Aliyah Borders

Booking #: 176249 Age: 21 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 08-05-2021 - 10:19 am Charges: Theft of property-THEFT OF PROPERTY / ALL OTHER Criminal trespass in or on a vehicle or structure-CRIMINAL TRESPASS / PREMISES Failure to appear-FAILURE TO APPEAR Failure to appear-FAILURE TO APPEAR

White Hall superintendent talks COVID incentives

The White Hall School District is making an effort to get as many students and teachers vaccinated for COVID-19 as they possibly can, offering bonuses to teachers and a chance for students to win money. School Superintendent Doug Dorris said teachers will receive $200 if... Read More.
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Emergency medical calls keep firefighters busy in July

Emergency medical responses accounted for more than half the calls Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Response personnel answered in July, according to figures released by the department. The report showed firefighters answered 293 emergency medical calls or 51.13 percent of the 573 total calls for... Read More.

School districts sue over mask mandate ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s schools and an east Arkansas school district where hundreds of staff and students are quarantining because of a COVID-19 outbreak sued the state Thursday over its ban on mask mandates . The lawsuit by the Little Rock and... Read More.
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Sheridan PD seeks information on person of interest

The Sheridan Police Department is seeking information on a person of interest in a crime committed at Ace Hardware in Sheridan. If you can help identify this person, please call the Sheridan Police Department at 870-942-4642.

McGehee educators unhappy with state legislator

Educators in McGehee have expressed disappointment with a member of the Arkansas Senate over his decision not to support a call to amend the state’s face mask mandate ban. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, Jeff Owyoung, president of the McGehee School Board, and District... Read More.
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Grant County expands recycling program

The Grant County Solid Waste Department announced it will expand recycling efforts in the county. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the county recently began accepting aluminum cans and glass, in addition to the paper and cardboard items they have always accepted, The newspaper reported that... Read More.
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Legislature continues debate on mask mandate ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of students and staff at an east Arkansas school district who have quarantined because of a coronavirus outbreak grew to more than 700 on Wednesday as lawmakers debated whether to allow schools to mandate masks. Marion Superintendent Glen... Read More.

Jordan Lee Post

Booking #: 176527 Age: 19 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: Hensley, AR Booking Date: 08-04-2021 - 11:15 pm Release Date: 08-04-2021 - 11:08 pm Charges: THEFT OF PROPERTY / DECEPTION Fraudulent use of a credit card-CARD OR ACCOUNT NUMBER ARE FORGED
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Kendrin Hicks

Booking #: 176642 Age: 18 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 08-04-2021 - 5:30 pm Charges: Domestic Battering III Failure to appear-FAILURE TO APPEAR

Houston Lunsford

Booking #: 130476 Age: 26 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: PINE BLUFF, AR Booking Date: 08-04-2021 - 11:28 am Release Date: 08-04-2021 - 11:44 am Charges: HOLD FOR COURT