The Jefferson County Quorum Court met for their monthly meeting on Monday, October 18th, at 5:30 pm, and with all Justices present approved all 15 ordinances on their agenda. Before those ordinances were addressed, the Quorum Court presented Covid relief funds to spouses or... Read More.
By Ray King
Proposed ordinances dealing with increasing the fees the City of Pine Bluff Inspection and Zoning Department charges for the services they provide were read for the first time Monday during the regular meeting of the Pine Bluff City Council.
All of the ordinances... Read More.
The ongoing investigation of a shooting incident involving a Pine Bluff police officer who wounded a gunman outside 820 South Main Street early Sunday morning (October 17th) was not the person identified in a news release distributed yesterday.
Special Agents of the state police Criminal... Read More.
The body of a Warren man was discovered about 7:20 AM today alongside U.S. Highway 63, approximately four miles south Warren. Terry Adams, 38, was the victim of an apparent homicide.
Special agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division found evidence to indicate... Read More.
Pine Bluff Police Chief Lloyd Franklin, Deputy Chief Denise Richardson, Mayor Shirley Washington, and U.S. Department of Justice Special Agent Clayton Merrill met with the media Monday afternoon to address the two shootings early Sunday morning, a partnership between the Pine Bluff Police Department... Read More.
By Ray King
Pine Bluff Interim Police Chief Lloyd Franklin Sr., on Monday confirmed that a second person who was shot in the early morning hours Sunday has died.
Franklin said one of the four occupants of a vehicle at University Drive and Pullen Street early... Read More.
Pine Bluff City Council Member Lloyd Holcomb Jr., on Monday was a guest on the Oldies 101.3 morning show and talked about the two shooting incidents Sunday that left one person dead and 11 other injured.
Holcomb said he had attended a block party event... Read More.
The Alex Foundation, a 501 c-3, recently launched its internship in Lake Village for 10 high school and college youth. Participants were recommended by their high school counselor, classroom teacher, and from previous participation in Alex Foundation’s architecture and design programs.
The internship provides work-based... Read More.
By Ray King
A Pine Bluff woman was arrested in the early morning hours Saturday after she was allegedly involved in an altercation with a family member.
Schetivia McDowell, 29, was taken into custody and during a court hearing Monday, Deputy Prosecutor Mircha King told the... Read More.
By Ray King
A $5,000 bond was set Monday for a Texas man accused of being involved in a fight inside the Saracen Casino Friday.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Devontay Walker, 28, of... Read More.
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Two people in Arkansas were found fatally stabbed and a third person was shot and killed by an officer whose neck was slashed after he found a man beating one of the stabbing victims with a rock, authorities said... Read More.