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Bond set for man accused of shooting brother

Thursday, August 27 by Ray King

By Ray King A $100,000 bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff man currently on parole who is accused of shooting his brother during an altercation in the early morning hours Wednesday. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have... Read More.

AGFC, AEDC offering more than $735,000 in wildlife fine money for education grants

Thursday, August 27 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK — With students headed back to school, be it in-person or online, education is again in full swing in Arkansas, and so is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Education Division. Thanks to fine money collected throughout the state for hunting and... Read More.

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Senator John Boozman makes trip to Pine Bluff to meet with Jefferson Regional staff members

Thursday, August 27 by Staff

Arkansas Senator John Boozman was at Jefferson Regional Hospital Thursday where he talked to city officials, hospital administrators and the medical staff and after the meeting spent a few minutes with Deltaplex News explaining why he made the trip.

Telecommunication company stages equipment at Pines Mall to assist with storm damage if needed

Thursday, August 27 by Staff

With Hurricane Laura expected to hit Southeast Arkansas hard later Thursday, a large contingent of equipment, manpower and technical expertise set up shop on the parking lot of the Pines Mall, preparing to work on restoring telecommunications equipment. The mall parking lot is being used... Read More.

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Video details about Arkansas ex-senator’s slaying revealed

Thursday, August 27 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Details from security camera footage from inside the home of a former Arkansas state senator where police say she was killed were released after a woman pleaded guilty to the crime. Rebecca O’Donnell pleaded guilty on Aug. 6 to the... Read More.

Deltaplex area schools dismissing early due to expected severe weather

Thursday, August 27 by Staff

Several schools in the Deltaplex have announced they will close early Thursday due to expected severe weather from Hurricane Laura that is expected to come across the area later this evening. WATSON CHAPEL Elementary schools will dismiss at 12:00 p.m. Secondary schools will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. WHITE... Read More.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson announces emergency declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Laura

Wednesday, August 26 by Staff

Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday that he has issued an emergency declaration in anticipation of flooding and damages likely to occur as the remnants of Hurricane Laura reach Arkansas. Hutchinson said he is allocating $250,000 from emergency floods to help with the preparation with the... Read More.

State prepares for storm along with COVID pandemic

Wednesday, August 26 by Ray King

By Ray King With Hurricane Laura expected to hit the Gulf Coast in the next few hours and hit Arkansas on Thursday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he has released $250,000 from the state’s Emergency Fund for storm preparations. Speaking at his daily COVID-19... Read More.

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Rison and Pine Bluff/Dollarway Superintendent’s discuss first day of classes for the 2020 school year

Wednesday, August 26 by Staff

By Ray King As additional schools in Southeast Arkansas open their doors, superintendents are reporting that things appear to be going well for the most part while still working out the kinks between in-class and virtual learning. Craig Dupuy who is the Superintendent of the Rison... Read More.

Kelvin Sergeant out as Pine Bluff Police Chief

Wednesday, August 26 by Staff

The City of Pine Bluff has announced that Kelvin Sergeant is out as police chief. See more in the press release below: As of this morning, August 26, 2020, Mr. Kelvin Sergeant will no longer serve as Pine Bluff Police Chief. The city appreciates his service to... Read More.

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Pine Bluff City Council candidates agree work needs to be done to stop rising homicide and crime rates

Wednesday, August 26 by Staff

By Ray King Two former members of the Pine Bluff City Council who both want their jobs back both agree that something needs to be done to stem the tide of a rising homicide rate and incidents of random shootings like the one early Sunday... Read More.

Four students, Two staff members test positive for COVID-19 at UAPB

Tuesday, August 25 by Staff

Four students and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 according to a press release sent out Tuesday afternoon. Vice Chancellor for Advancement George Cotton said those infected are in quarantine off campus for 10-14 days. Cotton said it appears the staffers were infected... Read More.

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