Statement from Sheriff Woods on April 15th payroll

Statement issued by Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr As Sheriff of Jefferson County, I am compelled to address the alarming situation created by County Judge Gerald Robinson's repeated refusal to approve the payroll for the April 15, 2024, earnings period. This decision directly affects not only... Read More.
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Citizen Police Academy to begin in April

The Pine Bluff Police Department will begin its forty (40th) Session of the Citizen’s Police Academy April 4, 2023. The academy sessions (which are free) will meet from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Tuesday nights for eight (8) weeks at Southeast Arkansas College,... Read More.
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Saracen pays 2 million plus in taxes in April

Saracen Casino in April collected a record almost $16 million in net gaming winnings in April and paid the state more than $2 million in taxes. Total net winnings for the month were $15,933,645.85, nearly two million more than in March when total net winnings... Read More.
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Body found April 30th near Jefferson Lock and Dam Identified

UPDATE -  Jefferson County, Arkansas - May 11, 2021 -The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office began conducting a death investigation near Lock and Dam 5 in Jefferson, Arkansas on April 30, 2021.  Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to an area off of Bartlett Road along the... Read More.

Police say assaults up in April

By Ray King Assistant Pine Bluff Police Chief Kelvin Hadley on Friday reviewed crime stats for the month of April and noted that aggravated assaults increased from 23 to 39 during the month. At a meeting of the Public Safety Committee, Hadley explained the increase. Hadley said... Read More.