Owah Will Have Power To Fire PBSD Employees

Board of Education Approves to Waive Teacher Fair Dismissal Law in PBSD By an 8 to 1 vote, the State Board of Education today waived the Teacher Fair Dismissal Law in the Pine Bluff School District. This gives recently appointed Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Owoh the power... Read More.

Raven’s Nest Food Pantry to Open Saturday

Raven's Nest Food Pantry will open its pantry on Saturday, December 22, 2018.Located at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 2507 Hill Street in Pine Bluff, the pantry will be open from 8:00 to 9:30am or until all the food has been given away.Food will be... Read More.
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State Panel Says Pine Bluff’s Lighthouse School Should Close

The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel agreed Tuesday to deny renewing a state charter for the Pine Bluff Lighthouse Academy next year. The panel voted 3-2, saying that the school has low achievement levels. The state board will have the final vote in January.Lighthouse, which... Read More.

2018 Simmons Bank/Deltaplex Radio Football Dream Team

The Simmons Bank/Deltaplex Radio 2018 Football Dream TeamSimmons Bank and Deltaplex News are pleased to announce the first annual Simmons Bank-Deltaplex Radio Football Dream Team members.“Sports enrich our community by developing qualities like teamwork, sportsmanship and pursuit of excellence,” said Daniel Robinson, Simmons Bank... Read More.
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Curated Women Artists’ Registry Seeks Applications

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women (ACNMWA) in the Arts is taking applications for its curated online registry of Arkansas women artists.The deadline to apply is Monday, December 31, 2018.Female artists who are native Arkansans, residents of Arkansas at the time... Read More.
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Blue & You Foundation Presents Grant to UAPB

On Monday, the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas presented a check in the amount of $109,630 to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to fund an enhanced nursing clinical lab and the placement of automated external defibrillators throughout campus, according... Read More.
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Evening Shooting Leaves Brandy Crutchfield Dead

The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that left one dead and another in custody. At about 4:45 p.m. officers responded to calls of a shooting in the parking lot of 2601 S Olive. When officers arrived they... Read More.
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At Least 1 Dead From Shooting at Apartment Complex on Olive

Unconfirmed reports of at least 1 is dead after an argument and shooting at an apartment complex across from Express Personnel on Olive St in Pine Bluff.   Multiple sources saw the Jefferson county coroner on the scene.   No further details are available at this... Read More.

Pine Bluff Fire Department’s Clark Accepted into Top Institute

The International Association of Fire Chiefs has announced that Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Battalion Chief Harold Clark Jr. has been accepted into the Fire Service Executive Development Institute. Clark competed with new fire chiefs and chief officers from across the country and... Read More.