Fire Department reports structure fires up in April

By Ray King A nearly 60-percent increase in structure fires during the month of April was offset with an equal drop in brush/grass/rubbish fires, according to the monthly report from the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department. For the month, there were 361 incidents reported... Read More.

Convention Center hosting Carden Circus April 14th

By Ray King After being shut down for an extended period of time because of the coronavirus, the Pine Bluff Convention Center is getting back to business and will host the Carden Circus on April 14. Convention Center Executive Director Joseph McCorvy told Deltaplex News Friday... Read More.
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Supreme Court suspends jury trials until April 30

The Arkansas Supreme Court has again suspended jury trials in the state, this time until April 30. Jury trials have been suspended since March 2020 after Governor Asa Hutchinson declared a state of emergency for Arkansas relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, which on Friday the... Read More.
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Mary Black murder trial set for April

A Lincoln County woman accused of killing her son in June 2019 is set for trial in April, according to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper. Mary Black, 31, is charged with capital murder in the death of Joseph Carsello, 11, of Star City. Black’s husband, David... Read More.

Charges filed in April murder

By Ray King Formal charges have been filed against a Pine Bluff couple accused of shooting one man to death and wounding a second in April. Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter charged Deric Smith, 34, and Lamiesha Toney, 23, with capital murder and first-degree battery stemming... Read More.
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Arkansas unemployment rate soars above 10% in April

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in April as employers shed jobs and shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services said Friday that the state’s civilian work force dropped by 69,598 last month. All... Read More.
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Fire calls decrease in April compared to March

By Ray King Firefighters in Pine Bluff answered 19 fewer calls in April than they did in March, according to the monthly report from the Fire and Emergency Services Department. They responded to 310 calls last month compared to 329 in March. The April total includes... Read More.
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Tuesday, April 14 update from Entergy Arkansas

A large line of severe thunderstorms with straight-line winds and tornados passed through Arkansas late Sunday evening April 12 causing more than 128,000 customer outages across the state. The heaviest area of impact is south of Interstate I-40. Additional resources have been mobilized to assist... Read More.