Huge news in Pine Bluff overnight. Press release from Mayor Shirley Washington's office is below.
July 19, 2021 11 pm
Mayor Shirley Washington tapped retired Arkansas State Police (ASP) captain Lloyd A. Franklin Sr. CFE as interim police chief for the Pine Bluff Police Department.... Read More.
By Ray King
After nearly two hours of debating and arguing about pay increases for Pine Bluff Police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel, the City Council on Monday decided it was time to go back to the drawing board.
Council member Joni Alexander was asked... Read More.
July 19, 2021 - The body of a man now identified as 38-year-old Antonio Conway has been recovered from Patton Lake, near Sherrill, Arkansas.
Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) were dispatched to Patton Lake after a passerby contacted 911 and notified dispatchers... Read More.
The Jefferson County Sheriffs office announced their deputies are investigating the possible drowning of a man at Patton Lake, near Highway 15 in Sherrill, Arkansas.
At 11:45 a.m., deputies were dispatched to Patton Lake in reference to a body in the lake. The Metropolitan Emergency... Read More.
The Sheridan City Council has approved a request from District Judge Billy Jack Gibson to buy new security cameras for the courtroom.
At the most recent meeting of the council, City Clerk/Treasurer Carrie Smith reported that Gibson had submitted a request for just under $5,000... Read More.
SWAC Announces 2021 Football Media Day Attendees
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will host its annual SWAC Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 20 at 10:00 am CST at the Sheraton-Birmingham.
This will be the first in-person SWAC Football Media Day since the 2019 season,... Read More.
UAM SOFTBALL ADDS SUYDAM TO COACHING STAFF
MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello softball announces the addition of Autumn Suydam to serve as the assistant coach under Head Coach Kyle Lem.
"I am very thankful to have Autumn coming on board to... Read More.
By Ray King
A Jefferson County man arrested last week on the alleged theft of a vehicle was back in court Monday and accused in two new incidents.
Jimmy Turner, 29, who is listed as a parole absconder will have to post two separate $10,000 bonds... Read More.
By Ray King
A $15,000 bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff man currently on parole who was accused of aggravated robbery at Walmart on Friday.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond for Herbert Pam, 43, who was identified as the driver... Read More.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas remained the nation’s top spot for new COVID-19 cases per capita on Friday, as the state reported 1,342 more cases.
The Department of Health said the state’s total cases since the pandemic began now totals 362,580. The state’s hospitalizations... Read More.