Betty Dickey hired to coordinate legislative redistricting

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas board that redraws legislative district boundaries every 10 years following the U.S. census has hired a former state chief justice to be the panel’s coordinator. The Arkansas Board of Apportionment hired Betty Dickey on Monday at a rate... Read More.
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Jefferson County collections, spending up over 2020

Through May of this year, Jefferson County had collected $10.5 million more than through May 2020 and spent just over $10 million more. According to the county’s financial report which County Treasurer Vonysha Goodwin presented during the Quorum Court meeting Monday, Jefferson County had collected... Read More.

9-year-old becomes Little Miss Arkansas Finalist

By Deseray McKinzy Nariya Ackles who is a Pine Bluff native recently competed in the 2021 National American Miss State pageant for the first time, June 3rd-5th in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she competed and became a finalist as Little Miss Arkansas. Nariya is only 9-years-old... Read More.
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Teenager killed in Monday shooting

A 14-year-old girl was found shot to death Monday night in Pine Bluff, the 9th homicide of the year and the second in two days in the same area. According to police, the girl was found inside a car between 23rd and 24th Avenue on... Read More.
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Quorum court rejects filling most vacancies

By Ray King Although a committee of the Jefferson County Quorum Court last week recommended filling a number of vacant positions in various offices, the full Quorum Court on Monday rejected nearly all of the recommendations. Out of the nine positions that elected officials sought to... Read More.
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police investigate Sunday homicide

The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of a homicide investigation. According to a press release, officers were sent to 2120 S, Maple St., at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday and found a male later identified as Brandon Dement with apparent gunshot wounds... Read More.
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Murder suspect and accomplice appear in court

By Ray King A 34-year-old Jefferson County man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly shot a second man and his girlfriend was accused of lying to sheriff’s investigators about the incident. Bradley Hartley fled from the scene before deputies arrived and surrendered later in the day,... Read More.