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Cherokee Nation allowed to intervene in casino license lawsuit

Friday, February 5 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court is allowing an Oklahoma-based tribe to intervene in a lawsuit by a Mississippi company over a casino license in Pope County. The court on Thursday overturned a prior ruling by Circuit Judge Tim Fox and allows... Read More.

Calls for service for firefighters dropped between 2019 and 2020

Friday, February 5 by Ray King

A two-year comparison of calls for service by the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department released Friday showed that firefighters answered 817 fewer calls last year than they did in 2019. According to the report, there were a total of 5,270 calls for service... Read More.

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$15,000 cash only bond for man arrested with stolen gun

Friday, February 5 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A $15,000 cash only bond was set Friday for a Pine Bluff man previously convicted of several felonies after he admitted having a handgun that had been reported stolen. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable... Read More.

Black History Month in Pine Bluff and what it means to Jefferson County Judge Robinson

Friday, February 5 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and it is a time to recognize African Americans' central role in U.S. History. Historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the study of... Read More.

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Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson addresses the city’s progression

Thursday, February 4 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King After two consecutive years of financial hardship, Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson said when he first took office, he asked elected officials to trust him and trust his plan and said things would get better by the third year. He also said county... Read More.

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson’s State of the County address Thursday

Thursday, February 4 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King `For the third time since he was elected as Jefferson County Judge, Gerald Robinson delivered his state of the county address to elected officials and members of the media Thursday and unlike the first two, when the theme was somber because of... Read More.

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John H. Johnson museum offers free virtual tours

Thursday, February 4 by Ray King

Free virtual tours of the John H. Johnson museum will be offered virtually in observance of Black History Month, according to the McGehee-Dermott Times-News. Johnson founded Johnson Publishing Co., in 1942 and it became the country’s largest African American publishing business, publishing Ebony, Jet and... Read More.

Supreme Court upholds Judge Dennis’ ruling

Thursday, February 4 by Ray King

By Ray King The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said Jefferson County Circuit Judge Jodi Raines Dennis was correct when she denied the petition of a prison inmate who alleged that his prison sentence of life does not meet the standards of an illegal sentence. Serandon... Read More.

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Black History Month and what it means to local business owner David Maddox

Thursday, February 4 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Deseray McKinzy Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and it is a time to recognize African Americans' central role in U.S. History. Historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the study of... Read More.

white supremacist pleads guilty in drug conspiracy

Thursday, February 4 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas’ prisons pleaded guilty Wednesday to his involvement in a racketeering and drug conspiracy. Wesley Gullett, the president of the New Aryan Empire, pleaded guilty in federal court to... Read More.

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State death toll from COVID nears 5,000

Thursday, February 4 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported 46 additional COVID-19 deaths, as the total since the pandemic began nears 5,000. The Arkansas Department of Health said the state’s death toll is at 4,985. The department on Wednesday also reported 2,426 new COVID-19 cases,... Read More.

2021 College Football Signing Day

Wednesday, February 3 by Laron Marbley

2021 College Football Signing Day College football's 2021 National Signing Day saw two Jefferson County student-athletes sign letters to attend college in the fall. Pine Bluff Zebras' Bradley Clark committed to the University of Central Arkansas and Dollarway Cardinals' Lamarious Douglas committed to Oklahoma Pan... Read More.

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