Despite late planting for some, cotton outlook bright at end of 2019

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas cotton growers may remember 2019 as one of their better years, despite a downward revision of expected yields, said Bill Robertson, extension cotton agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.In October, the National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast... Read More.
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Dumas to host 2020 Tri-State Soybean Forum January 3

Soybean growers who faced weather-ravaged crops in the 2019 season will hear guidance for production and marketing decisions, during the 2020 Tri-State Soybean Forum, at Dumas Friday, Jan. 3.The free session will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at the Dumas Community Center, according... Read More.
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Gillett Coon Supper set for January 11

The 77th Gillett Coon Supper and the Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 11, at Gillett.The 9th annual reception will be held at the Berry Farm Shop at 3:30 p.m. followed by the Gillett Coon Supper at the Gillett School Gymnasium... Read More.

Potential City Council resolution could violate state law

The Pine Bluff City Council will consider a resolution sponsored by Alderman Steven Mays today at 5:30 p.m. which will attempt to declare Pine Bluff as a “Secure and and Friendly Environs (Safe) City”The resolution states “all residents of the community should be free... Read More.
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PBPD investigating “Suspicious Circumstance”

Officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department are in the early stages of investigating what appears to be a suspicious circumstance.Officers were dispatched to the area of Hazel Street and Monticello Court, where they found a white male laying on the side of the... Read More.
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ASP investigating after body found near Mayflower

A property owner walking along a fence line this afternoon, a short distance off Interstate 40 near Mayflower at the 137 mile marker (eastbound), discovered a deceased white male, lying in the grass.  Mayflower police officers were called to the scene about 1:30 PM. ... Read More.

Court says Arkansas must count eye law referendum signatures

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must count thousands of signatures that were submitted in favor of holding a referendum on a new law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform. In a 4-3 ruling, justices said election... Read More.
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