September 3 by Deseray Mckinzy

Jefferson Regional Hospital is hosting a special vaccine clinic on Wednesday, September 8th from 9 am until 11 am at the hospitals' Healthworks Clinic located at 4747 Dusty Lake Road. This clinic will feature Drew Pearson, Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer, who will meet... Read More.

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Stuttgart man killed in two-vehicle accident Thursday

Friday, September 3 by Ray King

A Stuttgart man was killed Thursday night when a vehicle turned in front of the man and the motorcycle the man was riding struck the rear corner of the vehicle. Malcomb Lloyd Dillingham, 50, was thrown from the motorcycle and taken to the Dewitt Hospital... Read More.

Changes coming to some wildlife management areas

Thursday, September 2 by Ray King

George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA and Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA all will see changes in water management beginning with the 2021-22 waterfowl wintering period. All of these changes are part of the Commission’s efforts to prevent... Read More.

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Zebras Barnett named Kevin Bonnette State Farm Player of the Week

Thursday, September 2 by Greg

Pine Bluff Zebra Junior RB X'Zaevion Barnett, with a 3 TD performance last Friday in a big 46-28 win over Watson Chapel has been named the Kevin Bonnette State Farm Jefferson county player of the week. Kevin Bonnette presented him trophy for his efforts... Read More.

Pine Bluff woman killed, three hurt in accident at Conway

Thursday, September 2 by Ray King

A Pine Bluff woman was killed, and three other people were hurt, two of them from Pine Bluff in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 in Conway Wednesday afternoon. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, La’Tiya Jenkins, 36, of... Read More.

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State reports spike in COVID hospitalizations and deaths

Thursday, September 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, but the number of coronavirus patients on ventilators eased slightly. The Department of Health said the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients rose by 101 to 1,313, although a department... Read More.

Poyen Park board sent bill for grass cutting

Thursday, September 2 by Ray King

The Poyen City Council has sent a bill to the Poyen Park Board after Mayor Scott Riggan mowed the grounds of the park. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, a part of the agreement between the city and the park board is that the board... Read More.

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McGehee Chamber of Commerce hears about Clearwater Paper

Thursday, September 2 by Ray King

Representatives of Clearwater Paper, formerly known as Potlatch talked about their facility during a meeting of the McGehee Chamber of Commerce recently. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, the mill produces paperboard for packaging nationally known products such as Tylenol and perfume boxes. The newspaper quoted... Read More.

Sheriff’s Office closed Wednesday because of failed HVAC

Wednesday, September 1 by Ray King

According to a press release the Administrative Offices of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will be closed for the remainder of the day Thursday due to failed HVAC systems. The detention centers are not affected by this outage. The Administrative Offices will re-open Thursday, Sept.... Read More.

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