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UAMS gets funds for opioid disorder app

Monday, August 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the relapse rate in... Read More.

State sets new high for ventilator use by COVID patients

Monday, August 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported 33 new COVID-19 deaths and more than 2,400 new coronavirus cases Friday as the state reached a new high for virus patients on ventilators. The Department of Health said the state’s COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began rose... Read More.

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New WC superintendent discusses student with gun; security

Friday, August 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

A student at Watson Chapel Junior High School was shot and killed last spring and another student was arrested and is being charged in that incident. The superintendent at that time was Dr. Jerry Guess, who has since retired. Fast forward a few months and on... Read More.

Gang reduction activity program to be created in Pine Bluff

Friday, August 20 by Ray King

By Ray King The City of Pine Bluff and its Police Department will be teaming up with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Juvenile Court, and Go Forward Pine Bluff in an effort to reduce juvenile gang activity. A resolution adopted by the city council on Monday... Read More.

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King Cotton Holiday Tournament questionable

Friday, August 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

After a couple of years of success in bringing back one of the most recognized high school basketball tournaments in the country, the King Cotton Holiday tournament, the games were canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing the tournament back was one of... Read More.

$15,000 bond set for woman charged with second-degree battery

Friday, August 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A $15,000 bond was set Friday for a White Hall woman who allegedly cut two men with a broken bottle during an altercation in the early morning Friday. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause... Read More.

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Pine Bluff man arrested on alleged theft charges

Friday, August 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A Pine Bluff man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly drove a car that had been reported stolen the previous day to a gas station on East Harding Avenue where the vehicle was recovered. Donnie Armstrong, 55, who has also used the name... Read More.

Judge rules suspect in the murder of UAPB athlete and student fit to stand trial

Friday, August 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

Octavius Easterling has been found competent to stand trial for the November 2019 shooting death of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff freshman basketball player and ROTC cadet Sierra Wade of Lake Village. Easterling, 42, is alleged to have shot Wade at a Lake... Read More.

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White Hall Police asking for help

Thursday, August 19 by Greg

JUSTIN ATKINS is wanted by the White Hall PD for Felony Theft and Felony Criminal Mischief. He may be in a Blue Chevy Trailblazer. Call WHPD (870)247-1414 or Dispatch at (870)541-5300 if you know his location. All tips will be kept confidential.

Sheriff Lafayette Jr. explains jail COVID-19 procedures

Thursday, August 19 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King With the surge in new cases of coronavirus because of the Delta variant, Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. described efforts to keep the virus out of the jail as a “balancing act.” Woods appeared on the Oldies 101.3 morning show and said... Read More.

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Watley explains downtown plaza plans

Thursday, August 19 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King When the Go Forward Pine Bluff program was being presented to residents several years ago, one of its main goals was the creation of a downtown plaza that would draw residents to the area. That program is one step closer to being a... Read More.

More Southeast Arkansas schools to require face masks

Thursday, August 19 by Ray King

A number of schools in Southeast Arkansas will require face masks for students and teachers as students come back to the classrooms to begin the year. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, the McGehee School Board voted unanimously to require the use of masks indoors... Read More.

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