Pair of Star City residents arrested for shoplifting in Pine Bluff

The Pine Bluff Police Department arrested 24-year-old Cassandra Aldridge and 28-year-old Kayla Lindley, both from Star City, Wednesday night for shoplifting at Walmart located at 5501 South Olive Street in Pine Bluff.A manager at Walmart contacted the Pine Bluff Police Department and stated that... Read More.

Arkansas sites showcase black history

Arkansas has an important place on the stage of black heritage with history and culture that’s showcased through national sites, state cornerstones and other significant points of interest throughout the state, according to an Arkansas Tourism news release.Arkansas Tourism is a division of the... Read More.
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UAPB announces Rural Life conference speakers

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Rural Life Conference will feature a state senator and an official from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as guest speakers.Sponsored by the UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences, the conference will be held Friday, Feb.... Read More.

2 more juveniles arrested in Arkansas school-threats case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two more juveniles in an investigation over online threats that prompted the two-day closure of a central Arkansas high school last week. So far, a total of six minors have been arrested in connection with the threats... Read More.
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Early voting begins for Arkansas’ March 3 primary election

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Early voting began Tuesday for Arkansas’ March 3 primary and nonpartisan judicial election, with the solidly Republican state drawing interest among Democratic presidential hopefuls. Secretary of State John Thurston has not predicted how many of the state’s more than 1.7... Read More.
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‘True Grit’ novelist Charles Portis dies at age 86

Novelist Charles Portis, a favorite among critics and writers for such shaggy dog stories as “Norwood” and “Gringos” and a bounty for Hollywood whose droll, bloody Western “True Grit” was a best-seller twice adapted into Oscar nominated films, died Monday at age 86. Portis, a... Read More.

Deltaplex Radio Mayoral and City Council debate audio

Deltaplex Radio aired political debates between Mayoral and City Council candidates on Tuesday.The debate featured  Mayor Shirley Washington, Council Member Steven Mays, and Council Member Ivan Whitfield in the mayoral debate, in addition to Garland Trice, and Sam Whitfield in the Ward One City... Read More.
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